Notice Information
Notice Title
Royal Victoria Place Shopping Centre - MEP Engineer
Notice Description
Tunbridge Wells Borough Council (TWBC) acquired the long leasehold interest of the Royal Victoria Place Shopping Centre (RVP) in Royal Tunbridge Wells in October 2023. TWBC has appointed RivingtonHark as Development Manager to coordinate a feasibility study of the centre which will be reported to council members in July 2025. In order to achieve the desired programme identified below, which is to report planning consent and RIBA Stage 3 design and cost plan on the subject sites by October 2026, TWBC is procuring a design and planning team who, will be available for appointment immediately subject full council approval in July. This procurement is for MEP Engineer.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0564f8
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/067638-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK6 - Contract Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
-
- CPV Codes
71310000 - Consultative engineering and construction services
71320000 - Engineering design services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £510,300 £500K-£1M
- Lots Value
- £510,300 £500K-£1M
- Awards Value
- £638,200 £500K-£1M
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 22 Oct 20254 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 27 Aug 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 21 Oct 20254 months ago
- Contract Period
- 5 Nov 2025 - 31 Oct 2026 6-12 months
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Pending
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- TUNBRIDGE WELLS BOROUGH COUNCIL
- Additional Buyers
- Contact Name
- Louisa Coley
- Contact Email
- procurement@tunbridgewells.gov.uk, zoe.preston@rivingtonhark.com
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- ROYAL TUNBRIDGE WELLS
- Postcode
- TN1 1RS
- Post Town
- Tonbridge
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLI London
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLI3 Inner London - West
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLI35 Westminster and City of London
- Delivery Location
- TLJ46 West Kent
-
- Local Authority
- Westminster
- Electoral Ward
- West End
- Westminster Constituency
- Cities of London and Westminster
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/067638-2025
22nd October 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/042542-2025
23rd July 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk/
Tenderers must register their interest through the Kent Business Portal, (Registration is free). Once registered tenderers must express interest in the opportunity. Tenderers will then be able to view and download the documents.
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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