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Old Rectory Business Centre

Kent County Council · Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 07:32.

Opportunity overview

The Old Rectory Business Centre in Northfleet is a Kent County Council (KCC) owned facility that has been offering high quality office space to local businesses since 2009. KCC purchased the property from Gravesham Borough Council in 2004 with the intention of bringing the vacant building back into viable economic use. The centre is a Grade II* Listed building with a modern Annexe. The centre offers 28 furnished offices providing a minimum of 100 workstations. Presently, it is almost at full occupancy (96%), with a wide variety of businesses operating from the centre. KCC is planning a procurement process to procure a provider for management services at the Centre from February 2026. Prior to the commencement of the procurement process, we wish to engage with potential suppliers to gather information to help shape our delivery and procurement strategy. Therefore, KCC is seeking questionnaire responses from potential providers able to deliver management services at the Old Rectory Business Centre.

Classification

  • CPV70000000 — Real estate 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
CN250481
Status
planning
Main Procurement Category
services

Amendments

Entry 1
Id
048563-2025
Description
The contact email published in the initial notice has been updated.

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
planning
Has Renewal
Yes

Suitability

Sme
Yes

Contract period

Ends
31 Jan 2027, 23:59
Starts
1 Feb 2026, 00:00
Max Extent Date
31 Jan 2030, 23:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKJ4
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 2
Region
UKJ4
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
70000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Real estate services

Planning and budget

Documents

Entry 1
Id
048544-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Published
13 Aug 2025, 16:49
Entry 2
Id
048563-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Published
13 Aug 2025, 17:26

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Status
scheduled
Due
27 Aug 2025, 23:59
Description
KCC plan to use the information and feedback we receive to develop our plans for the forthcoming procurement process. The Market Engagement Questionnaire will be used as an opportunity to build upon existing knowledge of the market. This is an open engagement exercise in which any potential providers are invited to participate. Please note that participation (or non-participation) in this engagement will confer no advantage or disadvantage during the formal procurement process. Participation in this Market Engagement exercise is not a pre-requisite to participate during the procurement stage. A summary of Market Engagement feedback will be shared with tenderers as part of any subsequent procurement process. Please find a link to the advert for the Market Engagement Questionnaire (to be submitted via the Kent Business Portal) here - https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=da87569f-5878-f011-813a-005056b64545 All responses to this questionnaire should be submitted via the Kent Business Portal, no later than 12pm on Wednesday 27th August 2025. All questionnaire responses will be treated as 'commercial in confidence'.

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-PPON-PLDL-8938-YGYW
Name
Kent County Council

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKJ45
Country
GB
Locality
Maidstone
Postal Code
ME14 1XQ
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Sessions House

Details

Classifications

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

Identifier

Id
PLDL-8938-YGYW
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Maidstone · UKJ45 · ME14 1XQ · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKJ4 · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-058764-2025-08-13T17:26:27+01:00Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·