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# The Winter Palace at Hampton Court Palace - 2026-2028

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/the-winter-palace-at-hampton-court-palace-2026-2028-ocds-h6vhtk-056604). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Historic Royal Palaces: "The Winter Palace at Hampton Court Palace - 2026-2028". Published status: complete. Published Value: £1,401,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 19 Aug 2025, 08:00 BST. Published submission portal: www.hrp.org.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Historic Royal Palaces](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/historic-royal-palaces-gov-pc389)
- **Published Value:** £1,401,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 19 August 2025 at 08:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Competitive flexible procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Event services
- **Delivery Location:** UKI
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £1,401,000 (exc. VAT, 1 award)
- **Official Documents:** 5 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/the-winter-palace-at-hampton-court-palace-2026-2028-ocds-h6vhtk-056604#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-056604`

## 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/the-winter-palace-at-hampton-court-palace-2026-2028-ocds-h6vhtk-056604#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [hrp.org.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.hrp.org.uk)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/the-winter-palace-at-hampton-court-palace-2026-2028-ocds-h6vhtk-056604#participate

## Description
Please refer to attached documentation for a Brief, Specification and further details.
INVITATION TO TENDER DETAILS  
THE WINTER PALACE – CHRISTMAS AT HAMPTON COURT PALACE 2026-2028 
We are running a tender process with the intention of awarding a contract for the provision of a Creative Partner for Development and Production and are inviting suitably experienced / qualified organisations to tender.  
This procurement will follow public procurement regulations (Procurement Act 2023) and will be a two-stage procurement.  
Stage 1 – Expressions of Interest and Procurement Specific Questionnaire 
Stage 2 – Invitation to Tender (shortlisted suppliers only) 
Event Dates: Christmas period – 2026, 2027, 2028.  
HRP’s requirements:  
Historic Royal Palaces is tendering for a Creative Partner for Development and Production of our Christmas Experience at Hampton Court Palace (HCP).  
We are looking to develop a new high-quality multi-generational event that will establish Hampton Court Palace as an essential component of visitors’ Christmas tradition.   
Specifically, we are looking for a creative partner who can design and deliver all elements of this experience. Including but not limited to: decorative scheme, large scale 3D installations, interactive activities, live performance, digital/AV.  
Please refer to the draft Specification of Requirements which is subject to update and revision for full details 
Please ensure you have completed the full Procurement Specific Questionnaire as part of your stage 1 submission.  
Budget: The value of the contract is estimated at £1,401,000 over 3 years.  
Exclusion criteria:  
Please refer to the Procurement Specific Questionnaire for our conditions of participation and  qualifying questions.  
Responses to Invitation to Tender:  
All responses to the tender must be received by HRP by 15th August 2025 at 5.00pm and  must be submitted electronically via our E-tendering system – Delta.  
Suppliers can register here https://www.delta-esourcing.com/register/ 
Delta Registration:  
Suppliers will need to register on Delta in order to participate in the tender process.  
The Access Code for this tender box is P886U7972W 
Should any Tenderer experience issues with registering or using the Delta service,  please contact the Delta Helpdesk on 0800 923 9236. 
Central Digital Platform Registration:  
You must also register on the government’s Central Digital Platform www.gov.uk/find_tender (you only need to do this once). Instructions can be found within the attached documentation 
Tender documents:  
The tender process will be available through HRP’s e-tendering system, Delta e-Sourcing.  
Tender documents will be made available to all on Delta. 
Documents are planned to be issued on w/c 18th August 2025 
For the avoidance of doubt HRP reserves the right to negotiate the contractual terms with any preferred supplier(s) or not to award a contract
To view this notice, please click here: 
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/v...
> [Read full procurement scope and specification on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/the-winter-palace-at-hampton-court-palace-2026-2028-ocds-h6vhtk-056604)

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 79952000
- **Delivery regions:** UKI
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £1,401,000

- **Contract Period:** 01/12/2025 to 01/01/2029

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** The Winter Palace (pending)
  - Award id: `1`
  - Supplier(s): **JR Creative Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-COH:11097337`
  - Value: £1,401,000 (exc. VAT)
  - Date: 03/12/2025

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F043015-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-12-03T14:07:24.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-21T03:39:24.089Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-056604