Routine Maintenance Contracts - South East
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Maintenance is central to our approach to Conservation.
With proper repair and maintenance the life of most kinds of buildings can be extended almost indefinitely. This certainly applies to the Trust’s churches. At its simplest, preservation is care through prudent maintenance – the slow and continuous replacement of that which has decayed and the protection of that which would otherwise decay. The Trust thus places great emphasis on effective maintenance to prevent the causes of decay and thereby reduce costs (CCT Conservation Policy).
The care and maintenance of historic buildings requires experience, skills and expertise, intelligence, and a genuine passion for conservation.
Through the delivery of the national maintenance programme across the estate, the Trust supports the continuation and growth of many traditional crafts and it aims to ensure the survival of those skills which are at risk of being lost, which are all vital for the preservation of our precious built heritage.
CCT has 50 years’ experience of caring for historic churches. Over the years we have developed a maintenance model that is efficient, transparent and offers a good quality/cost balance, and which is designed for managing a large, varied and dispersed estate. All our contractors are experienced local craftspeople who have the necessary expertise and knowledge to understand historic buildings and have the skills to undertake repairs when necessary.
In common with other government-sponsored and statutory bodies, we have a duty to ensure transparency and economy of service procurement whilst maintaining the best possible level of care for all churches in our guardianship.
We are undertaking the retendering of the Routine Maintenance Contracts for the South East region.
Key dates:
Interested contractors must send an expression of interest by email to MaintenanceContractSE@thecct.org.uk by 5pm on Friday 24th October. The anticipated timescale looks as follows:
EOI returns deadline: 24th October 2025
Invitation to tender: 7th November 2025
Tender deadline: 19th December 2025
Contract awarded: 9th February 2026
Contract starts: 1st April 2026
Information sessions (optional)
To assist with making a decision on whether to submit a tender, we hope you may attend an information session via Zoom regarding the estate and the contract.
Thursday 30th October, 15:00-16:00
Wednesday 5th November 13:00-14:00
Friday 7th November 10:00-11:00
These sessions will include a 20min presentation, followed by an opportunity to ask questions. Each session will be attended by the Conservation Project Manager and the Estate Officer.
Please indicate which session you would like to attend when responding to this invitation and you will receive a link.
Download Documents
Expression of Interest Invitation CCT Maintenance Contracts South East 2026 - 2029
CCT Map 2025 South East Region