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Published 25 Feb 2026, 08:02 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

009316 - Discovery Museum Gallery Refurbishment Works

Official notice

Authority: Newcastle City Council (Local council)

WorksBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdSME suitable
Sectors: Construction & Civil Engineering (45) Delivery: North East (UKC22)
Published estimate£500,000£600,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 25 Mar 2026awarded 16 Apr 2026
Awarded to RJL INTERIORS LTD
Contract term 8 moends 31 Dec 2026 · starts 1 May 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

North-East Museum's requires a Principal Contractor to undertake refurbishment works within the Discovery Museum, Blandford House, Newcastle upon Tyne. The project involves the transformation of the existing "Working Lives Gallery" into a Temporary Exhibition Space.

CPV: Refurbishment work

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Awarded 8 moSMEPublished value£500,000
Contract period: 1 May 2026 – 31 Dec 2026 (8 mo)Value: £500,000 exc. VAT · £600,000 inc. VAT
Eligibility: SME eligible
45453100 Refurbishment work

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored

Lot awarding rule: Specification 60% Overall. Pricing 40% Overall

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Below threshold - open competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Works
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Below threshold
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
25 Feb 2026, 08:02 GMT
Last source update
16 Apr 2026, 10:43 BST
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-016699
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Refurbishment work
Delivery area
North East (UKC22)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-065b9a Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
25 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
Clarification deadline
23 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

www.open-uk.org ↗

Timeline

25 Feb 2026 → 1 May 2026 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published239 days ago
    25 Feb 2026, 08:02 GMT
  2. Clarification questions by213 days ago
    23 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
  3. Submission deadline211 days ago
    25 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
  4. Latest notice published189 days ago
    16 Apr 2026, 10:43 BST
  5. Contract starts174 days ago
    1 May 2026, 00:00 BST

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 25 Feb 2026
  1. Tender notice published
    25 Feb 2026, 08:02 GMT
    UK4
  2. Contract details notice published
    16 Apr 2026, 10:43 BST
    UK7
  3. Status changed to complete
    16 Apr 2026, 10:43 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £190,1841 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 16 Apr 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
RJL INTERIORS LTD£190,184 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 1 · RJL INTERIORS LTD

    Signed
    16 Apr 2026
    Value
    £190,184
    Period
    16 Apr 2026 – 16 Dec 2026
    Status
    active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Newcastle City Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PBHM-6848-TWYG Civic Centre, Newcastle Upon Tyne, North East, NE1 8QHContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • RJL INTERIORS LTDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 15795255GB-PPON: PBGG-9353-GJGX 30 Greenbox, Weston Hall Road, Stoke Prior, Bromsgrove, West Midlands, B60 4ALContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender