Find a TenderPast planning noticePlanned procurement notice
Published 9 Sept 2025, 13:22 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Supply and install window blinds

Official notice

Authority: Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust (Central government)

Framework agreementWorksOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable
Sectors: Construction & Civil Engineering (45) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Planned pipeline value£30,000pipeline notice, not a live tender
Tender notice expected 3 Nov 2025from the planned procurement notice
Framework period 3 yrsends 31 Dec 2028 · up to 31 Dec 2029 with extensions · starts 1 Jan 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

supply and install commercial grade high quality, value for money window blinds

CPV: Installation work of blinds

How this framework works

From the published notice
Framework period
3 yrs · up to 4 yrs from 1 Jan 2026

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1PlannedRenewal 3 yrsSMEVCSEPublished value£30,000
Contract period: 1 Jan 2026 – 31 Dec 2028 (3 yrs) · up to 31 Dec 2029 with extensionsValue: £30,000 exc. VAT · £30,000 inc. VAT
Eligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
Extensions: 12 months

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
What this means for your bid
  • “Supply and install window blinds” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Works
Notice status
Past planning notice
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Framework agreement
Who may use this agreement
Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
9 Sept 2025, 13:22 BST
Last source update
9 Sept 2025, 13:33 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 31 Dec 2025
Authority reference
c387969
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-055015
Latest notice
Planned procurement notice (UK3)
Classification (CPV)
Installation work of blinds
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0596af Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Appointment period ends
18 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
Clarification deadline
6 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
Electronic submission
Not allowed
Accepted languages
en

Timeline

9 Sept 2025 → 1 Jan 2026 · 7 dates
  1. Planning notice published
    9 Sept 2025, 13:22 BST
  2. Clarification questions by387 days ago
    6 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
  3. Market engagement386 days ago
    6 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST

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  4. Tender notice expected358 days ago
    3 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
  5. Admission / appointment period ends314 days ago · period end, not a bid countdown
    18 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
  6. Award decision expected by300 days ago
    31 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
  7. Contract starts300 days ago
    1 Jan 2026

Notice history

5 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 9 Sept 2025
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    9 Sept 2025, 13:22 BST
    UK2
  2. Planned procurement notice published
    9 Sept 2025, 13:33 BST
    UK3
  3. Status changed to planned
    9 Sept 2025, 13:33 BST
  4. Procurement method changed
    9 Sept 2025, 13:33 BST
  5. Deadline published: 18 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
    9 Sept 2025, 13:33 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PLWZ-5628-VQPM Hermitage Lane, Kent, Maidstone, South East, ME16 9QQContact name, email, phone

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure