Official UK procurement notice
MEP Engineering Consultant for the New Wing at the National Gallery
Authority: National Gallery (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe National Gallery is appointing a Mechanical, Electrical and Public Health (MEP) Engineering Consultant with the capability and capacity to design and support the delivery of building services for a new wing to the Gallery, located on Trafalgar Square in central London. The contract will cover RIBA stages 1 - 7.
The role of the MEP Consultant will include, as a minimum:
- Lead and coordinate Mechanical, Electrical and Public Health engineering design inputs in support of the project brief and architectural intent.
- Develop MEP design information appropriate to each RIBA stage, including calculations, reports, drawings, schematics, schedules, specifications/performance requirements and
coordination information.
- Coordinate MEP interfaces with the Architect, other engineers, specialist designers and the wider project team, including interfaces with existing services and live operational constraints.
- Support statutory and technical approvals, including Building Regulations compliance and relevant authority engagement, and provide technical input to planning / heritage submissions where required.
- Support procurement activities, tender queries, design development during contractor procurement, and respond to technical clarifications.
- Provide construction-stage support including responses to RFIs, inspections as required, review of contractor design (where applicable), commissioning support, witnessing and sign-off activities, and support to handover, soft landings and defects.
- How the procedure runs: Shortlist of 5 suppliers to be invited to tender following assessment of PSQ Tender interviews to be held
CPV: Engineering design services for mechanical and electrical installations for buildings
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£2,750,000
- Economic & financial standing
as set out in PSQ
- Technical & professional ability
as set out in PSQ
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).
- Technical Response
- Social Value
- Resource Schedule
- Fee Schedule
- Economic & financial standing
as set out in PSQ
- Technical & professional ability
as set out in PSQ
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
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 21 Jan 2026, 13:27 GMT
- Last source update
- 7 Oct 2026, 10:42 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 28 Apr 2026
- Authority reference
262705DME- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-005294- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-060b14Find a Tender
- How it runs
Shortlist of 5 suppliers to be invited to tender following assessment of PSQ
Tender interviews to be held
- Risks
Planning process causes delays
How it was run
Official notice- Requests to participate (first stage)
- 17 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission deadline
- 17 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 3 Feb 2026, 16:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
21 Jan 2026 → 7 Oct 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published268 days ago21 Jan 2026, 13:27 GMT
- Clarification questions by254 days ago3 Feb 2026, 16:00 GMT
- Submission deadline241 days ago17 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by170 days ago28 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts168 days ago1 May 2026, 00:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent130 days ago8 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST
- Standstill ends119 days ago18 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
- Latest notice published9 days ago7 Oct 2026, 10:42 BST
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 21 Jan 2026- Tender notice published21 Jan 2026, 13:27 GMTUK4
- Contract award notice published8 Jun 2026, 15:06 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete8 Jun 2026, 15:06 BST
- Contract signature expected19 Jun 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published7 Oct 2026, 10:42 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Max FordhamSME22 Jun 2026 – 31 Mar 2032 | £1,804,000 | 5 Jun 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · Max FordhamSME
- Signed
- 22 Jun 2026
- Value
- £1,804,000
- Period
- 22 Jun 2026 – 31 Aug 2033
- Status
- active
No agreed KPIs: under £5million
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5final-stage tenders | 1 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- MAX FORDHAM LLPAwarded 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 award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender