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Published 9 Jul 2026, 16:36 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Replacement Auditorium seating at The Point Theatre, Eastleigh

Official notice

Authority: Eastleigh Borough Council (Local council)

2 lotsWorksBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdReserved for SMEs and VCSEsReserved: K02000001SME suitable
Sectors: Furniture (incl. office furniture), furnishings, domestic appliances (excl. lighting) and cleaning products (39)Construction & Civil Engineering (45) Delivery: South East (UKJ3)
Published estimate£100,000total for 2 lots · £120,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 31 Jul 2026awarded 19 Aug 2026
Awarded to Audience Systems Limited2 awards
Contract term Ends 1 Feb 2027starts 18 Jan 2027

What is being bought2 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

Replacement Auditorium seating at The Point Theatre, Eastleigh - replacing the 320 seats on existing retractable mechanism. Details as more particularly described in ITT

CPV: Auditorium construction work · Seats, chairs and related products, and associated parts · Theatre construction work

Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure

2 lots · all with a published value (£100,000 together)
Lot #1Replacement of the auditorium seatingAwardedSMEPublished value£100,000

The source published no individual description for this lot.

Contract period: 18 Jan 2027 – 1 Feb 2027Value: £100,000 exc. VAT · £120,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: South EastEligibility: SME eligible
39110000 Seats, chairs and related products, and associated parts45212321 Auditorium construction work45212322 Theatre construction work
Lot #2Replacement of the retractable mechanism/platform system, inclusive of new auditorium seatingAwardedSMEPublished value£0

The source published no individual description for this lot.

Contract period: 18 Jan 2027 – 1 Feb 2027
Delivery: South EastEligibility: SME eligible
39110000 Seats, chairs and related products, and associated parts45212321 Auditorium construction work45212322 Theatre construction work

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Below threshold - open competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Works
Notice status
Awarded
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
9 Jul 2026, 16:36 BST
Last source update
19 Aug 2026, 16:21 BST
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-064896
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Classification (CPV)
Auditorium construction workSeats, chairs and related products, and associated partsTheatre construction work
Delivery area
South East (UKJ3)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06c7f3 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Reserved participation area
K02000001

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowed
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Submission deadline
31 Jul 2026, 14:00 BST
Clarification deadline
29 Jul 2026, 17:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Tenders to be submitted via Pro Actis South East Business Portal sebp.due-north.com ↗

Timeline

9 Jul 2026 → 18 Jan 2027 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published105 days ago
    9 Jul 2026, 16:36 BST
  2. Clarification questions by85 days ago
    29 Jul 2026, 17:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline83 days ago
    31 Jul 2026, 14:00 BST
  4. Latest notice published64 days ago
    19 Aug 2026, 16:21 BST
  5. Today
    22 Oct 2026
  6. Contract startsin 87 days
    18 Jan 2027

Notice history

4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 9 Jul 2026
  1. Tender notice published
    9 Jul 2026, 16:36 BST
    UK4
  2. Contract award notice published
    19 Aug 2026, 16:21 BST
    UK6
  3. Status changed to complete
    19 Aug 2026, 16:21 BST
  4. Contract signature expected
    10 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 2
Awarded value £94,7921 award exc. VAT
Bids received 33 from SMEs
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Lot 1 · Replacement of the auditorium seating1 award
Audience Systems LimitedSME18 Jan 2027 – 1 Feb 2027£94,79219 Aug 2026Awarded
Lot 2 · Replacement of the retractable mechanism/platform system, inclusive of new auditorium seating1 award
supplier not published—15 Aug 2026Awarded

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1 · Replacement of the auditorium seating3final-stage tenders30—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Eastleigh Borough Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PNVZ-3833-VXJR Eastleigh House, Upper Market Street, Eastleigh, South East, SO50 9YNContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • AUDIENCE SYSTEMS LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 01043134GB-PPON: PWYX-4945-YYMP 19b Washington Road, Westbury, South West, BA13 4JPContact email

Official documents & specifications (8)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
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