Contract awardedFind a TenderMarquee hire

Purchase of existing Marquees at Manston

Home Office
London
Direct award
2 February 2026 to 4 February 2026

One-off purchase of existing marquee structures located at the Manston site. This is a direct asset acquisition of pre-installed goods rather than a service provision or installation contract.

Open the official notice

Awarded value: £1.6m; As published
Published: 1 December 2025; Find a Tender
Awarded: 2 February 2026; Speedy Asset Services
Contract length: 1 month; Ends 4 February 2026

What the buyer is asking for

Acquisition of existing marquee structures and associated temporary event infrastructure for government site operations and facility requirements.

Lifecycle

Publishedon Find a Tender
1 December 2025
Contract awardedto Speedy Asset Services
2 February 2026
Contract starts
2 February 2026
Contract ends
4 February 2026

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The buyer

Type: Other public body
Marquee hire contracts, 24 months: 1
Open marquee hire tenders: 0
Typical marquee hire contract: £1.6m

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How it compares

22× the typical marquee hire contract (£72k).

Cite this contract

Link: https://bidskim.com/tender/337320/purchase-of-existing-marquees-at-manston
Buyer reference: project 19783
Open contracting ID: ocds-h6vhtk-05ebd9
Source: Find a Tender
Last checked: 12 October 2026

Home Office. Purchase of existing Marquees at Manston. Contract award, 1 December 2025. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/337320/purchase-of-existing-marquees-at-manston (accessed 12 October 2026).