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MBC Refurbishment of Maidstone House & The Link - Supplier Engagement

Maidstone Borough Council · Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

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Opportunity overview

Maidstone Borough Council are currently seeking engagement and information from contractors in relation to 6 questions regarding a potential refurbishment of Maidstone House and The Link, located in Maidstone Town Centre above The Mall shopping centre. The proposed works include the refurbishment of Maidstone House and The Link buildings, to primarily replace the interconnected M&E Systems, removing the reliance on gas fired boilers and chillers with a new Electric VRF system along with upgrades to the external wall fabric to improve energy efficiency. The buildings are currently occupied by Maidstone Borough Council, along with a number of external tenants, managed via MBC. Maidstone House is a high-rise office with 7 floors and a parapet walled flat roof with a maximum occupancy capacity of 825 persons. The building is of 1970’s construction, with a classic red brick slip facade and is built on top of the Mall Shopping Centre. Maidstone House is constructed in direct connection with the structural piers of the structure below it. The Link has 3 floors and a flat roof with a maximum occupancy capacity of 381 persons. The building is of 2008 construction clad in zinc rainscreen and is built on top of the Mall Shopping Centre. The building wraps around a gym and other retail units with street level access via escalator, lift or stairs within a glass walled atrium. The Link also directly links to Maidstone House, at The Mall rooftop level via a glass walled bridge, with services running under the walkway. The Link’s MEP is served from direct connection with heating and cooling plant and connections to services at Maidstone House but has its own electrical plant room. In 2019 Maidstone Borough Council declared a climate emergency and pledged to achieve as close to carbon neutral as possible by 2030. MBC have set a carbon baseline and measures Scope 1, 2 & 3 emissions each year, with the aim to incrementally reduce its own estate emissions as part of their Climate Change Action Plan. The refurbishment of Maidstone House and The Link project aims to directly support this through reducing existing building emissions and actively removing reliance on fossil fuels. Both co-located buildings have their own electrical substation and previous applications to the District Network operator- to increase power due to prospective decarbonisation works- in 2024- were approved by UKPN with no requirement to increase capacity. This Supplier Engagement activity will prepare MBC for potentially going out to tender for a prospective contractor, for a Two Stage Design & Build contract, circa April 2026, with an aim to mobilise on site in September 2026. For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Maidstone:-Overhaul-and-refurbishment-work./2PBTBAR556 To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/2PBTBAR556

Classification

  • CPV45453000 — Overhaul and refurbishment work

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
ocds-h6vhtk-066409
Main Procurement Category
works
Above Threshold
Yes
Status
planning

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
planning

Contract period

Starts
9 Mar 2026, 00:00
Ends
20 Mar 2026, 23:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
45453000
Description
Overhaul and refurbishment work

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKJ45
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Planning and budget

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Description
All submissions must be made via the Kent Business Portal (www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk). Written submissions must be submitted by 5pm on Thursday 19th March 2026
Due
19 Mar 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled

Documents

Entry 1
Id
020336-2026
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Published
6 Mar 2026, 12:21
Format
text/html

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
Dan Hutchins
Telephone
01892 554425

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

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

Recorded locations

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

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

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  1. 020336-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·