Award

UK Pavilion at Expo 2025 Osaka - Design, Build, Maintain & Decommission (DBMD)

DEPARTMENT FOR INTERNATIONAL TRADE

This public procurement record has 4 releases in its history.

Award

18 Oct 2023 at 09:37

TenderAmendment

28 Jun 2023 at 10:21

Tender

19 Jun 2023 at 11:00

Planning

28 Apr 2023 at 16:44

Summary of the contracting process

The Department for International Trade (DIT) is procuring the UK Pavilion at Expo 2025 Osaka through the Design, Build, Maintain, and Decommission (DBMD) contract. The project involves creating the UK Pavilion with the theme "See Things Differently - Tomorrow, Today" for the Expo held in Osaka, Japan from 13 April 2025 to 13 October 2025. ES Global Limited has been awarded the £24 million contract to manage the DBMD of the Pavilion with a contract period from 5th September 2023 to 31st March 2027.

This tender offers opportunities for businesses in the construction management services sector interested in international projects. The procurement stage for the UK Pavilion project is now at the award stage, with ES Global Limited securing the contract. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) looking for growth through large-scale international projects could consider participating in similar future opportunities within the services category.

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Notice Title

UK Pavilion at Expo 2025 Osaka - Design, Build, Maintain & Decommission (DBMD)

Notice Description

The United Kingdom (UK) is participating in Expo 2025, which runs from 13 April 2025 - 13 October 2025 and will take place in Osaka, Japan. The overarching theme of Expo 2025 is "Designing Future Society for Our Lives". Expo will welcome visitors from all over the world, allowing countries to build extraordinary pavilions and transform the host city for years to come. His Majestys Government (HMG) has procured a supplier (referred to as the "Contractor") to manage the delivery of the Design, Build, Maintain, and Decommission (referred to as "DBMD") of the UK Pavilion at Expo 2025 Osaka. The Contractor will take full design liability and responsibility for managing the end-to-end delivery of the physical UK Pavilion and will be responsible for taking forward HMGs creative vision, and delivering a design that can be built in the timeframes; with the materials available; can deliver our key messages and visitor experience; and meets Japanese construction regulations. The Contractor is responsible for managing the construction of the designed UK Pavilion (using appropriately licenced contractors that can build in Japan), fitting it out, maintaining it for the six (6) months of Expo, and then decommissioning it at the end of Expo. The Contractor is responsible for managing any required consortium group members, subcontractors, or supply chain partners required to deliver the requirement via the proposed "Integrator" delivery model outlined in the Scope. For clarity, the services under this DBMD Contract do not include requirements for full operational services (such as staffing, events, hospitality etc) during the Expo. Additional information: HMG has procured a Contractor to Design, Build (including Fitout), Maintain, and Decommission the UK Pavilion at Expo 2025 Osaka. All services required (including any specific works for the construction, and goods for the fitout) will be delivered through this single contract. The contract, a modified NEC4 Engineering and Construction Contract - Option F (Management), is divided into six (6) works packages to be delivered up to maximum budget cap of PS24million (excluding all applicable taxes as permitted under the contract): 1. Management 2. Design & Surveys 3. Construction 4. Fitout 5. Maintain 6. Decommission

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
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Publication Source
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Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c0c1833a-4cff-4f82-b7f7-658013611d4a
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Planning, Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure (above threshold)
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services


CPV Codes

71540000 - Construction management services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£24,000,000 £10M-£100M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£24,000,000 £10M-£100M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
18 Oct 20232 years ago
Submission Deadline
21 Jul 2023Expired
Future Notice Date
9 Jun 2023Expired
Award Date
27 Sep 20232 years ago
Contract Period
4 Sep 2023 - 31 Mar 2027 3-4 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
DEPARTMENT FOR INTERNATIONAL TRADE
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
SW1A 2DY
Post Town
South West London
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI3 Inner London - West
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI35 Westminster and City of London
Delivery Location
Not specified

Local Authority
Westminster
Electoral Ward
St James's
Westminster Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

ES GLOBAL

Further Information

Notice Documents

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