Official UK procurement notice
Design Team Services · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Design Dundee Limited (V&A Dundee)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionV&A Dundee and RIAS Consultancy are inviting expressions of interest from architects and design teams to undertake designs to evolve the Scottish Design Galleries and broader visitor experience at V&A Dundee.
CPV: Architectural and related services · Architectural design services · Architectural services for buildings · Architectural, engineering and planning services · Museum services · Museum-exhibition services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1V&A Dundee and RIAS Consultancy, the competitions and procurement arm of the Royal…Published value£450,000
V&A Dundee and RIAS Consultancy, the competitions and procurement arm of the Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland, are inviting expressions of interest from architects and design teams to undertake designs to evolve the Scottish Design Galleries and broader visitor experience at V&A Dundee.
V&A Dundee is embarking on a major capital project to transform the visitor experience across its spectacular Kengo Kuma-designed building, marking the museum’s tenth anniversary in 2028. The project will evolve from this extraordinary architectural context, celebrating the uniqueness of Kengo Kuma’s only building in the UK. V&A Dundee is seeking an exceptional, multi-disciplinary design team to develop an innovative, dynamic, thoughtful and transformational approach to reimagine the museum’s Scottish Design Galleries, as well as creating a new, holistic approach to the visitor experience, retail and visitor welcome in the dynamic central atrium - Locke Hall. Additional information: The contract duration will be reviewed with the appointed supplier.
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 (6)
- Creative response: 30%
- Team: 5%
- Programme and methodology: 15%
- Post tender interview: 10%
- price: 30%
- Sustainability and social value: 10%
Published award criteria (6)
- Creative response: 30
- Sustainability and social value: 10
- Team: 5
- Programme and methodology: 15
- Post tender interview: 10
- Price: 30
- Suitability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
- Staff
- Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
- 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 · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Restricted procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 23 Mar 2026, 16:37 GMT
- Last source update
- 23 Mar 2026, 16:37 GMT
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-026462- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
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- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Publisher note: NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland Web Site at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=824753. The buyer has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via the Postbox facility. A user guide is available at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/sitehelp/help_guides.aspx. Suppliers are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems. (SC Ref:824753) Download the ESPD document here: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/ESPD/ESPD_Download.aspx?id=824753
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 24 Apr 2026, 17:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
23 Mar 2026 → 1 May 2026 · 3 dates- Notice published212 days ago23 Mar 2026, 16:37 GMT
- Submission deadline180 days ago24 Apr 2026, 17:00 BST
- Invitations to tender expected174 days ago1 May 2026, 00:00 BST
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Design Dundee LimitedReview body
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Technical selection criteria
- Economic and financial selection criteria