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title: "ESPH CN RDC DLWP Specialist Auditorium Seating (ESPH682 JB)"
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# ESPH CN RDC DLWP Specialist Auditorium Seating (ESPH682 JB)

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/esph-cn-rdc-dlwp-specialist-auditorium-seating-esph682-jb-ocds-h6vhtk-04f929). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Rother District Council: "ESPH CN RDC DLWP Specialist Auditorium Seating (ESPH682 JB)". Published status: complete. Published Value: £333,333. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 25 Apr 2025, 13:00 BST. Published submission portal: in-tendhost.co.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Rother District Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/rother-district-council-ons-e07000064)
- **Published Value:** £333,333 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 25 April 2025 at 13:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Theatre seats
- **Delivery Location:** Not published
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £345,745 (exc. VAT, 1 award)
- **Official Documents:** 5 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/esph-cn-rdc-dlwp-specialist-auditorium-seating-esph682-jb-ocds-h6vhtk-04f929#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-04f929`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/esph-cn-rdc-dlwp-specialist-auditorium-seating-esph682-jb-ocds-h6vhtk-04f929#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [in-tendhost.co.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fin-tendhost.co.uk%2Fsesharedservices%2Faspx%2FHome)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/esph-cn-rdc-dlwp-specialist-auditorium-seating-esph682-jb-ocds-h6vhtk-04f929#participate

## Description
The 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.

## Lots (1)
### Lot LOT-0001: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `LOT-0001`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 39111200

- **Estimated Value:** £333,333

- **Contract Period:** 01/06/2025 to 31/05/2026

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **AUDIENCE SYSTEMS LIMITED**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-165136`
  - Value: £345,745 (exc. VAT)
  - Date: 20/07/2025

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £345,745
  - Signed Date: 25/08/2025

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F011415-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-09-11T14:16:27.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T11:01:42.298Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-04f929