Overbury beats competition for £13m BBC Tea Factory fit-out

By Daniel Gayne2025-10-31T12:06:00

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Source: Glenn Howells Architects

Broadcaster plans to move staff from The Mailbox in 2027

Overbury has beaten off competition from Heydon & Carr Ltd to win a £13m contract for the fit out of the BBC’s new home in Birmingham.

Contractor BAM are expected to complete work redeveloping the previously derelict Tea Factory building into a shell-and-core office by the end of this year, with the broadcaster planning to 650 staff there from The Mailbox in 2027.

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