Official UK procurement notice
Refurbishment and Restoration of the Theatre Royal Margate
Authority: Thanet District Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThanet District Council wishes to select and appoint a suitable supplier for the provision of the Refurbishment & Restoration of the Theatre Royal Margate and invites prospective bidders to submit a Tender to meet the Employer’s requirements.
The Contract is specifically to enable essential refurbishment works to the Theatre Royal Margate to enable its reopening. The Theatre is the second oldest theatre in the UK, Grade II* listed and the original structure was built in 1787. It closed its doors to the public in 2022 and Thanet District Council is now looking for an experienced contractor to carry out the capital works. The reopening of the Theatre Royal is essential to maximising Margate’s arts offering to the community and feeds into Thanet District Council’s wider Town Plan. The scope of works will include careful heritage sensitive redecoration and specialist plasterwork, new stairs, toilets, bars and new extension with lift. Alongside HVAC upgrades to meet Part L (where feasible in a Listed Building), and fire and life safety upgrades to meet Part B within the parameters of a Listed Building.
The Contract is anticipated to commence upon November 2026 for a duration of 11 months.
Important Information: All procurement documents are attached to this notice and available for suppliers to download and complete according to instructions contained.
The procurement process will be undertaken on the basis of formal quotations. Evaluation will be on the basis of criteria and methodology as set out in the Invitation to Tender document.
Any clarifications or questions must be submitted via the Message area of the Kent Business Portal by no later than 14.00hrs on 18 August 2026.
Completed tender documents must be submitted electronically via the Kent Business Portal by no later than 14.00hrs on 15 September 2026.
CPV: Auditorium construction work · Construction work for art and cultural buildings · Construction work for buildings relating to artistic performances · Construction work of leisure facilities · Entertainment building construction work · Theatre construction work
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Published value£4,100,000
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Criterion 1: 60%
- Criterion 2: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
- Criterion 1: Quality
- Criterion 2: Price
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Works
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 30 Mar 2026, 11:11 BST
- Last source update
- 30 Jul 2026, 16:44 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 16 Oct 2026
- Authority reference
T671- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-068958- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-067784Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 15 Sept 2026, 14:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 18 Aug 2026, 14:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
All procurement documents are available for suppliers to download from the Kent Business Portal at ( www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk ↗ ) and complete according to the instructions contained.
Timeline
30 Mar 2026 → 4 Nov 2026 · 8 dates- Planning notice published213 days ago30 Mar 2026, 11:11 BST
- Next notice expected142 days ago8 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
- Tender notice published99 days ago22 Jul 2026, 09:15 BST
- Latest notice published90 days ago30 Jul 2026, 16:44 BST
- Clarification questions by72 days ago18 Aug 2026, 14:00 BST
- Submission deadline44 days ago15 Sept 2026, 14:00 BST
- Award decision expected by12 days ago16 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
- Today29 Oct 2026
- Contract startsin 5 days4 Nov 2026
Notice history
6 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 30 Mar 2026- Planned procurement notice published30 Mar 2026, 11:11 BSTUK3
- Tender notice published22 Jul 2026, 09:15 BSTUK4
- Status changed to active22 Jul 2026, 09:15 BST
- Deadline moved to 28 Aug 2026, 14:00 BST22 Jul 2026, 09:15 BST+42 days · was 17 Jul 2026, 14:00 BST
- Tender notice published30 Jul 2026, 16:44 BSTUK4
- Deadline moved to 15 Sept 2026, 14:00 BST30 Jul 2026, 16:44 BST+18 days · was 28 Aug 2026, 14:00 BST
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Planned procurement notice Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender