Official UK procurement notice
V&A Fashion Gallery Refurbishment: Main Contractor
Authority: Victoria and Albert Museum (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionV&A South Kensington is seeking to appoint a Main Contractor for the extensive refurbishment of the Fashion Gallery. The overall aim of this project is to redesign and fit out the permanent gallery, reclaiming display space by removing the current mezzanine, temporary exhibition area, and shop. The project will restore the architectural splendour of the iconic Octagon Gallery, transforming it into a world-class venue for housing our fashion collections and staging associated programming. The works will be tendered in two stages to enable timely removal of the mezzanine floor and related services; completion of the consultant team design packages; contractor design portions for preparatory works and scaffold installation (all deemed to be Initial Works) to progress onto the Continuing Works phase.
The following organisations are carrying out the procurement, or part of it, on behalf of the V&A. Their role in this procurement is drafting tender documentation and evaluating tenders.
Lockerdell Consulting Limited
06533684
86-90 Paul Street, EC2A 4NE
Greenway Associates Limited
06277346
Redhill Chambers, RH1 1RJ
DaeWha Kang Design Limited
09409334
24 Studio 24-4b, E8 2EZ
CPV: Museum construction work
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£4,000,000
- Condition of participation
Conditions of participation as stated in the PQQ pack, including a recommended minimum turnover of £8m
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).
Lot awarding rule: Award criteria as statement in procurement documents.
- Condition of participation
Conditions of participation as stated in the PQQ pack, including a recommended minimum turnover of £8m
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Works
- Notice status
- Cancelled
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- 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
- 7 Apr 2025, 16:46 BST
- Last source update
- 23 Sept 2026, 15:27 BST
- Authority reference
VA/CON/10/25- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-013487- Latest notice
- Procurement termination notice (UK12)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04fe58Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 9 May 2025, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 2 May 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Applications must be submitted via Delta, our eSourcing system: www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/CA76PGSG5D ↗
Timeline
7 Apr 2025 → 23 Sept 2026 · 5 dates- Tender notice published7 Apr 2025, 16:46 BST
- Clarification questions by2 May 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline9 May 2025, 12:00 BST
- Contract starts4 Aug 2025, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published33 days ago23 Sept 2026, 15:27 BST
Notice history
10 events · 6 releases on Find a Tender · since 7 Apr 2025- Tender notice published7 Apr 2025, 16:46 BSTUK4
- Tender notice published8 Apr 2025, 16:41 BSTUK4
- Tender notice published16 Apr 2025, 11:22 BSTUK4
- Deadline moved to 6 May 2025, 12:00 BST16 Apr 2025, 11:22 BST+1 days · was 5 May 2025, 12:00 BST
- Tender notice published28 Apr 2025, 15:51 BSTUK4
- Deadline moved to 7 May 2025, 12:00 BST28 Apr 2025, 15:51 BST+1 days · was 6 May 2025, 12:00 BST
- Tender notice published1 May 2025, 16:06 BSTUK4
- Deadline moved to 9 May 2025, 12:00 BST1 May 2025, 16:06 BST+2 days · was 7 May 2025, 12:00 BST
- Procurement termination notice published23 Sept 2026, 15:27 BSTUK12
- Status changed to complete23 Sept 2026, 15:27 BST
Published amendments (4)
This revised notice includes this addition of details pertaining to organisations that are carrying out the procurement, or part of it, on behalf of the V&A.
The original deadline for applicants fell on a bank holiday, this has now been amended to the next working day (Tuesday 6 May).
The deadline for PQQ responses has been extended by 1 day, following a supplier request to extend due to staff absences over the May bank holiday weekend
The clarification period and PQQ return deadline have both been extended
Routine re-releases (6)
- 2025-04: 3 releases · 7 Apr 2025, 16 Apr 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| supplier not published | — | 21 Sept 2026 | CancelledThis procurement process is terminated due to our ambitions for the Fashion Gallery and its curatorial narrative having evolved over the course of the redevelopment project |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (7)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
Notices published for this procedure
- Procurement termination notice Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
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