Official UK procurement notice
Courtauld Strand Campus - Construction Management
Authority: The Courtauld Institute of Art·On behalf of: AECOM LIMITED
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Courtauld is planning to redevelop the East Wing of its current campus linking it to additional buildings at 152 - 158 The Strand.
Accordingly the Courtauld intends to seek competitive proposals for a Construction Manager to amongst other services provide:
Pre-construction advice and methodology
Procure on behalf of the employer Trade Contractors to undertake the works. Trades likely to include:
Demolition including forming complex openings and Façade retention
Substructure works
Steel frame
Concrete works
Carpentry
Traditional roofing
Balustrading
Fine decorations
Mechanical & Electrical Services
Lift installations
Security systems
Cranage
Scaffold
Management of works by Trade Contractors including rectification of defects
Financial management to ensure project delivered within budget.
The client is procuring a soft strip package separately and it is intended this will commence in April 2025.
CM will commence services at approximately same time with intention of commencing hard demolition from August 2026. Completion of Construction 2028.
Anticipated value of works excluding services provided by CM approximately £42m exc VAT
Applicants need to be able to demonstrate experience of proposed staff working within Grade I and II* partially occupied premises in a busy city centre site.
- How the procedure runs: Selection will be undertaken using a Selection Questionnaire. Certain questions will be assessed on a pass/fail basis and others will be qualitatively scored for the purpose of shortlisting, as outlined in the SQ instructions and response document. Selection assessment does not constitute an award of the contract. SQ process will be followed by shortlisting. Then a restricted ITT stage will take place, followed by evaluation, selection and award. The award criteria set out in this notice are for the ITT stage to follow.
CPV: Construction management services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£4,905,000
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).
Published sub-criteria (3)
- Quality: 60%
- Cost: 30%
- Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
- Quality
- Cost
- Social Value
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
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
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 19 Dec 2025, 16:52 GMT
- Last source update
- 11 Jun 2026, 17:23 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 4 May 2026
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-004070- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05fae4Find a Tender
- How it runs
Selection will be undertaken using a Selection Questionnaire.
Certain questions will be assessed on a pass/fail basis and others will be qualitatively scored for the purpose of shortlisting, as outlined in the SQ instructions and response document.
Selection assessment does not constitute an award of the contract.
SQ process will be followed by shortlisting. Then a restricted ITT stage will take place, followed by evaluation, selection and award.
The award criteria set out in this notice are for the ITT stage to follow.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 16 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 2 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
The Courtauld is currently changing e-tendering portals. Once the new system is live the URL will be published ahead of the submission date.
Timeline
19 Dec 2025 → 11 Jun 2026 · 9 dates- Planning notice published307 days ago19 Dec 2025, 16:52 GMT
- Next notice expected285 days ago9 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Tender notice published279 days ago16 Jan 2026, 16:30 GMT
- Clarification questions by261 days ago2 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Submission deadline247 days ago16 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Award decision expected by170 days ago4 May 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts157 days ago18 May 2026, 00:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent133 days ago11 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published133 days ago11 Jun 2026, 17:23 BST
Notice history
7 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 19 Dec 2025- Planned procurement notice published19 Dec 2025, 16:52 GMTUK3
- Tender notice published16 Jan 2026, 16:30 GMTUK4
- Status changed to active16 Jan 2026, 16:30 GMT
- Deadline moved to 16 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT16 Jan 2026, 16:30 GMT-39 days · was 27 Mar 2026, 23:00 GMT
- Contract award notice published11 Jun 2026, 17:23 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete11 Jun 2026, 17:23 BST
- Contract signature expected24 Jun 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bovis Construction (Europe) Limited24 Jun 2026 – 1 Aug 2028 | £5,299,048 | 11 Jun 2026 | Awarded |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4final-stage tenders | 1 | 0 | — |
Who bid
- wonBOVIS CONSTRUCTION (EUROPE) LIMITED · Greater London
- did not winSIR ROBERT MCALPINE LIMITED · East of England
- did not winMACE LIMITED · Greater London
- did not winBSB CONSTRUCTION LIMITED · East of England
Bidders as named on the Procurement Act 2023 award notice. “Won” means the bidder holds an award on this notice.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
3 public bodies on the noticeOther public bodies
- AECOM LIMITEDProcuring entityCost Consultant
- GARDINER & THEOBALD LLPProcuring entityProject Manager
Bidders & participating suppliers
4 commercial parties on the notice · 1 awarded- BOVIS CONSTRUCTION (EUROPE) LIMITEDAwarded supplier
- BSB CONSTRUCTION LIMITEDBidder / tenderer
- MACE LIMITEDBidder / tenderer
- SIR ROBERT MCALPINE LIMITEDBidder / tenderer
Official documents & specifications (6)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specificationsAccess: Tender Notice will be published with accompanying documents
- Technical specifications As previously noted, e-portal is being changed and new link will be sent prior to submission date. As such, please request SQ document appendices from [email protected]
- Bidding documents and specifications
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Planned procurement notice Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender