Tender

Security Consultant for the New Wing at the National Gallery

NATIONAL GALLERY

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Tender

22 May 2026 at 13:28

Summary of the contracting process

The National Gallery in London is inviting tenders for a Security Consultant for its New Wing project located on Trafalgar Square. This procurement falls under the 'services' category and focuses on surveillance and security systems and devices, along with specialty design services. The procurement process is at the 'Tender' stage, with a tendering end date of 19th June 2026 and an award decision expected by 20th July 2026. The procurement method being employed is an 'open, competitive flexible procedure'. Interested parties will need to submit both a Procurement Specific Questionnaire and an Invitation to Tender. Key stakeholders in this process include the Westminster City Council and the Metropolitan Police Service, given the sensitive, cultural, and heritage context of the project.

This tender presents a significant opportunity for businesses specialized in security consultancy, especially those with experience in handling projects of similar scale and complexity within cultural or heritage contexts. The successful consultant will have the opportunity to lead the development and coordination of a comprehensive security strategy for a prominent cultural institution, engaging with various stakeholders and contributing to a high-profile development in central London. This is an excellent opportunity for businesses with capabilities in protective security, vehicle mitigation, and operational security, promising long-term engagement through the design, procurement, and construction stages, thus fostering business growth and enhancing industry credibility.

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Notice Title

Security Consultant for the New Wing at the National Gallery

Notice Description

The National Gallery is seeking to appoint a Security 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 within a highly constrained and sensitive urban, cultural and heritage context. The appointed consultant will be required to support the development and coordination of the security strategy across the Project, including matters relating to protective security, hostile vehicle mitigation, blast resilience, access control, visitor management, operational security, public realm interfaces and integration with existing buildings and operational environments. Candidates will be required to demonstrate experience in delivering security consultancy services of comparable scale, complexity and sensitivity within the United Kingdom, including projects involving cultural, public or civic institutions, operational environments and heritage-sensitive contexts. The role of the Security Consultant will include, as a minimum: * acting in a lead role responsible for development and coordination of the security strategy across the Project; * advising the Client and Project Team on protective security, hostile vehicle mitigation, blast resilience, access control, visitor management, operational security and public realm security considerations; * supporting the development of integrated security strategies across both the new development and integration with the existing National Gallery estate; * supporting planning, statutory approval and stakeholder engagement processes relating to security matters; * liaising with Westminster City Council, the Metropolitan Police Service, the National Protective Security Authority and other relevant stakeholders; * coordinating security requirements with the Architect, Landscape Architect, Planning Consultant, Fire Engineer, Accessibility and Inclusion Consultant, Mechanical, Electrical and Public Health Engineer and other relevant disciplines; * advising on security considerations relating to existing buildings, operational environments, constrained conditions and heritage-sensitive contexts; and * supporting the Project through design, procurement, construction, handover and operational stages, including ongoing advice in relation to security matters.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06a17b
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/047983-2026
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK4 - Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Competitive flexible procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

35 - Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security


CPV Codes

35120000 - Surveillance and security systems and devices

79930000 - Specialty design services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£200,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
£200,000 £100K-£500K
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
22 May 2026Today
Submission Deadline
19 Jun 20264 weeks to go
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
31 Jul 2026 - 31 Mar 2032 Over 5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
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
Post Town
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

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