Tender

BHCC - RS - Royal Pavilion Gardens Landscape and Amenities works

BRIGHTON AND HOVE CITY COUNCIL

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Tender

17 Oct 2025 at 16:11

UK4 - Tender Notice
Planning

29 Sep 2025 at 14:43

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The procurement process for the "BHCC - RS - Royal Pavilion Gardens Landscape and Amenities works" is being spearheaded by Brighton and Hove City Council. This tender is currently in the tender stage as of October 2025 and focuses on works within the construction industry, particularly concerning the Royal Pavilion Estate in Brighton, United Kingdom. The key aim of the project is the conservation and enhancement of the Estate's Regency Garden and associated historic features. The process follows an open competitive method below the threshold with an expected contract value of up to £4,320,000 (gross). The shortlisting for stage one is currently in progress, with the full tender set to be released by February 2026, and work is anticipated to commence in late summer to early autumn 2026.

This tender presents significant opportunities for construction businesses, particularly those experienced in heritage site conservation and public landscaping projects. Companies specialising in building and refurbishing historic, public, and community spaces will find this an ideal project to showcase their expertise, given the focus on restoring historic planting designs and fixtures, and improving visitor facilities. Engaging in this prestigious project not only aids in business growth through substantial work value and potential further engagements with public authorities but also offers exposure to new client bases attracted by the project's cultural significance. With the project linking several cultural facets of Brighton into a cohesive experience, firms adept at multifaceted construction endeavours will be particularly well-suited to tender for this opportunity.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

BHCC - RS - Royal Pavilion Gardens Landscape and Amenities works

Notice Description

The Royal Pavilion Estate is the city of Brighton & Hove's cultural heart and the Royal Pavilion is an internationally recognised emblem. Uniquely combining an historic Royal Palace and Regency Garden, a museum & art gallery, and three performing arts spaces, the two custodians of the Estate Brighton & Hove Museums (B&HM) and Brighton Dome & Brighton Festival (BD&BF) are coming together with BHCC in a cross-cultural partnership to reinvigorate and reconnect this historic Estate through the implementation of an estate-wide masterplan. This project relates to Phase Two of the masterplan for the Royal Pavilion Estate (Phase One was the refurbishment of the Corn Exchange). The Royal Pavilion Garden comprises 3.3ha of paths, lawns, shrubberies, garden beds and ancient trees. Importantly it comprises the setting and is the access point, for the Royal Pavilion and Brighton Museum & Art Gallery. Presently, the garden is a partially restored John Nash designed Regency Garden (listed Grade II). It has recently been placed on Historic England's Heritage at Risk Register (HARR) due to its deteriorating condition which is a result of overuse, antisocial behaviour and lack of investment. The Royal Pavilion Estate contains many historic listed buildings and features: - Royal Pavilion Garden (Grade II) - Royal Pavilion (Grade I) - Brighton Museum & Art Gallery (Grade II*) - Brighton Dome Theatre (Grade I) - Corn Exchange (Grade II) - Northgate House (Grade II*) - India Gate (Grade II) - William IV Gate (Grade II*) - 19 William IV Lamp posts (Grade II) Following successful completion of the development phase funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund, the project partners BHCC & B&HM have jointly secured PS6.2M from the National Lottery Heritage Fund with roughly 60% allocated to the capital works project to re redevelop the estate. This notice relates to the Capital works only. The approved designs focus on the conservation and improvement of the garden to enhance environmental sustainability and to attract a wider range of people and ensuring there are more opportunities for use and community involvement. The planned capital works consist of: - New visitor and community facilities including a new public toilet facility with changing places, outdoor learning space, benches and bins. - Extensive landscaping improvements including path widening and entrance improvements. - Restoration of historic planting designs. - Restoration of historic fixtures such as perimeter railings and lamp columns. - New physical interpretation and wayfinding Our key priorities are to: - Deliver high quality and visually engaging spaces in this highly public and well loved public space in the centre of Brighton - Connect the Royal Estate, creating a sense of arrival - Minimise disruption to the site whilst delivering the works, to enable the Trust relies on visitors to maintain the viability of the site. The tender process is a competitive flexible procedure consisting of at least two stages; a shortlisting stage and a full tender stage. The shortlisting stage is released with this notice with full tender release in February 2026. The planned site handover should then go-ahead late summer, early autumn 2026.

Planning Information

Interested contractors should if they do not already hold an account, create an account on the SE shared services e-procurement platform. The details of which can be found here: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/sesharedservices/aspx/Home Expressions of interest (this does not impact ability to join the tender at a later date) or any queries should be returned to the Council's procurement officer by email on Robert.sullivan@brighton-hove.gov.uk

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-05a442
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/066497-2025
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Planning, Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK4 - Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Works
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - open competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

45 - Construction work

CPV Codes

45000000 - Construction work

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£3,600,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
£3,600,000 £1M-£10M
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
17 Oct 20254 months ago
Submission Deadline
13 Nov 2025Expired
Future Notice Date
20 Oct 2025Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
5 Jul 2026 - 24 Aug 2027 1-2 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Active
Lots Status
Active
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
BRIGHTON AND HOVE CITY COUNCIL
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
robert.sullivan@brighton-hove.gov.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
HOVE
Postcode
BN3 3BQ
Post Town
Brighton
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLJ South East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLJ2 Surrey, East and West Sussex
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLJ21 Brighton and Hove
Delivery Location
TLJ South East (England)
Local Authority
Brighton and Hove
Electoral Ward
Central Hove
Westminster Constituency
Hove and Portslade

Further Information

Notice Documents

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