Official UK procurement notice
Digbeth (Tea Factory) - FIT OUT
Authority: BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation) (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe requirement is summarised below:
The BBC are looking to appoint a contractor to carry out fit-out works at their new home at The Tea Factory in Digbeth. The BBC’s current home to its 650 staff is The Mailbox. Staff are expected to move from The Mailbox to The Tea Factory in 2027.
Stoford (with BAM) started redeveloping The Tea Factory from a derelict building to a Shell and Core office1 in January 2024. They are making good progress and expect to complete their works in late December 2025.
1 As part of the Shell and Core, Stoford and BAM are also building the walls and lids to the Technical Rooms (i.e., Studios, Edit Suites, etc).
The fit-out works are expected start on site date in early January 2026 and be completed by no later than the end of September 2026.
The fit-out is over four floors (Ground, 1, 2 and 3) with a plant area on the roof. The scope of fit-out works includes:
- Finishes (including acoustics) to the Technical Rooms:
o 8x Radio Studios.
o 10x Edit Suites.
o 1x TV Studio.
o 1x TV Studio Gallery.
o 1x Lecture Theatre.
o 4x Apparatus Rooms.
- Construction of Radio Drama Studio and Control Room including a ‘Dead Room’.
- Construction of six meeting rooms with structural lids.
- All M&E to the floor plates and all rooms / spaces.
- Raised access floor.
- Acoustic finishes.
- Wall and floor finishes.
- FF&E (excluding technical rooms).
Design of the works has been progressed to RIBA Stage 4 by BBC Workplace with support from the following consultants:
- J4 Projects Project Managers
- MGAC Cost Consultant
- AWW Architects
- IDSR Interior Designers
- CMB MEP Design
- Arup Structural Engineer
- Ion Acoustics Acousticians
The works will be procured under the JCT 2024 D&B Contract.
The BBC does not intend to novate the designers to the contractor; however, it may be acceptable for the contractor to directly appoint the designers if they (a) deem it to be beneficial for the project and (b) can demonstrate that any associated risks (e.g., conflicts of interest) can be mitigated.
- How the procedure runs: The BBC are looking to appoint a contractor to carry out fit -out works at their new home at The Tea Factory in Digbeth. The BBC’s current home to its 650 staff is The Mailbox. 2.6 The following is a very brief summary of the stages of this Procurement: 2.6.1 Conditions of Participation Stage: during this stage, the BBC will assess each supplier’s legal and financial capacity to perform the Contract and technical ability to perform the Contract. Suppliers must complete and submit a Request to Participate through the Portal. The BBC will assess and score each Request to Participate. The top-scoring suppliers will be shortlisted and invited to submit an Initial Tender. Suppliers who are not shortlisted will be eliminated from the Procurement. No tender or pricing information is submitted or evaluated during the Conditions of Participation Stage. Full details of this stage are set out in section 5 below. 2.6.2 Initial Tender Stage: only those suppliers who were shortlisted at the conclusion of the Conditions of Participation Stage will be invited to the Initial Tender Stage. During this stage, Suppliers will prepare and submit their Initial Tenders. The BBC will evaluate these and provide feedback to the Suppliers. Full details of this stage are set out in the Draft ITT. 2.6.3 Final Stage: during this stage, Suppliers will be invited to participate in certain activities before submitting a Final Tender. The BBC will evaluate these and provide feedback to the Suppliers. The top-scoring Supplier[s] will be awarded the Contract. Outline details of this stage are set out in the Draft ITT. The fit-out works are expected start on site date in early January 2026 and be completed by no later than the end of September 2026.
CPV: Building alteration work
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£10,400,000
- Economic & financial standing
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- Technical & professional ability
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- Condition of participationshortlisting
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What it takes to wini
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).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
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: 70%
- Cost: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
- quality
- Cost
- Economic & financial standing
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- Technical & professional ability
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- Condition of participationshortlisting
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- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 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
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Works
- 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
- Yes (GPA, CPTPP)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 16 May 2025, 17:38 BST
- Last source update
- 30 Oct 2025, 15:24 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 11 Jul 2025
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-022397- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-051657Find a Tender- Contract terms summary
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- How it runs
The BBC are looking to appoint a contractor to carry out fit
-out works at their new home at
The Tea Factory in Digbeth. The BBC’s current home to its 650 staff is The Mailbox.
2.6 The following is a very brief summary of the stages of this Procurement:
2.6.1 Conditions of Participation Stage: during this stage, the BBC will assess each supplier’s legal and financial capacity to perform the Contract and technical ability to perform the Contract. Suppliers must complete and submit a Request to Participate through the Portal. The BBC will assess and score each Request to Participate. The top-scoring suppliers will be shortlisted and invited to submit an Initial Tender. Suppliers who are not shortlisted will be eliminated from the Procurement. No tender or pricing information is submitted or evaluated during the Conditions of Participation Stage. Full details of this stage are set out in section 5 below.
2.6.2 Initial Tender Stage: only those suppliers who were shortlisted at the conclusion of the Conditions of Participation Stage will be invited to the Initial Tender Stage. During this stage, Suppliers will prepare and submit their Initial Tenders. The BBC will evaluate these and provide feedback to the Suppliers. Full details of this stage are set out in the Draft ITT.
2.6.3 Final Stage: during this stage, Suppliers will be invited to participate in certain activities before submitting a Final Tender. The BBC will evaluate these and provide feedback to the Suppliers. The top-scoring Supplier[s] will be awarded the Contract. Outline details of this stage are set out in the Draft ITT.
The fit-out works are expected start on site date in early January 2026 and be completed by no later than the end of September 2026.
- Risks
See tender documents
How it was run
Official notice- Requests to participate (first stage)
- 16 Jun 2025, 14:00 BST
- Submission deadline
- 16 Jun 2025, 14:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 9 Jun 2025, 14:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
16 May 2025 → 15 Dec 2025 · 8 dates- Tender notice published16 May 2025, 17:38 BST
- Clarification questions by9 Jun 2025, 14:00 BST
- Submission deadline16 Jun 2025, 14:00 BST
- Award decision expected by11 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
- Assessment summaries sent362 days ago27 Oct 2025
- Latest notice published358 days ago30 Oct 2025, 15:24 GMT
- Standstill ends347 days ago10 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts313 days ago15 Dec 2025
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 16 May 2025- Tender notice published16 May 2025, 17:38 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published30 Oct 2025, 15:24 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete30 Oct 2025, 15:24 GMT
- Contract signature expected30 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overbury Plc15 Dec 2025 – 30 Sept 2026 | £10,400,000 | 27 Oct 2025standstill to 10 Nov 2025 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2final-stage tenders | 1 | 0 | — |
Who bid
- did not winHeydon & Carr Ltd · East of England
- wonOverbury Plc · Greater London
Bidders as named on the Procurement Act 2023 award notice. “Won” means the bidder holds an award on this notice.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice · 1 awarded- Heydon & Carr LtdBidder / tenderer
- Overbury PlcAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specificationsAccess: AS PART OF THIS UK COMPETITIVE FLEXIBLE PROCEDURE – WITH SEPARATE PARTICIPATION STAGE , THE INVITATION TO TENDER FOR A FIT-OUT CONTRACTOR FOR THE TEA FACTORY, DIGEBTH WILL BE ISSUED ON 11TH JUSLY 2025
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender