Official UK procurement notice
Royal Victoria Place Shopping Centre - MEP Engineer
Authority: Tunbridge Wells Borough Council (Local council)·On behalf of: RIVINGTONHARK LIMITED
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionTunbridge 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.
CPV: Consultative engineering and construction services · Engineering design services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£510,300
- Economic & financial standing
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- Technical & professional ability
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How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
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How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Quality: 75%
- Cost: 25%
Published award criteria (2)
- Cost
- Quality: Written Quality - 60% Interview - 15% Please see documents for further information.
- Economic & financial standing
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- Technical & professional ability
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- Price carries 25 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2.5 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 23 Jul 2025, 18:14 BST
- Last source update
- 22 Oct 2025, 18:29 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 15 Sept 2025
- Authority reference
DN783666- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-042542- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0564f8Find a Tender
- Risks
Description Of Risk - Local Government Reorganisation
Likelihood of Occurrence - High
Would this lead to potential modification of contract. If so how?-
Potential novation of contract
Description Of Risk - The project will be subject to regular economic, planning and viability review at identified milestones
Likelihood of Occurrence - High
Would this lead to potential modification of contract. If so how? -
Progress beyond each milestone will be determined by the council at their absolute discretion.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 27 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 20 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
23 Jul 2025 → 31 Oct 2025 · 8 dates- Tender notice published23 Jul 2025, 18:14 BST
- Clarification questions by20 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline27 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by15 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts391 days ago1 Oct 2025, 00:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent370 days ago22 Oct 2025, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published369 days ago22 Oct 2025, 18:29 BST
- Standstill ends360 days ago31 Oct 2025, 23:59 GMT
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 23 Jul 2025- Tender notice published23 Jul 2025, 18:14 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published22 Oct 2025, 18:29 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete22 Oct 2025, 18:29 BST
- Contract signature expected5 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Desco (Design & Consultancy) LtdSME5 Nov 2025 – 31 Oct 2026 | £638,200 inc. VAT | 22 Oct 2025standstill to 31 Oct 2025 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2final-stage tenders · 9 at stage one | 1 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeOther public bodies
- RIVINGTONHARK LIMITEDProcuring entityDevelopment Manager - Assisting with Evaluation
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- DESCO (DESIGN & CONSULTANCY) LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications 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.
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender