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Maidstone Borough Council

MBC ITT - General & Principal Bridge Inspections

Engineering & ArchitectureCPV 71631450
ValueEst. £70,000
Deadline23 Oct 2026
Published18 Sept 2026
RegionNationwide

Est. £70,000 (range £41k–£148k, from 7 previous notices)

Timeline
Published 18 Sept 202633 days leftCloses 23 Oct 2026
Who to contact
James Hudson-Austin
procurement@tunbridgewells.gov.uk
01892554427

The procurement contact named on the official notice.

How to submit
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Contract value in context
£70ktotal contract value
median £95k
this tender£0£2.0m

This sits in the lower-middle of the Engineering & Architecture band — a mid-scale opportunity. Based on 33,646 valued Engineering & Architecture tenders in our corpus.

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The brief

Maidstone Borough Council owns several pedestrian and vehicular bridges that require regular inspection based on the guidance in CS 450 for the inspection of Highway structures (previously BD63/17) which recommends that a General Inspection is carried out every two years and a Principal Inspection is carried out every six years.

For more information about this opportunity, please visit the eSourcing portal at: https://www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk/tenders/UK-UK-Maidstone:-Bridge-inspection-services./S27XH9M7DP To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk/respond/S27XH9M7DP

What it takes to bid this

59 daysof bid-team effort
£3.4k£6.2kat typical UK bid-team rates

Typical UK bid effort for the under £100k 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 bidProfessional indemnity insurance (often £5–10m)
  • Show at bidChartered leads (CEng / RIBA / RICS) named 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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Source & provenance
OCID
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Stage
tender · Open
Source
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Buyer ref
088903-2026
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