MBC Archbishops Palace Works
The procurement contact named on the official notice.
The submission route named on the official notice.
This is a large award for Construction — above three-quarters of comparable contracts. Based on 64,002 valued Construction tenders in our corpus.
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Maidstone Borough Council is looking to undertake a refurbishment project of the Grade 1 listed Archbishops Palace, surrounding grounds, and dungeon building.
The site is to be used as a high-quality wedding venue, and will be let to an experienced wedding operator.
This tender includes two tranches of work to bid for, including: Tranche 1 – Refurbishment of Archbishops Palace main building and surrounding grounds.
Tranche 2 – Refurbishment of the dungeon building within the grounds.
The council intends to award both of these tranches of work to a single contractor.
For more information about this opportunity, please visit the eSourcing portal at: https://www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk/tenders/UK-UK-Maidstone:-Refurbishment-of-run-down-buildings./5HU75B78GB To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk/respond/5HU75B78GB
What it takes to bid this
Typical UK bid effort for the £1m–£10m band — an estimate, not a quote.
Qualify & bid/no-bid ~10% · SQ / PQQ ~20% · Written response ~55% · Review & presentation ~15%
Typical for this category — confirm against the ITT pack
- Hold at bidSSIP-family accreditation (CHAS / Constructionline)
- Hold at bidISO 45001 / H&S policy & CDM competence
- Show at bidNamed site & contract managers with CVs
- Show at bidComparable references / case studies
- Hold at bidFinancial standing (accounts, often ~2× contract value turnover)
- Hold at bidInsurance cover (PL / EL, often PI)
- Show at bidSocial value commitments
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- tender · Open
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