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MBC Invitation To Tender - Cobtree Manor Park Play Area Refurbishment

Maidstone Borough Council · Contract award notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 4 Oct 2026, 21:27.

Opportunity overview

Cobtree Manor Park is managed as a public open space by the Cobtree Manor Estate Charity Trust. The land is owned by The Cobtree Charity Trust Limited. The two charities work in partnership with Maidstone Borough Council to manage the land and adjacent estate on a 1,000 year lease to MBC. The current play area was installed in 2013 to encourage greater family use of the park. The playspace has met the aims of that project and the site is now very popular with young families visiting the play facilities, park and café. In recent years a number of pieces of play equipment have been removed as they reached the end of their lifespan and the play opportunities have been reduced. The remaining equipment offers little opportunity for children with additional needs. For the park to remain a popular outdoor destination for Maidstone and local residents, the play facilities require replacing. The Trust have approved the complete replacement of the play area with the desire to provide an inclusive playspace for children to play together. Maidstone Borough Council is looking to appoint a provider with a proven record of designing, supplying and installing robust play facilities suitable for an unsupervised public open space environment. To view this notice, please click here: https://www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=1014417196

Awarded to

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Eibe Play Ltd

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Published award value
£600k
Awarded
13 Feb 2026
Award ID
1
Status
active
Location
Hurtmore, UKJ25, GU8 6AD, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

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
988198243
Status
complete
Procurement Method
open
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - open competition

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Maidstone Borough Council
Id
GB-PPON-PGRT-5366-CGWY

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PGRT-5366-CGWY

Address

Street Address
Maidstone House, King Street
Locality
Maidstone
Postal Code
ME15 6JQ
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKJ45

Contact

Name
James Hudson-Austin
Telephone
01892554427

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - sub-central government
Organisation 2
Name
Eibe Play Ltd
Id
GB-FTS-174513

Address

Street Address
Eibe House, Home Farm, A3 Bypass Road
Locality
Hurtmore
Postal Code
GU8 6AD
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKJ25

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
sme
Vcse
No

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Title
MBC Cobtree Manor Park Play Area Refurbishment
Status
active
Date
13 Feb 2026, 00:00
Main Procurement Category
works
Above Threshold
No

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
43325000
Description
Park and playground equipment
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
45112711
Description
Landscaping work for parks

Value

Including VAT
720,000
Amount
600,000
Currency
GBP

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-174513
Name
Eibe Play Ltd

Contract period

Starts
28 Feb 2026, 00:00
Ends
30 Nov 2026, 23:59

Related lots

1

Documents

Entry 1
Id
013654-2026
Document Type
awardNotice
Notice Type
UK6
Description
Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Published
13 Feb 2026, 19:05
Format
text/html

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Due
27 Feb 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Maidstone · UKJ45 · ME15 6JQ · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 013654-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender ·