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RAW Client-side Programme Director

Royal Armouries Museum

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08 Sep 2026 at 14:08

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Royal Armouries Museum appointed a specialist client-side programme director for the sensitive phase of its Waterfront project in Leeds. The service covers oversight of the venue plan and functional brief, design development, and submission and completion of a successful planning application. It also includes directing the core client-side project team, including the client project manager and project coordinator, to ensure day-to-day delivery reflects the museum’s requirements. The appointed adviser is expected to manage complex stakeholders and funders as part of the programme. This is a professional services requirement focused on construction project management and client-side programme direction for a major museum and waterfront development project in Leeds.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to MBF ADVISORY LTD, an SME. The award was made on 8 September 2026 and the contract was signed the same day. The contract runs from 8 September 2026 to 1 September 2027. Its value is £56,400 excluding VAT, or £67,680 including VAT. The procurement was a below-threshold tender for services and was treated as a single lot. The contract includes an option for additional time, charged at £106.67 per hour with prior approval, together with project-specific travel and out-of-pocket expenses at cost under the organisation’s expenses policy. The published outcome identifies construction project management services as the awarded category.

This requirement indicates demand for senior client-side programme leadership within a complex public-sector capital project. A credible future supplier would need to coordinate venue planning, functional requirements, design development and planning submissions, while maintaining control of delivery through a small client-side team. Experience managing sensitive programmes, multiple stakeholders and funders would be central to competing effectively. The work also suits an advisory or programme management business able to provide experienced leadership on a part-time basis, with capacity for regular presence in Leeds and for additional support when project demands increase. Suppliers should be able to translate client needs into coordinated design and delivery activity and demonstrate reliable project governance across technical, planning and stakeholder interfaces.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

RAW Client-side Programme Director

Notice Description

Specialist Client-side programme direction to deliver the sensitive phase of programme for the Royal Armouries Waterfront project, covering oversight of the venue plan and functional brief, design development and submission and completion of a successful planning application. Work will include oversight of the core client-side project team (client PM and project coordinator) to ensure day to day delivery of the project reflects the client needs and requirements. It will also require complex stakeholder and funder management. PS67,680 for 12 months, equating to 1.5 days per week of time.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f49c
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/084920-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - unknown
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

CPV Codes

71541000 - Construction project management services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£56,400 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
8 Sep 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
8 Sep 2026 - 1 Sep 2027 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
Royal Armouries Museum
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LEEDS
Postcode
LS10 1LT
Postcode Area
Leeds
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLE4 West Yorkshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLE42 Leeds
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Leeds
Electoral Ward
Hunslet & Riverside
Westminster Constituency
Leeds South

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

MBF ADVISORY LTD

Further Information

Notice Documents

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