Notice Information
Notice Title
IWM London - Technical Architect
Notice Description
As part of refreshing our Lambeth Road building, a significant amount of investigation into and documentation of said building is required. A Technical Architect is needed to scope, commission and coordinate a wide number of surveys across Lambeth Road, alongside updating our existing technical 3D models on the upper floors of the building.
Procurement Information
Due to previous years of work, the supplier has significant understanding of the building's opportunities, challenges, access routes etc. alongside strong experience of how IWM works with internal and external stakeholders to update the Lambeth Road building. No other architectural firm has this detailed technical understanding of the building, and it would take a significant amount more in terms of cost and time to bring another architectural firm up to speed. We have spoken to a leading project management firm, who have provided project and contract management on the last three major upgrades to the building, who agree that only the supplier could meet all of the required criteria for the work. We have also looked at whether these surveys and investigations can be scoped and commissioned by the IWM team directly or by a third non-architectural party (e.g. a project management firm) but the scoping and key outputs need to be completed by a multi-specialist architectural team to ensure we get quality results and confidence in the feasibility of plans.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-052b54
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/082294-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK7 - Contract Details Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Direct
- Procurement Method Details
- Direct award
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
-
- CPV Codes
71250000 - Architectural, engineering and surveying services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £437,000 £100K-£500K
- Contracts Value
- £437,000 £100K-£500K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 12 Dec 20255 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 2 Jun 202511 months ago
- Contract Period
- 4 Dec 2025 - 31 Oct 2026 6-12 months
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- IMPERIAL WAR MUSEUM
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LONDON
- Postcode
- SE1 6HZ
- Post Town
- South East London
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLI London
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLI4 Inner London - East
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLI44 Lewisham and Southwark
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Southwark
- Electoral Ward
- St George's
- Westminster Constituency
- Bermondsey and Old Southwark
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/082294-2025
12th December 2025 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/029431-2025
3rd June 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/029427-2025
3rd June 2025 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender
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