Notice Information
Notice Title
The Winter Palace at Hampton Court Palace - 2026-2028
Notice Description
Please refer to attached documentation for a Brief, Specification and further details. INVITATION TO TENDER DETAILS THE WINTER PALACE - CHRISTMAS AT HAMPTON COURT PALACE 2026-2028 We are running a tender process with the intention of awarding a contract for the provision of a Creative Partner for Development and Production and are inviting suitably experienced / qualified organisations to tender. This procurement will follow public procurement regulations (Procurement Act 2023) and will be a two-stage procurement. Stage 1 - Expressions of Interest and Procurement Specific Questionnaire Stage 2 - Invitation to Tender (shortlisted suppliers only) Event Dates: Christmas period - 2026, 2027, 2028. HRP's requirements: Historic Royal Palaces is tendering for a Creative Partner for Development and Production of our Christmas Experience at Hampton Court Palace (HCP). We are looking to develop a new high-quality multi-generational event that will establish Hampton Court Palace as an essential component of visitors' Christmas tradition. Specifically, we are looking for a creative partner who can design and deliver all elements of this experience. Including but not limited to: decorative scheme, large scale 3D installations, interactive activities, live performance, digital/AV. Please refer to the draft Specification of Requirements which is subject to update and revision for full details Please ensure you have completed the full Procurement Specific Questionnaire as part of your stage 1 submission. Budget: The value of the contract is estimated at PS1,401,000 over 3 years. Exclusion criteria: Please refer to the Procurement Specific Questionnaire for our conditions of participation and qualifying questions. Responses to Invitation to Tender: All responses to the tender must be received by HRP by 15th August 2025 at 5.00pm and must be submitted electronically via our E-tendering system - Delta. Suppliers can register here https://www.delta-esourcing.com/register/ Delta Registration: Suppliers will need to register on Delta in order to participate in the tender process. The Access Code for this tender box is P886U7972W Should any Tenderer experience issues with registering or using the Delta service, please contact the Delta Helpdesk on 0800 923 9236. Central Digital Platform Registration: You must also register on the government's Central Digital Platform www.gov.uk/find_tender (you only need to do this once). Instructions can be found within the attached documentation Tender documents: The tender process will be available through HRP's e-tendering system, Delta e-Sourcing. Tender documents will be made available to all on Delta. Documents are planned to be issued on w/c 18th August 2025 For the avoidance of doubt HRP reserves the right to negotiate the contractual terms with any preferred supplier(s) or not to award a contract To view this notice, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=998683035
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-056604
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/079385-2025
- 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
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
-
- CPV Codes
79952000 - Event services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £1,401,000 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- £1,401,000 £1M-£10M
- Awards Value
- £1,401,000 £1M-£10M
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 3 Dec 20252 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 19 Aug 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 3 Dec 20252 months ago
- Contract Period
- 28 Dec 2025 - 1 Jan 2029 3-4 years
- 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
- HISTORIC ROYAL PALACES
- Contact Name
- Sarah White
- Contact Email
- sarah.white@hrp.org.uk
- Contact Phone
- 02081329662
Buyer Location
- Locality
- EAST MOLESEY
- Postcode
- KT8 9AU
- Post Town
- Kingston upon Thames
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLI London
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLI7 Outer London - West and North West
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLI75 Hounslow and Richmond upon Thames
- Delivery Location
- TLI London
-
- Local Authority
- Richmond upon Thames
- Electoral Ward
- Hampton
- Westminster Constituency
- Twickenham
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/079385-2025
3rd December 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/043015-2025
25th July 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
The Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) is a framework designed to increase transparency and access to public procurement data in the public sector. It is widely used by governments and organisations worldwide to report on procurement processes and contracts.
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