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MBC Archbishops Palace Works

Issued by Maidstone Borough Council · via UK Find a Tender Service

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Published
8 Sept 2026
Closes
16 Oct 2026, 11:00 UTC
Value
GBP 16,50,000
Reference
ocds-h6vhtk-06f431
Location
United Kingdom
Sector
Sports, Recreation & Events
Type
works

Details

Maidstone Borough Council is looking to undertake a refurbishment project of the Grade 1 listed Archbishops Palace, surrounding grounds, and dungeon building. The site is to be used as a high-quality wedding venue, and will be let to an experienced wedding operator. This tender includes two tranches of work to bid for, including: Tranche 1 – Refurbishment of Archbishops Palace main building and surrounding grounds. Tranche 2 – Refurbishment of the dungeon building within the grounds. The council intends to award both of these tranches of work to a single contractor. For more information about this opportunity, please visit the eSourcing portal at:

https: //www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk/tenders/UK-UK-Maidstone:-Refurbishment-of-run-down-buildings./5HU75B78GB

To respond to this opportunity, please click here:

https: //www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk/respond/5HU75B78GB

Context for bidders

We hold 2 notices from Maidstone Borough Council, going back to September 2026 — 2 of them still open. There are 87 open Sports, Recreation & Events tenders in United Kingdom. This one closes in 38 days.

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