NEW Tender Opportunity – Architect-led Design Team

The White Lion is a much-loved 18th century coaching inn, at the heart of the village of Pailton, North Warwickshire. It is Listed Grade II and has been at the heart of its community for over 300 years. The pub has, however, been closed for seven years, and is in poor repair. Its condition is fragile and deteriorating – without a plan for restoration now, this building, so important to the identity and history of the village, will be lost.

The aim of the community led project to Save the White Lion is to restore and renew the building and grounds and establish a sustainable community business at the heart of our village. The local community mandated Pailton Parish Council (PPC) via the Pailton White Lion Working Group (PWLWG) to purchase the White Lion and since then the Working Group has carried out extensive community consultation to establish local residents' priorities for what the White Lion needs to provide for the village and the local area. These community consultations have provided us with a very clear set of aspirations for the future of the White Lion.

PWLWG have secured funding from the National Lottery Heritage Fund to develop the scheme. Funding is secured for the Delivery Phase (i.e. up to RIBA 3/ planning and listed building consent), with any progression thereafter subject to a Delivery Stage grant application, and now seeks the services of an appropriately-qualified Design Team to develop the scheme.

Design development should commence as soon as possible after appointment in January 2023.

For further details, please see the brief and attachments.

Deadline 9am Monday 9th January 2023

Please note that any interested parties are requested to register their interest as soon as possible in order to be notified of any queries & responses. The deadline for queries is Wednesday 4th January 2023 midday.

Interviews may be held at the discretion of Pailton Parish Council and PWLWG – date TBC but anticipated WB 16th January is required.

ALL enquiries (including requests for site visits) should be directed to Nicola Dyer, Project Manager - Nicola.dyer@greenwoodprojects.com