Official UK procurement notice
Western Range Registered Building Control Approver
Authority: The British Museum·On behalf of: GARDINER & THEOBALD LLP
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe British Museum wishes to appoint a Registered Building Control Approver to provide Building Control advice throughout the re-development of the Western Range and associated enabling works projects.
The Western Range is a substantial part of the estate that is in urgent need of both repair and re-imagining. The re-development offers the Museum an opportunity to make a statement of its future intent, through reimagined galleries, new state-of-the-art storage facilities and engaging contemporary architecture, in juxtaposition to the highly significant and already celebrated listed buildings on the site.
The Western Range comprises around 7,500m2 of gallery space and currently houses the Ancient Egypt, Ancient Greece (including the Parthenon Sculptures), Rome, and Ancient Assyria and Middle East collections, along with 4,500m2 of back-of-house collection storage space.
CPV: Building-inspection services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£185,000
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 award criteria (2)
- Quality
- Price
- Price carries 50 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 5 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open 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, CPTPP)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 9 Apr 2026, 16:35 BST
- Last source update
- 2 Jul 2026, 15:25 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 21 May 2026
- Authority reference
BM.26.018- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-032587- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-067f6dFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 5 May 2026, 15:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 24 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Tenders to be submitted via the Delta eSourcing portal: www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/44B3UN87SG ↗
Timeline
9 Apr 2026 → 2 Jul 2026 · 7 dates- Tender notice published200 days ago9 Apr 2026, 16:35 BST
- Clarification questions by185 days ago24 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline174 days ago5 May 2026, 15:00 BST
- Award decision expected by158 days ago21 May 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts148 days ago1 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent117 days ago2 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published116 days ago2 Jul 2026, 15:25 BST
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 9 Apr 2026- Tender notice published9 Apr 2026, 16:35 BSTUK4
- Tender notice published14 Apr 2026, 13:16 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published2 Jul 2026, 15:25 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete2 Jul 2026, 15:25 BST
- Contract signature expected15 Jul 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Published amendments (1)
The title of the tender has been changed from "Western Range Registered Building Control Advisor" to "Western Range Registered Building Control Approver" to correct an error.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bureau Veritas15 Jul 2026 – 31 Mar 2036 | £379,600 | 2 Jul 2026 | Awarded |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3final-stage tenders | 2 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeOther public bodies
- GARDINER & THEOBALD LLPProcuring entityGardiner & Theobald LLP provide Project Management services for the Western Range Programme and have been involved in the preparation of the procurement related documents. They will be involved in the management of the this procurement process which may involved evaluation of some, or all, elements of tenders submitted.
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- BUREAU VERITAS UK LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
Notices published for this procedure
- 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