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Supplier Engagement - Christmas Event at Tonbridge Castle

Tonbridge & Malling Borough Council · Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 29 Sept 2026, 22:30.

Opportunity overview

Tonbridge & Malling Borough Councill (TMBC) is looking for event companies/organisations to run a Christmas attraction at Tonbridge Castle (the grounds, centring on the Bailey Lawn). The Bailey Lawn has a capacity of 1,800 people, at any one time. At this stage the Council is undecided about how best to deliver this contract and is engaging with the market to explore options and gauge the current market interest. Site visits can be arranged on Thursday 20th and Friday 21st March 2025 for organisers to review the site should they wish to. Please use the messaging system on Kent Business Portal to request a site visit. All submissions must be made via the ‘Messaging’ section of the Kent Business Portal. Submissions must be submitted by Friday 4th March 2025.

Classification

  • CPV92000000 — Recreational, cultural and sporting services

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
Tonbridge Castle Christmas Event
Status
planning
Main Procurement Category
services

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
planning

Contract period

Ends
1 Jan 2026, 23:59
Starts
1 Nov 2025, 00:00

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
92000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Recreational, cultural and sporting services

Planning and budget

Documents

Entry 1
Id
008534-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Published
10 Mar 2025, 13:45

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Status
scheduled
Due
5 Apr 2025, 00:59
Description
Tonbridge & Malling Borough Councill (TMBC) is looking for event companies/organisations to run a Christmas attraction at Tonbridge Castle (the grounds, centring on the Bailey Lawn). The Bailey Lawn has a capacity of 1,800 people, at any one time. Tonbridge Castle is looking to hold an attraction on the bailey lawn that will have the key elements of Food, Drink, some shopping and a key attraction to entice people to visit. At this stage the Council is undecided about how best to deliver this contract and is engaging with the market to explore options and gauge the current market interest. All submissions must be made via the ‘Messaging’ section of the Kent Business Portal. Submissions must be submitted by Friday 4th March 2025.

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-PPON-PBNB-2692-VQCJ
Name
Tonbridge & Malling Borough Council

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKJ46
Country
GB
Locality
West Malling
Postal Code
ME19 4LZ
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Kings Hill (Head Office), Gibson Building, Gibson Drive

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public authority - sub-central government

Identifier

Id
PBNB-2692-VQCJ
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Name
Mr Jack Cuthbertson
Telephone
+44 1892554070

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · West Malling · UKJ46 · ME19 4LZ · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

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  1. ocds-h6vhtk-04eb04-2025-03-10T13:45:26ZPreliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·