Official UK procurement notice
Highway and Transport Consultant for the New Wing
Authority: The National Gallery
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe National Gallery is appointing a Highways & Transport Consultant with the capability, capacity and relevant experience to support the delivery of a new development at the Gallery, located on Trafalgar Square in central London.
The Project will involve the development of a new building integrated with the existing National Gallery estate, together with proposals affecting the public highway, movement, servicing, access, public realm and statutory highway processes within a highly constrained and sensitive urban, cultural and heritage context.
The Project is expected to require coordinated highways engineering and transport planning input in relation to matters including, without limitation, highway status and boundary interfaces, servicing and operational access, parking and cycle provision, pedestrianisation or access restriction, Section 278 works, Traffic Management Orders, stopping-up processes, oversailing and undersailing licences, highway-related Section 106 obligations, and coordination with public realm and design proposals.
The role of the Highways & Transport Consultant will include, as a minimum:
- acting as Lead Highways & Transport Consultant in respect of all matters affecting land within, above, below, or operationally connected to the public highway, whether adopted or unadopted;
- providing integrated highways engineering and transport planning services, ensuring alignment between operational and servicing requirements, transport and planning policy compliance, physical highways and access design, and statutory approvals and legal processes;
- liaising with Westminster City Council, Transport for London and other relevant highway or transport authorities;
- coordinating highways and transport inputs with the Architect, Landscape Architect, Civil and Structural Engineer, Planning Consultant, Access Consultant, Cost Consultant, MEP Engineer and the Client's legal advisers;
- identifying, managing and supporting the approvals route for Section 278 works, Traffic Management Orders, stopping-up, oversailing and undersailing licences, and other relevant statutory processes;
- developing, coordinating and supporting the delivery of highways and transport strategies relating to pedestrianisation, access restriction, servicing, parking, cycle provision, bay relocation, public realm interfaces and development on former highway land;
- supporting the Project through planning, technical design, implementation and close-out, including ongoing technical support in relation to statutory approvals and highway
delivery.
- How the procedure runs: The process comprises two linked elements within a single submission: • Appendix A - Procurement Specific Questionnaire (PSQ): a series of Pass/Fail Conditions of Participation that Candidates must satisfy in order to be considered for this commission; and • Invitation to Tender (ITT): a scored technical and commercial tender submission for Candidates that meet the Pass/Fail requirements. The Pass/Fail section is intended to confirm that each Candidate meets the minimum requirements for participation in relation to legal standing, financial capacity, insurance and project-specific technical capability. The ITT is intended to test the quality of the proposed team, the Candidate's understanding of the Project and its highways / transport context, the proposed approach to delivery of the services, and the commercial proposal. Clarification interviews may be held with the top scoring applicants
CPV: Highways consultancy services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£150,000
- Economic & financial standing
as set out in the tender documents
- Technical & professional ability
as set out in the tender documents
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)
- Proposed Team: 15%
- Understanding of the Project and Highways / Transport Context: 10%
- Highways & Transport Strategy and Approvals Delivery: 25%
- Delivery, Programme and Team Integration: 10%
- Commercial Proposal: 30%
- Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (6)
- Proposed Team
- Understanding of the Project and Highways / Transport Context
- Highways & Transport Strategy and Approvals Delivery
- Delivery, Programme and Team Integration
- Social Value
- Commercial Proposal
- Economic & financial standing
as set out in the tender documents
- Technical & professional ability
as set out in the tender documents
- 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
- 28 Apr 2026, 11:40 BST
- Last source update
- 7 Oct 2026, 09:48 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 19 Jun 2026
- Authority reference
262708DHI- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-038468- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-068c81Find a Tender
- How it runs
The process comprises two linked elements within a single submission:
- Appendix A - Procurement Specific Questionnaire (PSQ): a series of Pass/Fail Conditions of Participation that Candidates must satisfy in order to be considered for this commission; and
- Invitation to Tender (ITT): a scored technical and commercial tender submission for Candidates that meet the Pass/Fail requirements.
The Pass/Fail section is intended to confirm that each Candidate meets the minimum requirements for participation in relation to legal standing, financial capacity, insurance and project-specific technical capability. The ITT is intended to test the quality of the proposed team, the Candidate's understanding of the Project and its highways / transport context, the proposed approach to delivery of the services, and the commercial proposal.
Clarification interviews may be held with the top scoring applicants
- Risks
Planning process causes delays
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 27 May 2026, 09:30 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
28 Apr 2026 → 7 Oct 2026 · 7 dates- Tender notice published178 days ago28 Apr 2026, 11:40 BST
- Submission deadline149 days ago27 May 2026, 09:30 BST
- Assessment summaries sent131 days ago15 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST
- Award decision expected by126 days ago19 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
- Standstill ends115 days ago30 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts115 days ago1 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published16 days ago7 Oct 2026, 09:48 BST
Notice history
7 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 28 Apr 2026- Tender notice published28 Apr 2026, 11:40 BSTUK4
- Tender notice published20 May 2026, 12:58 BSTUK4
- Deadline moved to 27 May 2026, 09:30 BST20 May 2026, 12:58 BST+1 days · was 26 May 2026, 09:30 BST
- Contract award notice published18 Jun 2026, 15:52 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete18 Jun 2026, 15:52 BST
- Contract signature expected1 Jul 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published7 Oct 2026, 09:48 BSTUK7
Published amendments (1)
updated to submission deadline: extension of one day to 27 May
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2026-04: 1 release · 28 Apr 2026
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pell Frischmann Consultants Ltd1 Jul 2026 – 30 Apr 2032 | £99,930 | 12 Jun 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · Pell Frischmann Consultants Ltd
- Signed
- 1 Jul 2026
- Value
- £99,930
- Period
- 1 Jul 2026 – 31 Aug 2033
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4final-stage tenders · 10 at stage one | 0 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- PELL FRISCHMANN CONSULTANTS LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (4)
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
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender