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Exhibition Design Consultancy

Buyer: Royal Armouries Museum →

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BuyerRoyal Armouries Museum
StatusAwarded
Deadline1 Dec 2025
Value£2,500,000
Published12 May 2026

What is being bought

The Royal Armouries Museum established an Agreement for the provision of Lead Design Consultant (LDC) services for RIBA Stages 2-7 with a twelve-month Defects Period, for the Armed with Hope & Understanding project. CONTRACT STRUCTURE: This contract is awarded for a maximum estimated value of £2,335,210.60 (ex VAT), £2,802,252.72 (inc VAT) and a maximum duration of 93 months. Phasing and Descoping: The contract is structured in phases. Phase 1 is confirmed at a value of £106,515 (ex VAT), £127,818 (inc VAT). Subsequent phases are optional and strictly contingent upon secured funding. The contract includes provisions for the Authority to descope or scale down these optional phases (up to 100%) to align with final funding allocations without this constituing a substantial modification, as the potential for such a downward variation was explicity provided for in the initial procurement design and in the tender documents.

Lot details

Lot RA-0212

No lot description published.

Statuscomplete

Comparable-procurement analytics

No usable CPV category has been published, so a comparable market set cannot yet be built.

Procurement strategy & market signals

Framework agreementNot published
Dynamic purchasing systemNot published
Competitive procurementNot published
Recurring requirementNot published
Procurement method rationaleNot published
Rationale classificationsNot published
Special regimeNot published
Covered byGPA, CPTPP
Submission policyNot published
Selection criteriaNot published
Risk detailsNot published

Planning & early market engagement

BudgetNot published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Planning documents0
Planning milestones0

No planning milestones published.

Related procurements

No linked framework, prior procurement or reprocurement published.

Awards

Contracts

1

Statusactive
Value£2,335,211

Documents & submission route

  • Not published

Source data inventory

Diagnostic view. “Not published” means this current release does not provide a value.

OCIDocds-h6vhtk-051250
Latest release ID043623-2026
Latest release timestampTue May 12 2026 15:47:14 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Sourcefind-a-tender
Official notice URLhttps://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/076176-2025
Tender statuscomplete
Procurement methodopen
Procurement method detailsCompetitive flexible procedure
Main procurement categoryNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basis2023/54
Tender period: startNot published
Tender period: endNot published
Expression of interest deadlineNot published
Enquiry deadlineNot published
Award period: startNot published
Award period: endNot published
Submission method detailsNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Electronic catalogue policyNot published
Total tender valueNot published
Tender lots in source1
Tender items in source0
Tender documents in source1
Awards in latest release1
Contracts in latest release1
Parties in latest release2

Notice history

DateEventReference
12 May 2026award, contract043623-2026
18 Mar 2026award, contract024809-2026
21 Nov 2025tenderUpdate076176-2025
14 Nov 2025tenderUpdate073864-2025
23 Oct 2025tender067697-2025
13 May 2025planning020959-2025

All source data

Unmodified official OCDS data retained by Tenderline for this procurement process.

Complete current OCDS release JSON
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13 May 2025 · 020959-2025 · planning
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Should funding not be secured, or if either party is not satisfied at a review stage, the Royal Armouries reserves the right to pause, alter the scope, or terminate the contract without proceeding to subsequent phases.\nOverview\nThis contract is for the design and delivery of a major re-display and reinterpretation of approximately 4,740 m² of permanent gallery space over five floors within the Royal Armouries Museum in Leeds. The appointed design team will play a central role in the phased transformation of the museum, helping realise our ambition to revolutionise how visitors engage with the UK’s national collection of arms and armour.\nThe total anticipated value of the exhibition design contract is estimated at £14.2 million (net of Vat) £15,064,000 (inclusive of Vat) across all phases of delivery. The appointment will begin with an initial development phase and is expected to extend, subject to review gateways, through to final installation and handover in 2032.\nKey Outputs and Deliverables\nThe Designer will lead the creative and technical development of new permanent galleries, supporting interpretative, digital, spatial, and environmental design across:\n•4,740m² of permanent exhibition space including War, Peace, Tournament, Self Defence, and Asia/Africa galleries\n•A new immersive, multi-functional performance space\n•Ground-floor interpretive installations to enhance early visitor engagement\n•Integrated digital and physical interactives\n•Participatory design areas reflecting co-creation with community groups\n•Display systems to accommodate over 75,000 collection objects and rotation capacity\nThe exhibition design scope includes but is not limited to:\n•2D and 3D exhibition design\n•Digital interactive and immersive environments\n•Lighting design\n•AV integration and art direction\n•Interpretative design (including wayfinding, signage, and orientation)\n•Engineering and M&E consultancy for exhibition fitout\n•Cost consultancy and programme phasing advice\n•Fire, access, and CDM advisory services\n•Stakeholder engagement visualisations and prototyping\nProcurement Phases\nThe design contract will be structured in phases, aligned with the museum’s funding programme and National Lottery Heritage Fund (NLHF) application process. These include:\n1.Initial Development Phase (Present – March 2026)\noReview of existing studies and design brief development\noVisualisation and interpretative concept design (RIBA Stage 0–1)\noElemental cost plans, programme advice and stakeholder engagement materials\n2.NLHF Development Phase (Sept 2026 – March 2028)\noRIBA Stage 2 development of proposals\noDetailed interpretative, phasing, fire, access, and environmental strategies\noStakeholder consultation and support for NLHF Stage 2 submission\n3.Delivery Phase – Three gallery zones:\noZone 1 (Sept 2028 – Feb 2030)\noZone 2 (Feb 2030 – July 2031)\noZone 3 (July 2031 – Nov 2032)\nEach phase will require full RIBA Stage 3–7 design and delivery, including oversight of fitout contractors, detailed specifications, on-site installation support, and defect remediation.\nDesign Priorities\nAll design proposals must adhere to the Royal Armouries’ core principles, including:\n•Collection-focused storytelling: Foregrounding objects to unlock narratives across four interpretative pillars – Design, Make, Use, Impact.\n•Inclusive and participatory design: Co-creation with diverse community representatives, researchers, and audience advocates.\n•Multi-sensory engagement: Designing for immersive, performative, playful, and reflective experiences.\n•Sustainability and accessibility: Complying with the Bizot Green Protocol and exceeding statutory accessibility standards. 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        "description": "The Royal Armouries is preparing to procure a multi-disciplinary exhibition design consultancy to deliver a major, phased redisplay of its permanent galleries at the Royal Armouries Museum in Leeds, as part of the Armouries 700 capital programme. To inform the forthcoming procurement strategy and foster early collaboration, we are undertaking a Preliminary Market Engagement (PME) with interested suppliers.\nThis engagement invites responses from exhibition design consultancies, design-led consortiums, and specialist collaborators experienced in delivering ambitious, inclusive and collection-focused cultural projects. Through this process, we aim to refine our approach, test market capacity, and promote strong alignment between our vision and the delivery model proposed by the market.\nScope of Engagement\nThe purpose of this engagement is to:\n•Introduce the design opportunity for the Armouries 700 gallery redisplay project (approx. 4,740m² of gallery space)\n•Share a draft Design Brief for early comment and refinement\n•Gain insight into market capability, appetite, and delivery models\n•Invite early feedback on potential challenges or risks associated with the proposed timeline, scope or budget\n•Support the development of an informed procurement approach and tender documentation\n•To obtain feedback on the draft Design Brief, scope or timeline\n•Initial thoughts on potential delivery risks or constraints\nEngagement is non-evaluative and non-competitive and does not form part of any future selection process.\nPlanned Engagement Activities\nSuppliers will be invited to participate in the following activities as part of the PME process:\n•Virtual Market Engagement Briefing Webinar\n Monday 17th June 2025 at 2:30 PM (BST)\n Hosted via Microsoft Teams\nA live session open to all interested parties, presenting the project scope, procurement timeline, and key requirements. There will be an opportunity to ask questions, share comments, and request further clarification on the design brief.\n•Design Brief Distribution\nA full version of the draft Design Brief will be sent to interested parties ahead of the webinar to enable informed discussion and feedback.\nHow to Express Interest\nSuppliers who wish to participate in the engagement process, attend the webinar, or submit questions and comments should contact:\n martin.hughes@armouries.org.uk\n Subject line: PME – Exhibition Fit-Out Design\nPlease include in your email:\n•Contact name, organisation, and role\n•Contact details (email and telephone)\n•Indication of availability for the webinar on 17th June 2025\nImportant Dates\n•Deadline for Expression of Interest (to attend webinar or request briefing pack):\n 12:00 Noon on Thursday 12th June 2025\n•Virtual Market Engagement Webinar:\n Monday 17th June 2025 at 2:30 PM (via Microsoft Teams)\n•Distribution of Briefing Pack and Teams Invitation:\n Beginning immediately and finishing Thursday 13th June 2025\n•Deadline for Feedback :\n Friday 28th June 2025 at 5:00 PM\nLocation and Format\nAll engagement events will be conducted virtually. Please note:\n• All sessions will be held online via Microsoft Teams\n• No site visits will be held at this stage of the process\n• A preliminary design briefing pack will be issued electronically upon registration\nWho Should Respond\nThis engagement is open to:\n•Multi-disciplinary exhibition design consultancies\n•Creative partnerships or consortiums\n•Architects or interpretive designers with relevant museum or gallery experience\n•Organisations or individuals specialising in digital media, accessibility, lighting, sustainable design, or co-creation strategies relevant to gallery design\nWe particularly encourage responses from teams with demonstrable experience working on high-value, phased cultural or heritage capital projects, including those involving co-creation, storytelling, live performance, and inclusive interpretation.\nFuture Procurement\nThis engagement is for information and planning purposes only and does not commit the Royal Armouries to any course of procurement or award. Participation in this process will not affect any future application to a formal procurement procedure.\nDetails of the tender opportunity, selection criteria, and contract structure will be confirmed in the Invitation to Tender Documents.\nIf you have any questions regarding this PME or wish to clarify the opportunity before responding, please get in touch using the email address provided.\nWe look forward to engaging with the market and exploring innovative, inclusive, and sustainable ideas to help deliver this once-in-a-generation transformation of the Royal Armouries Museum."
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