Official UK procurement notice
Heritage Storytelling Project · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Test Valley Borough Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionTest Valley Borough Council seeks an experienced public art consultant to oversee the delivery of a public art scheme for the new Riverside Park development, along Western Avenue in Andover, Hampshire, scheduled to open in Summer 2028. The commission incorporates a co-design phase to ensure the narrative and outcomes of the project are rooted in the local community and encourage a sense of belonging and ownership over the new public site. Desired outputs for the project include both permanent and temporary public art, with opportunities identified for integrated design features, sculpture, events and extension of the Andover Heritage Trail. The delivery timeline for this project in total is three years, from autumn 2025 to autumn 2028.
CPV: Artistic and literary creation and interpretation services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Published value£160,000
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).
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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).
Lot awarding rule: Quality 20% Process 10% Community Engagement 20% Design Development 20% Project Management 10% Budget 20%
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- 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
- 25 Nov 2025, 13:30 GMT
- Last source update
- 25 Nov 2025, 13:30 GMT
- Authority reference
CE069- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-076864- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05e859Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 16 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 10 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Timeline
25 Nov 2025 → 26 Jan 2026 · 4 dates- Tender notice published336 days ago25 Nov 2025, 13:30 GMT
- Clarification questions by321 days ago10 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission deadline315 days ago16 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Contract starts274 days ago26 Jan 2026
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published25 Nov 2025, 13:30 GMTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender