# SC24004 - Folkestone - 'A Brighter Future' Levelling Up Fund Scheme

> Contract award record from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Kent County Council](/buyers/kent-county-council/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: [Jackson Civil Engineering Limited](/contract-winners/jackson-civil-engineering/public-sector-contract-awards)
- Award value: £12,805,232
- Tender value: £12,805,232
- Award date: 15 January 2025
- Published: 30 April 2025
- Contract start: 17 February 2025
- Contract end: 18 October 2026
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: works
- Notice ID: 2279370e-f04c-4513-a2b1-04a822529a1d-843017
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-194f2c65-2b02-4e58-bca2-e405f01d4716

## Description

Kent County Council \(the Council\) is the largest local authority in England covering an area of 3,500 square kilometres\. It has an annual expenditure of over £1bn on goods and services and a population of 1\.6m\. The Council provides a wide range of personal and strategic services on behalf of its residents, operating in partnership with the NHS Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board, 12 district councils, and 289 parish/town councils\. These works are being commissioned on behalf of the Growth, Environment and Transport directorate\. The "Folkestone - A Brighter Future" scheme seeks to 'level up' Folkestone's town centre by supporting active travel, creating a high-quality environment that supports civic pride and reverses years of disparity in investment by transforming the fortunes of the towns primary retail areas\. The scheme involves public realm improvements which will involve alterations to the existing highways, drainage networks, street lighting and landscaping\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2279370e-f04c-4513-a2b1-04a822529a1d-843017)