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Town Centre Masterplanning and Office Market Review

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Submission deadline Not published
Lots published2
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Tenderline Synopsis: Tunbridge Wells Borough Council: "Town Centre Masterplanning and Office Market Review". Published status: complete. Published value: Value not published. 2 published lots. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Contracting AuthorityTunbridge Wells Borough CouncilScope & CategoriesNot publishedSubmission Window
complete
No deadline published
Submission GatewayDirect notice routeLegal Basis & RegimeStandard procurementEstimated Value (exc. VAT)Not published
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: Tunbridge Wells Borough Council
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Derived from OCDS awards & bid statistics
Published history for Tunbridge Wells Borough Council. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
Not availableInsufficient comparable data
Requires at least 5 comparable procedures
Competition Density
6.7Bids / Report
11.1% of reports have one bid
Supplier ConcentrationModerate Concentration
Perrys Audit LimitedTop vendor: 29% of attributable value
Payment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Payment obligations depend on the applicable regime and contract. Consult the official documents.
Coverage: 17 active published awards; 9 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Historical Awarded Suppliers With This Authority:
Supplier NameHistoric AwardsAttributable GBP Value
Perrys Audit Limited1 win£41,740
FGS Pilcher Ltd1 win£34,935
OVE ARUP & PARTNERS LIMITED1 win£34,000
Iceni Projects Ltd1 win£17,782
NATHANIEL LICHFIELD & PARTNERS LIMITED1 win£15,538
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityTunbridge Wells Borough Council
Procedure methodNot published
Procurement categoryNot published
Statuscomplete
Framework / DPSNot published
CompetitionNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basisNot published
Tender period startsNot published
Clarification deadlineNot published
Electronic submissionNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Published10 Jul 2025, 16:20 BST
Last source update10 Jul 2025, 16:20 BST
Recurring procurementNot published
ClassificationNot published
Delivery areaLocation not published
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-0522a6
What is being bought
Tunbridge Wells Borough Council is undertaking an open tender process with a view to awarding contracts for 2 separate Lots: Lot 1 - Town Centre Masterplanning Lot 2 - Town Centre Office Market Review Tenderers may bid on either or both of the available Lots. Lot 1: Tunbridge Wells Borough Council is looking to appoint appropriately qualified consultants to carry out Masterplanning work for the Royal Tunbridge Wells Town Centre Plan. The Plan is currently being prepared by officers of the Council's Planning Policy Team. The Royal Tunbridge Wells Town Centre Plan will be a land use planning document - a Local Plan specific for the defined Royal Tunbridge Wells Town Centre Boundary area (as defined within Policy STR/RTW2 of the borough wide Submission Local Plan). The Plan will comprise Page 2 to 8 a Vision, strategy, masterplan and planning policies (including allocations) for the town centre to ensure its long-term prosperity and success. The production of the Royal Tunbridge Wells Town Centre Plan is both a priority of the planning service, and a corporate priority of Tunbridge Wells Borough Council. Lot 2: Tunbridge Wells Borough Council (TWBC) is looking to commission consultants to carry out an Office Market Review for the town centre of Royal Tunbridge Wells (RTW) to assist in the preparation of the Royal Tunbridge Wells Town Centre Plan (RTW Town Centre Plan). The Plan is currently being prepared by officers of the Council's Planning Policy Team. The Royal Tunbridge Wells Town Centre Plan will be a land use planning document - a Local Plan specific for the defined Royal Tunbridge Wells Town Centre and will comprise a Vision, strategy, masterplan and planning policies (including allocations) for the town centre to ensure its long-term prosperity and success. The production of a new RTW Town Centre Plan is both a priority of the planning service, and a corporate priority of TWBC to ensure the longterm future of the town centre. It is envisaged that the findings of this study, together with other evidence, will assist the Council in drawing up masterplanning work, detailed site allocations and development management policies for the Town Centre Plan. The methodology for the review must be robust and able to withstand scrutiny at the future RTW Town Centre Plan examination. Key Dates & Timeline for Procurement Tender release: Friday 23rd May 2025 Expression of Interest Deadline: 12:00pm Friday 13th June 2025 Deadline for submission of completed tenders: 12:00pm Friday 20th June 2025 Evaluation: w/c 23rd June 2025 Interviews: w/c 23rd June 2025 Appointment of contractor: w/c 30th June 2025 All expressions of interest, and subsequent correspondence or submissions, must be made via the Kent Business Portal: www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk
What changed
From the official release history
  1. tender value changed
    10 Jul 2025, 16:20 BST
  2. Status changed to complete
    10 Jul 2025, 16:20 BST
  3. Official notice release published
    10 Jul 2025, 16:20 BST
  4. Submission deadline changed to published date
    10 Jul 2025, 16:20 BST
  5. tender value changed
    23 May 2025, 13:45 BST
  6. Status changed to active
    23 May 2025, 13:45 BST
  7. Official notice release published
    23 May 2025, 13:45 BST
  8. Submission deadline changed to 20 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
    23 May 2025, 13:45 BST
  9. Buyer information updated
    23 May 2025, 13:45 BST
Lots and requirements (2)
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Individual lot title not published
    complete
    Published valueNot published
    The source published no individual title or description for this lot.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
  • Lot 2 · #2
    Individual lot title not published
    complete
    Published valueNot published
    The source published no individual title or description for this lot.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
Timeline
  1. Procedure published
    10 Jul 2025, 16:20 BST
  2. Award active
    10 Jul 2025, 00:00 BST · £34,000
  3. Award active
    10 Jul 2025, 00:00 BST · £15,538
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards
OVE ARUP & PARTNERS LIMITED
£34,000 · 10 Jul 2025, 00:00 BST · active
NATHANIEL LICHFIELD & PARTNERS LIMITED
£15,538 · 10 Jul 2025, 00:00 BST · active
ContractsNo contract published
Bid statistics
bids: 10 (lot 1)
finalStageBids: 2 (lot 1)
smeFinalStageBids: 1 (lot 1)
vcseFinalStageBids: 0 (lot 1)
bids: 10 (lot 2)
finalStageBids: 2 (lot 2)
smeFinalStageBids: 1 (lot 2)
vcseFinalStageBids: 0 (lot 2)
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

Tunbridge Wells Borough Council

Contracting authority GB-PPON-PLDX-6964-RZQX
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  • Tunbridge Wells Borough Council
    buyer

    GB-PPON: PLDX-6964-RZQX
    Town Hall, Monson Way, Royal Tunbridge Wells, UKJ46, TN1 1RS, GB
    procurement@tunbridgewells.gov.uk

  • NATHANIEL LICHFIELD & PARTNERS LIMITED
    supplier

    GB-COH: 02778116 · GB-PPON: PBXB-1352-VPCY
    The Minster Building, London, UKI31, EC3R 7AG, GB
    tenders@lichfields.uk

  • OVE ARUP & PARTNERS LIMITED
    supplier

    GB-COH: 01312453 · GB-PPON: PZJN-8211-DBBV
    8 Fitzroy Street, London, UKI31, W1T 4BJ, GB
    uk.procurement@arup.com
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