Published date: 21 September 2022

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 19 October 2022, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Construction structures and materials; auxiliary products to construction (except electric apparatus) - 44000000

  • Construction work - 45000000

Location of contract

England

Value of contract

£96,000

Procurement reference

KENT001-DN633986-43860431

Published date

21 September 2022

Closing date

19 October 2022

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

15 December 2022

Contract end date

1 March 2023

Contract type

Works

Procedure type

Open procedure

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

Shorne Woods Country Park is the flagship Country Park with over 350,000 visitors per year. It is 118ha in size and consists of visitor amenities such as visitor centre, café, toilets, play areas, trim trails, waymarked trails and sculptures. The park provides a hub for access to the wider countryside by providing links to neighbouring sites, linked by the Darnley Trail, and the Kent Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The site is a Site of Special Scientific Interest within the Kent Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

This submission should include a plan for how companies intend to meet the requirements below. Final designs will be agreed with the project team that includes the community archaeologist, Ranger Services Manager, Visitor Experience Manager and operations manager.

The quote should include the removal of the existing interpretation.

The following features will be retained:
• The full size coppice tree in the middle of the centre
• The bird sculptures flying from the balcony

About the buyer

Contact name

Cameron Croucher

Address

Sessions House
Maidstone
ME14 1XQ
England

Telephone

+44 3000411901

Email

Cameron.Croucher@kent.gov.uk

Website

http://www.kent.gov.uk