Official UK procurement notice
Civil and Structural Engineering Consultant for the New Wing at the National Gallery
Authority: National Gallery (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe 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 publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£2,500,000
- Economic & financial standing
as set out in PSQ
- Technical & professional ability
as set out in PSQ
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
- Technical Response
- Social Value
- Resource Schedule
- Fee Schedule
- 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)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-061561Find a Tender
- How it runs
shortlist of 5 suppliers to be invited to tender following assessment of PSQ
Tender interviews to be held
- Risks
Planning process causes delays
How it was run
Official notice- 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
Timeline
3 Feb 2026 → 7 Oct 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published255 days ago3 Feb 2026, 13:46 GMT
- Clarification questions by240 days ago17 Feb 2026, 16:00 GMT
- Submission deadline228 days ago2 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by170 days ago28 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts168 days ago1 May 2026, 00:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent130 days ago8 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST
- Standstill ends119 days ago18 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
- Latest notice published9 days ago7 Oct 2026, 10:51 BST
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 3 Feb 2026- Tender notice published3 Feb 2026, 13:46 GMTUK4
- Contract award notice published8 Jun 2026, 14:58 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete8 Jun 2026, 14:58 BST
- Contract signature expected19 Jun 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published7 Oct 2026, 10:51 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buro Happold Ltd22 Jun 2026 – 31 Mar 2032 | £1,602,005 | 5 Jun 2026 | Awarded |
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
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5final-stage tenders | 0 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- BURO HAPPOLD LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender