Official UK procurement notice
ESPH CN RDC DLWP Specialist Auditorium Seating (ESPH682 JB)
Authority: Rother District Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe works comprise the manufacture and installation of seating for the existing De La Warr Pavilion in Bexhill with the intention for the seats to be reused in the proposed refurbishment of the building in the future.
The existing capacity at stalls level is: 636 seats including 2 wheelchair positions and a control area; consisting of
446 seats in the pit and 190 on the podium-level terraces, including 2 wheelchairs.
Full specification and details are available in Appendix A of the Tender pack.
- No preliminary market engagement: Pre Market Engagement did not take place.
CPV: Theatre seats
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£333,333
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: 50%
- Cost: 50%
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality
- Cost
- Price carries 50 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 5 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
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
- Goods
- 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)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 26 Mar 2025, 18:06 GMT
- Last source update
- 11 Sept 2025, 15:16 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 17 May 2025
- Authority reference
ESPH682- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-011415- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04f929Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 25 Apr 2025, 13:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
All documents relating to this tender can be found using the following link and searching in the opportunities tab
Timeline
26 Mar 2025 → 11 Sept 2025 · 7 dates- Tender notice published26 Mar 2025, 18:06 GMT
- Submission deadline25 Apr 2025, 13:00 BST
- Award decision expected by17 May 2025, 00:59 BST
- Contract starts1 Jun 2025
- Assessment summaries sent22 Jul 2025, 00:00 BST
- Standstill ends31 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
- Latest notice published11 Sept 2025, 15:16 BST
Notice history
6 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 26 Mar 2025- Tender notice published26 Mar 2025, 18:06 GMTUK4
- Contract award notice published22 Jul 2025, 16:49 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete22 Jul 2025, 16:49 BST
- Contract award notice published22 Jul 2025, 16:55 BSTUK6
- Contract signature expected1 Aug 2025, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published11 Sept 2025, 15:16 BSTUK7
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2025-03: 1 release · 26 Mar 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Audience Systems LimitedSME12 Aug 2025 – 11 Aug 2026 | £345,745 | 21 Jul 2025 | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · Audience Systems LimitedSME
- Signed
- 26 Aug 2025
- Value
- £345,745
- Period
- 27 Aug 2025 – 26 Aug 2026
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1final-stage tenders · 3 at stage one | 0 | 0 | — |
Who bid
- wonAudience Systems LimitedSME · South West England
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
1 commercial party on the notice- Audience Systems LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender