AwardedAwarded 22 October 2025

Royal Victoria Place Shopping Centre - MEP Engineer

Tunbridge Wells Borough Council · Local authority

In brief

Tunbridge Wells Borough Council awarded architecture and engineering work to Desco (Design & Consultancy) Limited on 22 October 2025.

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What the notice says

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.

Who won

WinnerValueDates
Desco (Design & Consultancy) Limited (SME)
9 bids received
£638,200
Awarded 22 October 2025

Values as the award notice gives them, excluding VAT where stated.

Timeline

  1. Contract award notice · UK6, notice 067638-2025

About the buyer

Procurements

24

Awards

16

Suppliers it has used most for architecture and engineering

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  3. Asbestos Management Framework

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    Closing soon10 hours leftExpress interest8 lotsSuitable for SMEsFramework

    £5mframework ceiling
  4. Asbestos Management Framework

    Home GroupNorth East, North West, Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South West, ScotlandArchitecture and engineering, Construction

    Closing soon10 hours left8 lotsSuitable for SMEsFramework

    £5mframework ceiling
  5. Integration Technical Operations Assurance & Environment (ITOAE)

    East West Rail Company LimitedEast Midlands, East of England, South EastArchitecture and engineering, Environmental services

    Closing soon10 hours leftExpress interestSuitable for SMEs

    £300mestimated

From notice 067638-2025 on Find a Tender, first published 22 October 2025. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.