Official UK procurement notice
Mechanical & Electrical Engineer Passivhaus & Principal Designer Services - Boston Spa Renewed
Authority: British Library (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionDesign and deliver the mechanical and electrical engineering scheme for British Library Boston Spa Renewed programme
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedProcedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Direct award
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 2 Dec 2025, 09:52 GMT
- Last source update
- 4 Dec 2025, 09:21 GMT
- Authority reference
002726- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-079571- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05ec87Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Additional Repeat Extension Partial Replacement
- Published justification
Buro Happold were appointed to the Boston Spa Renewed contract in 2021 and have worked with the British Library, the main contractor and other organisations to design and deliver the mechanical and electrical engineering scheme for that programme. At this stage a change of supplier would:-
a) result in the contracting authority receiving goods, services or works that are different from, or incompatible with, the existing goods, services or works, and
(b) the difference or incompatibility would result in disproportionate technical difficulties in operation or maintenance.
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 2 Dec 2025- Transparency notice published2 Dec 2025, 09:52 GMTUK5
- Contract signature expected3 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMTscheduled
- Contract details notice published4 Dec 2025, 09:21 GMTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buro Happold LtdOngoing work by Buro Happold in their roles as M&E services consultant and Principal Designer on Building 33 to include additional work and prolongation fees3 Dec 2025 – 31 Jul 2026 | £353,660 | — | Awarded |
| Buro Happold Ltd | £353,660 †same award published again · counted once | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · Buro Happold Ltd
- Signed
- 3 Dec 2025
- Value
- £353,660
- Period
- 3 Dec 2025 – 31 Jul 2026
- Status
- active
No agreed KPIs: Below the relevant threshold
Contract 2 · Buro Happold Ltd
- Signed
- 3 Dec 2025
- Value
- £353,660
- Period
- 3 Dec 2025 – 31 Jul 2026
- Status
- active
No agreed KPIs: Below the relevant threshold
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 details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender