Maidstone House Refurbishment Supplier Engagement

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Published March 6th, 2026

Detected March 6th, 2026

Summary

Maidstone Borough Council has issued a preliminary market engagement notice regarding the refurbishment of Maidstone House and The Link. The council is seeking information from contractors on proposed works to improve energy efficiency and remove reliance on fossil fuels, with a deadline for engagement questions on March 19, 2026.

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Maidstone Borough Council has published a preliminary market engagement notice to gather information from potential contractors for the refurbishment of Maidstone House and The Link. The project aims to replace mechanical and electrical systems with a new electric VRF system and upgrade external wall fabric to improve energy efficiency and support the council's climate emergency pledge to be carbon neutral by 2030. This engagement is a precursor to a potential Two Stage Design & Build contract tender.

Interested contractors are invited to provide input by answering six questions related to the proposed works. The deadline for this supplier engagement activity is March 19, 2026. This notice is part of the preparation for a future procurement process under the Procurement Act 2023.

What to do next

Review the scope of the Maidstone House and The Link refurbishment project.
Submit responses to the council's six engagement questions by March 19, 2026, if interested in participating in future tenders.

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MBC Refurbishment of Maidstone House & The Link - Supplier Engagement

Maidstone Borough Council UK2: Preliminary market engagement notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types

Notice identifier: 2026/S 000-020336

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-066409

Published 6 March 2026, 12:21pm

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Description

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

Total value (estimated)

£1 including VAT Above the relevant threshold

Contract dates (estimated)

9 March 2026 to 20 March 2026
12 days

Main procurement category

Works

CPV classifications

Overhaul and refurbishment work

Contract locations

UKJ45 - Mid Kent

Engagement

Engagement deadline

19 March 2026

Engagement process 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