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ESPH De La Warr Pavilion - Main Contractor (ESPH766)

Rother District Council · Tender notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 3 Oct 2026, 12:22.

Opportunity overview

Rother District Council are seeking to appoint a suitable qualified and experienced Main Contractor to deliver auditorium and foyer works at the iconic and Grade I listed De La Warr Pavilion. This is located at the De La Warr Pavilion building, Marina, Bexhill-on-Sea, TN40 1DP. This contract intends to undertake a comprehensive set of refurbishment activities to renovate the original auditorium, redesign the foyer spaces and improve visitor accessibility. The general scope of works shall comprise the following: • Internal strip out including fixtures, finishes and services • Localised enabling/ demolition works • Varying levels of structural repair/ structural intervention (internally and externally) • Minor drainage/ substructure adaptations • Limited areas of roof level scope (repairs generally) • Replacement of external glazing (some being done early as Client Direct) • External façade repairs and upgrades (render repair, decoration, new doors etc) • Limited areas of new/ adjusted internal partitions • Mix of new internal doors and refurbished existing doors • New WCs fit out • New finishes or repaired existing finishes throughout (walls, floors, and ceilings) • FF&E • Specialist Installations – Theatre/ Event (Stage & Auditorium) • MEP services – replacement and adjustment throughout • External works scope – limited to north entrance access/ car park area for Phase 1 • Discrete elements of CDP responsibility • Temporary works, scaffolding and weather protection requirements The Pavilion building is going to remain live and operational in a limited capacity, the contractor is only taking possession and working on certain areas of the existing building for this contract phase. A planned procurement notice has not been completed as the contracting authority does not wish to reduce the timescales of this tender.

Classification

  • CPV45212322 — Theatre construction work
  • CPV45453000 — Overhaul and refurbishment work
  • CPV45453100 — Refurbishment work
  • CPV45454100 — Restoration work

Lots

  • Lot 1AED 13.8m · Source currency differs from tender

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
ESPH766
Status
active
Procurement Method
selective
Procurement Method Details
Competitive flexible procedure
Main Procurement Category
works
Above Threshold
Yes
Expression Of Interest Deadline
30 Mar 2026, 17:00

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Procedure

Features
Rother District Council is conducting this Competitive Flexible Procedure over two stages: Stage 1: Conditions of participation Interested suppliers are invited to submit evidence of their suitability to deliver the contract. Suitability is defined within the Conditions of Participation set out within the documents and prospective suppliers must demonstrate their capabilities by providing by the closing date: - A completed Project Specific Questionnaire (PSQ) - 3-4 contract examples that demonstrate the required experience, as set out in the documents. All compliant submissions received before the closing date will be assessed against the Conditions of Participation. These Conditions of Participation include questions in respect of the following items that will be assessed on a pass/fail basis: - Economic and Financial Standing - Insurance Provision - Legal capability - GDPR compliance - Technical ability (contract examples) - Sub-contractor management - Health and safety - Quality management - Supply chain payments - Payment terms for public sector contracts - Payments for public and private sector contracts - Carbon reduction plan - Modern slavery statement The contract examples provided to evidence technical capability will be assessed against the council's minimum experience criteria. These criteria are: - At least two (2) contracts must demonstrate the delivery of a refurbishment scheme to a building of Listed status or Heritage in nature - At least two (2) contracts with a value of £10m+ - At least one (1) contract where the works are undertaken in a live building environment (phased/ sectional/ clients in occupation) Suppliers that demonstrate this minimum experience within their case studies will achieve a pass, and will then have their contract examples evaluated against the selection criteria. The council's selection criteria requirements are and their relative weighting out of 100 are as follows: - Local supply chain (10) - Social value (10) - Contractor Design(20) - Environmental (10) - Programme (20) - Added Value (10) - Change Management and budget control (20) Suppliers will be ranked according to their scores for their submitted contract examples, with the highest scoring five suppliers to be shortlisted to receive the Invitation to Tender. The council is under no obligation to shortlist to the maximum of five suppliers, and reserves the right to select a reduced shortlist. Stage 2: Invitation to Tender Shortlisted suppliers will receive the invitation to tender and will be required to submit a qualitative and pricing response by the response deadline. The tenders will be evaluated on a Cost and Quality split of 50:50 respectively. The award criteria and sub-criteria is as follows: - Method Statements (15) - - Working in a live building / Working on a listed building (5) - - Construction Phase, Site Plan and Logistics (5) - Programme (5) - Resourcing (5) - - Key delivery team (2) - - Work packaging and resourcing (3) - Communication (5) - Contractor Design Portion (10) - Social Value and Environmental (5) - Interview (10) - Cost (50) Note the evaluation criteria will be fully defined upon the publication of the 2nd stage tender where there may be changes to the wording, scoring criteria, and sub-criteria. All compliant submissions will be evaluated in accordance with the award criteria set out in this notice and in the procurement documents, with the most advantageous tender being the supplier who achieves the highest score. After the receipt and evaluation of tenders the Council reserves the right to seek clarification from any bidder about the contents of their submission. As part of the evaluation process the Council reserves the right to hold clarification meetings with some or all of the shortlisted tenderers. While the tender process, including Stage 1 and Stage 2 award criteria and weightings are set out in this notice and the published procurement documents, the council reserves the right to amend any element of the tender process, in accordance with Section 31 of the Procurement Act, 2023. Before entering into a contract with the winning supplier, the council reserves the right to hold a pre-contract award meeting. The purpose of this meeting will be to ensure all parties clearly understand the expectations of the contract, before formally signing.

Covered By

GPA

Submission terms

Electronic Submission Policy
allowed

Languages

en

Enquiry period

Ends
16 Mar 2026, 23:59

Expected award period

Ends
5 Oct 2026, 23:59

Amendments

Entry 1
Description
Change of the deadline to 30 March 17:00
Id
027408-2026

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
active

Value

Including VAT
16,560,000
Amount
13,800,000
Currency
AED

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
quality
Name
Working in a live building/ Working on a listed building

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
5
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 2
Type
quality
Name
Construction Phase, Site Plan and Logistics

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
5
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 3
Type
quality
Name
Programme and accompanying narrative

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
5
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 4
Type
quality
Name
Key delivery team

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
2
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 5
Type
quality
Name
Work Packaging and Resourcing

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
3
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 6
Type
quality
Name
Communication, engagement and management of stakeholders

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
5
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 7
Type
quality
Name
CDP approach and proposals for MEP supply chain

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
10
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 8
Type
quality
Name
Social value and Environmental commitments and delivery

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
5
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 9
Type
quality
Name
Contractor Interviews

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
10
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 10
Type
cost
Name
Cost

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
50
Weight
percentageExact

Contract period

Starts
22 Oct 2026, 00:00
Ends
29 Feb 2028, 23:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
45212322
Description
Theatre construction work
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
45453000
Description
Overhaul and refurbishment work
Entry 3
Scheme
CPV
Id
45453100
Description
Refurbishment work
Entry 4
Scheme
CPV
Id
45454100
Description
Restoration work

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKJ22
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published
Entry 2
Id
027408-2026
Document Type
tenderNotice
Notice Type
UK4
Description
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Published
25 Mar 2026, 14:51
Format
text/html

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Rother District Council
Id
GB-PPON-PGTY-8935-BVDP

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PGTY-8935-BVDP

Address

Street Address
Town Hall, London Road
Locality
Bexhill-on-Sea
Postal Code
TN39 3JX
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKJ22

Contact

Name
Cathy Nelson

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - sub-central government

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Bexhill-on-Sea · UKJ22 · TN39 3JX · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKJ22 · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

3 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

3 VERSIONS
  1. 016273-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 018822-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·
  3. 027408-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·