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# Provision of Audience Seating & Temporary Portable Staging

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-audience-seating-temporary-portable-staging-ocds-h6vhtk-06bbf0). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama: "Provision of Audience Seating & Temporary Portable Staging". Published status: complete. Published Value: £83,333. 2 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 15 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: etenderwales.ukp.app.jaggaer.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/royal-welsh-college-of-music-and-drama-GB-PPON-PQQC-3817-NNHG)
- **Published Value:** £83,333 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 15 July 2026 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 2
- **Procurement Method:** Below threshold - open competition
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Miscellaneous furniture and equipment, Theatre seats
- **Delivery Location:** UKL22
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £80,453 (exc. VAT, 2 contracts)
- **Official Documents:** 3 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-audience-seating-temporary-portable-staging-ocds-h6vhtk-06bbf0#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-06bbf0`

## 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/provision-of-audience-seating-temporary-portable-staging-ocds-h6vhtk-06bbf0#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [etenderwales.ukp.app.jaggaer.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fetenderwales.ukp.app.jaggaer.com%2F)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-audience-seating-temporary-portable-staging-ocds-h6vhtk-06bbf0#participate

## Description
As part of its ongoing redevelopment of the Old Library in Cardiff into a performance and teaching space, The Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama (RWCMD) seeks to purchase audience seating and portable temporary staging for the Sir Howard Stringer Studio.

## Lots (2)
### Lot 1: Audience Seating
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 39111200
- **Delivery regions:** UKL
- **Estimated Value:** £41,667
- **Description:** Set of 250 loose audience seats for flexible usage in a studio style performance space along with storage trolleys.
- **Contract Period:** 26/08/2026 to 31/10/2026

### Lot 2: Portable Temporary Staging
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 39150000
- **Delivery regions:** UKL
- **Estimated Value:** £41,667
- **Description:** Set of 28 of 2m x 1m staging sections with handrail and accessories to create, at minimum the configurations outlined below for audience seating plus 4 extra deck sections with handrails, all with Hexaboard surface finish.
- **Contract Period:** 26/07/2026 to 31/10/2026

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (2)
- **Award:** 1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Audience Systems**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-165136`

- **Award:** 2 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Stage Electrics Partnership Ltd t/A Stage Electrics**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-80330`

## Contracts (2)
- **Contract:** RWCMD Contract - lot 1 Audience Seating (active)
  - Signed Value: £46,481
  - Signed Date: 02/08/2026

- **Contract:** RWCMD Lot 2 - Portable Staging Contract (active)
  - Signed Value: £33,973
  - Signed Date: 23/07/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F059323-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-08-07T09:09:58.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-15T07:26:31.634Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-06bbf0