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Published 3 Feb 2026, 13:46 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Civil and Structural Engineering Consultant for the New Wing at the National Gallery

Official notice

Authority: National Gallery (Central government)

ServicesCompetitive flexible procedureAbove threshold
Published estimate£2,500,000≈ £423k / year · £3,000,000 inc. VAT35.9% below published estimate
Submissions closed 2 Mar 2026awarded 5 Jun 2026
Awarded to Buro Happold Ltd
Contract term 5 yrs 11 moends 31 Mar 2032 · starts 1 May 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The National Gallery is appointing a Civil and Structural (C&S) Engineering Consultant with the capability, capacity and relevant experience to design and support the delivery of C&S engineering services for a new wing to the Gallery, located on Trafalgar Square in central London.

The role of the C&S Engineering Consultant will include, as a minimum:

  • Leading and coordinating C&S engineering design inputs in support of the project brief and architectural intent.
  • Developing civil and structural design information appropriate to each RIBA stage, including calculations, reports, drawings, models, schedules, specifications and performance requirements.
  • Coordinating interfaces with the Architect, MEP engineers, specialist designers, highways authorities, utilities providers and the wider project team, including interfaces with existing structures, foundations, below-ground constraints and live operational conditions.
  • Supporting statutory and technical approvals, including Building Regulations compliance, temporary works considerations, and providing technical input to planning, listed building and heritage submissions where required.
  • Supporting procurement activities, including preparation of tender information, responses to tender queries, evaluation of contractor proposals, and design development during contractor procurement.
  • Providing construction-stage support including responses to RFIs, attendance at coordination meetings, inspections as required, review of contractor design portions (where applicable), monitoring of structural works, and support to handover, defects resolution and post-completion activities
  • How the procedure runs: shortlist of 5 suppliers to be invited to tender following assessment of PSQ Tender interviews to be held

CPV: Civil engineering consultancy services · Structural engineering consultancy services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Awarded 5 yrs 11 moPublished value£2,500,000
Contract period: 1 May 2026 – 31 Mar 2032 (5 yrs 11 mo)Value: £2,500,000 exc. VAT · £3,000,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: London
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)2
  • Economic & financial standing

    as set out in PSQ

  • Technical & professional ability

    as set out in PSQ

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
  • Technical Response
  • Social Value
  • Resource Schedule
  • Fee Schedule
Conditions of participation2
  • Economic & financial standing

    as set out in PSQ

  • Technical & professional ability

    as set out in PSQ

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Competitive flexible procedure
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
3 Feb 2026, 13:46 GMT
Last source update
7 Oct 2026, 10:51 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 28 Apr 2026
Authority reference
262706DCS
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-009465
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Civil engineering consultancy servicesStructural engineering consultancy services
Delivery area
London (UKI32)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-061561 Find a Tender
How it runs

shortlist of 5 suppliers to be invited to tender following assessment of PSQ

Tender interviews to be held

Review and risk notes
Risks

Planning process causes delays

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Delta eSourcing · Who buys & how to bid on Delta
Public notice page · account needed to bidElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free Select account; no DUNS asked at signup
Requests to participate (first stage)
2 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
Submission deadline
2 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
Clarification deadline
17 Feb 2026, 16:00 GMT
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

3 Feb 2026 → 7 Oct 2026 · 8 dates
  1. Tender notice published255 days ago
    3 Feb 2026, 13:46 GMT
  2. Clarification questions by240 days ago
    17 Feb 2026, 16:00 GMT
  3. Submission deadline228 days ago
    2 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
  4. Award decision expected by170 days ago
    28 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
  5. Contract starts168 days ago
    1 May 2026, 00:00 BST
  6. Assessment summaries sent130 days ago
    8 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST
  7. Standstill ends119 days ago
    18 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
  8. Latest notice published9 days ago
    7 Oct 2026, 10:51 BST

Notice history

5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 3 Feb 2026
  1. Tender notice published
    3 Feb 2026, 13:46 GMT
    UK4
  2. Contract award notice published
    8 Jun 2026, 14:58 BST
    UK6
  3. Status changed to complete
    8 Jun 2026, 14:58 BST
  4. Contract signature expected
    19 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
    scheduled
  5. Contract details notice published
    7 Oct 2026, 10:51 BST
    UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £1,602,0051 award exc. VAT
Bids received 5
Contracts signed 1latest 22 Jun 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Buro Happold Ltd22 Jun 2026 – 31 Mar 2032£1,602,0055 Jun 2026Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 1 · Buro Happold Ltd

    Signed
    22 Jun 2026
    Value
    £1,602,005
    Period
    22 Jun 2026 – 31 Aug 2033
    Status
    active

    No agreed KPIs: under £5million

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
5final-stage tenders00—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

National Gallery

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PGYR-7259-GLQG Trafalgar Square, London, London, WC2N 5DNContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • BURO HAPPOLD LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 02049511GB-PPON: PMYR-5199-WHTD Pinesgate, Lower Bristol Road, Bath, South West, BA2 3DPContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender