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# Royal Victoria Place Shopping Centre - MEP Engineer

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/royal-victoria-place-shopping-centre-mep-engineer-ocds-h6vhtk-0564f8). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Tunbridge Wells Borough Council: "Royal Victoria Place Shopping Centre - MEP Engineer". Published status: complete. Published Value: £510,300. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 27 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Tunbridge Wells Borough Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/tunbridge-wells-borough-council-ons-e07000116)
- **Published Value:** £510,300 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 27 August 2025 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Consultative engineering and construction services, Engineering design services
- **Delivery Location:** UKJ46
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £638,200 (inc. VAT; no net value published, 1 award)
- **Official Documents:** 4 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/royal-victoria-place-shopping-centre-mep-engineer-ocds-h6vhtk-0564f8#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0564f8`

## 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/royal-victoria-place-shopping-centre-mep-engineer-ocds-h6vhtk-0564f8#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [kentbusinessportal.org.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.kentbusinessportal.org.uk%2F)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/royal-victoria-place-shopping-centre-mep-engineer-ocds-h6vhtk-0564f8#participate

## Description
Tunbridge Wells Borough Council (TWBC) acquired the long leasehold interest of the Royal Victoria Place Shopping Centre (RVP) in Royal Tunbridge Wells in October 2023. TWBC has appointed RivingtonHark as Development Manager to coordinate a feasibility study of the centre which will be reported to council members in July 2025. In order to achieve the desired programme identified below, which is to report planning consent and RIBA Stage 3 design and cost plan on the subject sites by October 2026, TWBC is procuring a design and planning team who, will be available for appointment immediately subject full council approval in July. This procurement is for MEP Engineer.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 71310000, 71320000
- **Delivery regions:** UKJ
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £510,300

- **Contract Period:** 30/09/2025 to 31/12/2025

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

  - Supplier(s): **DESCO (DESIGN & CONSULTANCY) LIMITED**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-39858`
  - Value: £638,200 (inc. VAT)
  - Date: 21/10/2025

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F042542-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-10-22T17:29:06.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-26T23:14:53.290Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-0564f8