AwardedAwarded 15 December 2025
LUF - Works Package 4.3 - Castle Grounds & Keep, Canterbury
Canterbury City Council · Local authority
In brief
Canterbury City Council awarded grounds maintenance and construction work to Blakedown Landscapes Limited on 15 December 2025.
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What the notice says
Canterbury City Council wishes to select and appoint a suitable supplier for the provision
of LUF - Works Package 4.3 - Castle Grounds & Keep, Canterbury and invites tenderers
to submit a tender to meet the Council's requirements:
Description of works.
This project involves the regeneration of the Canterbury castle grounds and the
manufacture and installation of a new raised walkway within the historic castle keep.
Works will include:
Hard and Soft Landscaping:
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• Earthworks
• Creating new soft landscape areas
• Creating new hard landscape areas using new and reclaimed historic paving and kerbs
• Installation of new street furniture including benches, bins and signage
• Installation of new lighting
Castle Keep - Viewing Platform:
• Manufacture and installation of castle walkway
• Hard landscaping works to the interior of the castle
• Installation of new lighting
The specific requirements for the above are detailed in the Suite of documentation. It
should be noted that by submitting a tender, you confirm that you understand and can
meet these requirements.
The Contract is anticipated to commence September / October 2025 and has to be
completed by March 2026 (unless terminated early in accordance with the terms and
conditions of the Contract).
Who won
| Winner | Value | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Blakedown Landscapes Limited (SME) | £1,249,594 | 16 December 2025 to 30 May 2026 |
Values as the award notice gives them, excluding VAT where stated.
Timeline
- Contract details notice · UK7, notice 022785-2026
Last time this was bought
LUF - Works Package 4 - St Mary Magdalene
- Awarded
- 6 November 2025
- Value
- Not stated, or split across lots
- Contract ends
- 31 March 2026
Matched on Canterbury City Council, the type of work and the title; it may be a related contract rather than the same one. Check the notice to be sure.
About the buyer
Canterbury City CouncilLast 12 months
Procurements
73Awards
56Suppliers it has used most for grounds maintenance
- Blakedown Landscapes Limited1 contract
- Hags-Smp Limited1 contract
- Play innovation Ltd1 contract
- Walker Construction (U.K.) Limited1 contract
Similar open tenders
All open grounds maintenance tenders- Value not stated
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- £4mestimated
From notice 022785-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 13 March 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.