Notice Information
Notice Title
British Museum Construction Professional Services Consultancy Framework
Notice Description
The British Museum is seeking to create a Framework for the provision of Professional Services Consultancy to its Estates and Capital Projects Department. The Framework will have seven lots covering the following disciplines: 1. Project Management 2. Quantity Surveying and Commercial Management 3. MEPhF Engineering 4. Architecture and Interior Design 5. Structural and Civil Engineering 6. Fire Safety Engineer 7. Surveying The types of projects and related planning and design activity likely to be delivered under the Framework are broad and could be classified under one of the following categories, covering both front-of-house and back-of-house spaces: 1. Strategic / technical studies or reviews. 2. Light touch refreshments / renewals (painting, minor carpentry, etc., but no significant fabric interventions). 3. Complex, stand-alone M&E / lift / security / fire systems renewal or refurbishment. 4. Refurbishment / renewal / creation of spaces (sometimes in conjunction with refurbishment of wings). 5. Masterplan projects including new buildings and / or significant reconfiguration of existing wings / spaces. The Framework objectives are as follows: 1. Safeguard value for money in the appointment of consultancy services for (construction) projects. 2. Ensure projects are delivered in alignment with budgets via securing the appropriate skills and expertise. 3. Guarantee the services delivered by the supply chain via the Framework are in alignment with the British Museum's specialist context. 4. Ensure services delivered via the Framework are of high quality and aligned with clearly defined duties. 5. Provide programme assurance in project delivery via the appointment of those with the appropriate skills and expertise.
Lot Information
Project Management
Project Management (core service) Non-core services for the Lot: a. Contract Administration b. Lead Consultant Additional information: Procurement documentation for this lot is available via the website: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/U3434K5BFD
Quantity Surveying and Commercial ManagementQuantity Surveying & Commercial Management (core service) Non-core services for the Lot: a. Lead Consultant b. Contract Administration c. Building Surveyor Additional information: Procurement documentation for this lot is available via the website: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/H63C7EFG38
MEPhF EngineeringMEPhF Engineering (including fire protection, security, lighting, acoustics, lifts) (core service) Non-core services for the Lot: a. Lead Consultant b. Lead Designer c. CDM Designer d. CDM Principal Designer e. Building Regulations Designer (BRD) f. Building Regulations Principal Designer (BRPD) g. Energy Consultant Additional information: Procurement documentation for this lot is available via the website: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/UH79C3WXS2
Architecture and Interior DesignArchitecture and Interior Design (core service) Non-core services for the Lot: a. Lead Consultant b. Lead Designer c. CDM Designer d. CDM Principal Designer e. Building Regulations Designer (BRD) f. Building Regulations Principal Designer (BRPD) g. Contract Administration h. Building Surveyor Additional information: Procurement documentation for this lot is available via the website: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/87BE46U388
Structural and Civil EngineeringStructural and Civil Engineering (core service) Non-core services for the Lot: a. Lead Consultant b. Lead Designer c. CDM Designer d. CDM Principal Designer e. Building Regulations Designer (BRD) f. Building Regulations Principal Designer (BRPD) g. Contract Administration h. Building Surveyor Additional information: Procurement documentation for this lot is available via the website: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/96J4X9V4X3
Fire Safety EngineeringSupport and advise the British Museum in meeting and /or improving its statutory responsibility linked to fire safety, as well as the museum's strategic objectives: protect life (life safety), protect the collection (property protection), and protect the estate (property protection). Additional information: Procurement documentation for this lot is available via the website: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/5FNZU6789W
SurveyingSurveying Services, including measured surveys of, but not limited to (expected RICS Survey Band range in brackets, latest edition to apply): Building fabric, inclusive of Roof spaces / voids / confined spaces (B-E) MEPhF Services (B-G) Underground utilities (C-G) Topographic (D-G) Site demise / boundary surveys (D-G) Area, GEA, GIA, NIA (E-G) Volume data Additional information: Procurement documentation for this lot is available via the website: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/QU25JFCZB8
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-04e5f6
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/006559-2025
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Framework
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Selective
- Procurement Method Details
- Restricted procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
-
- CPV Codes
71000000 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
71221000 - Architectural services for buildings
71311000 - Civil engineering consultancy services
71312000 - Structural engineering consultancy services
71315300 - Building surveying services
71317100 - Fire and explosion protection and control consultancy services
71324000 - Quantity surveying services
71334000 - Mechanical and electrical engineering services
71355000 - Surveying services
71541000 - Construction project management services
79994000 - Contract administration services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £46,100,000 £10M-£100M
- Lots Value
- £46,100,000 £10M-£100M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 11 Mar 202511 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 30 Dec 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- THE TRUSTEES OF THE BRITISH MUSEUM
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- procurement@britishmuseum.org
- Contact Phone
- +44 2073238000
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LONDON
- Postcode
- WC1B 3DG
- Post Town
- Central London
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLI London
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLI3 Inner London - West
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLI36 Camden
- Delivery Location
- TLI London
-
- Local Authority
- Camden
- Electoral Ward
- Bloomsbury
- Westminster Constituency
- Holborn and St Pancras
Further Information
Notice URLs
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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