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# British Museum Western Range Competition to find an Architect-Led Design Team

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/british-museum-western-range-competition-to-find-an-architect-led-design-team-ocds-h6vhtk-0457f9). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** The Trustees of the British Museum: "British Museum Western Range Competition to find an Architect-Led Design Team". Published status: complete. Published Value: £22,000,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 21 Jun 2024, 12:00 BST. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [The Trustees of the British Museum](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/the-trustees-of-the-british-museum-GB-FTS-16713)
- **Published Value:** £22,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 21 June 2024 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Restricted procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Architectural and related services, Civil engineering consultancy services, Engineering design services, Engineering design services for mechanical and electrical installations for buildings, Museum-exhibition services (+1 more)
- **Delivery Location:** UKI
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/british-museum-western-range-competition-to-find-an-architect-led-design-team-ocds-h6vhtk-0457f9#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0457f9`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/british-museum-western-range-competition-to-find-an-architect-led-design-team-ocds-h6vhtk-0457f9#tl-md)

## Description
Please note this is a Contract Award Notice to announce the conclusion of the procurement it is not a new opportunity.
The British Museum is delighted to launch this international competition to choose a visionary, architect-led design team to work with the Museum to develop an extraordinary design for a significant part of its Bloomsbury site: The Western Range.
This is an important commission to re-envisage and transform key parts of the main, iconic site in Bloomsbury. This will be the Museum’s biggest building project since the 1820s, when work commenced on the original quadrangle.
The ambition is significant: to restore the Western Range and, in so doing, reimagine a third of the existing gallery area, deliver improved collections storage and create new amenities to enhance the visitor experience, making the collection as accessible as possible to all the Museum’s audiences.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 71311000, 71312000, 71320000, 71321000, 92521100
- **Delivery regions:** UKI

- **Description:** Please note this is a Contract Award Notice to announce the conclusion of the procurement it is not a new opportunity.
SCOPE OF SERVICES
The primary aim of this project is to enhance the visitor experience and offer the Museum a series of renewed gal...

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 064130-2025-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Lina Gotmeh, Ove Arup & Partners Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-163557`, `GB-FTS-186781`

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 064130-2025-1 (active)

  - Signed Date: 10/09/2025

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F064130-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-10-10T11:05:22.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T18:02:02.005Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-0457f9