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Highway and Transport Consultant for the New Wing

The National Gallery

This public procurement record has 4 releases in its history.

Award

07 Oct 2026 at 09:48

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Award

18 Jun 2026 at 15:52

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
TenderUpdate

20 May 2026 at 12:58

UK4 - Tender Notice
Tender

28 Apr 2026 at 11:40

UK4 - Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The National Gallery appointed a highways and transport consultancy for its new development on Trafalgar Square in central London. The project combines a new building integrated with the existing Gallery estate with changes affecting public highways, movement, servicing, access and public space in a constrained, sensitive urban and heritage setting. The consultant’s remit covers highways engineering and transport planning, including highway boundaries and status, operational access, parking and cycle provision, pedestrianisation or access restrictions, and coordination with public realm and design proposals. It also involves statutory highway approvals and legal processes, such as Section 278 works, Traffic Management Orders, stopping-up procedures, licences for structures above or below highways, and highway-related planning obligations. The work is delivered in London and requires coordination with the Gallery’s design and advisory team and relevant transport authorities.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to Pell Frischmann Consultants Limited on 12 June 2026. The awarded value is £99,930 excluding VAT (£119,916 including VAT). The signed contract runs from 1 July 2026 to 31 August 2033. The procurement used an open competitive flexible procedure, with a pass/fail participation assessment followed by a scored technical and commercial tender; 10 bids were received and four reached the final stage. Evaluation weighted the highways and transport strategy and approvals approach at 25%, proposed team at 15%, project and highways context understanding at 10%, delivery, programme and team integration at 10%, social value at 10%, and commercial proposal at 30%.

This award demonstrates demand for an integrated highways engineering and transport planning consultancy able to work on a major cultural-site development in central London, where heritage sensitivities, public access and heavily constrained highway interfaces shape the design and delivery. A credible competitor would need demonstrable capacity and relevant experience leading highway and transport matters across planning, technical design, implementation and close-out, including statutory approvals and coordination with local and strategic transport authorities. Strong capability in servicing and operational access, pedestrianisation, parking and cycle provision, public realm interfaces and development involving former highway land would be directly relevant. The selected supplier also had to show a suitable multidisciplinary team, a clear understanding of the project context, an effective delivery and integration approach, and a competitive commercial proposal, alongside social value. The buyer’s assessment included pass/fail checks on legal standing, financial capacity, insurance and project-specific technical capability.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Highway and Transport Consultant for the New Wing

Notice Description

The National Gallery is appointing a Highways & Transport Consultant with the capability, capacity and relevant experience to support the delivery of a new development at the Gallery, located on Trafalgar Square in central London. The Project will involve the development of a new building integrated with the existing National Gallery estate, together with proposals affecting the public highway, movement, servicing, access, public realm and statutory highway processes within a highly constrained and sensitive urban, cultural and heritage context. The Project is expected to require coordinated highways engineering and transport planning input in relation to matters including, without limitation, highway status and boundary interfaces, servicing and operational access, parking and cycle provision, pedestrianisation or access restriction, Section 278 works, Traffic Management Orders, stopping-up processes, oversailing and undersailing licences, highway-related Section 106 obligations, and coordination with public realm and design proposals. The role of the Highways & Transport Consultant will include, as a minimum: * acting as Lead Highways & Transport Consultant in respect of all matters affecting land within, above, below, or operationally connected to the public highway, whether adopted or unadopted; * providing integrated highways engineering and transport planning services, ensuring alignment between operational and servicing requirements, transport and planning policy compliance, physical highways and access design, and statutory approvals and legal processes; * liaising with Westminster City Council, Transport for London and other relevant highway or transport authorities; * coordinating highways and transport inputs with the Architect, Landscape Architect, Civil and Structural Engineer, Planning Consultant, Access Consultant, Cost Consultant, MEP Engineer and the Client's legal advisers; * identifying, managing and supporting the approvals route for Section 278 works, Traffic Management Orders, stopping-up, oversailing and undersailing licences, and other relevant statutory processes; * developing, coordinating and supporting the delivery of highways and transport strategies relating to pedestrianisation, access restriction, servicing, parking, cycle provision, bay relocation, public realm interfaces and development on former highway land; * supporting the Project through planning, technical design, implementation and close-out, including ongoing technical support in relation to statutory approvals and highway delivery.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-068c81
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/094528-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Competitive flexible procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

CPV Codes

71311210 - Highways consultancy services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£150,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
£150,000 £100K-£500K
Awards Value
£99,930 Under £100K
Contracts Value
£99,930 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
7 Oct 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
27 May 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
12 Jun 20264 months ago
Contract Period
1 Jul 2026 - 31 Aug 2033 Over 5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
The National Gallery
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
WC2N 5DN
Postcode Area
Central 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
TLI32 Westminster
Local Authority
Westminster
Electoral Ward
St James's
Westminster Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Pell Frischmann Consultants Ltd

Further Information

Notice Documents

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