--- title: "Remodelling of key museum buildings at the National Coal Mining Museum for England" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-38cd69ee-5514-4b87-86bd-313320ac1e10" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-38cd69ee-5514-4b87-86bd-313320ac1e10" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-38cd69ee-5514-4b87-86bd-313320ac1e10.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-38cd69ee-5514-4b87-86bd-313320ac1e10.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "ALIGN PROPERTY SERVICES LIMITED" published: "2026-05-11" --- # Remodelling of key museum buildings at the National Coal Mining Museum for England Buyer: ALIGN PROPERTY SERVICES LIMITED Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-38cd69ee-5514-4b87-86bd-313320ac1e10 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-38cd69ee-5514-4b87-86bd-313320ac1e10) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-38cd69ee-5514-4b87-86bd-313320ac1e10.json) ## Summary The National Coal Mining Museum for England is initiating a procurement process for the remodelling of its key museum buildings, including 'The Hub' core building. This project, under the management of ALIGN PROPERTY SERVICES LIMITED, aims to transform the current infrastructure into an enhanced national museum complex with extended galleries and improved facilities. Located at Caphouse Colliery, Overton, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, the procurement is categorised under Architectural and related services. The open procedure tender was published on 11th May 2026 and remains active. Interested parties should submit their bids by 22nd June 2026 at 9:00 AM, with the contract period set to commence on 6th July 2026 and conclude on 29th January 2027. This tender represents a significant opportunity for businesses specialising in architectural design and museum development, particularly those looking to expand into the cultural sector. With a project value of £45,000, the open procedure invites small and medium-sized enterprises to contribute innovative designs that can help redefine the museum experience. Businesses capable of creating intuitive visitor flows and enhancing educational spaces within museum settings will find this tender particularly aligned with their expertise. Given the project's comprehensive scope, which includes extended event spaces and retail areas, firms with multi-disciplinary teams offering architectural, design, and planning services will be well-suited to compete for this opportunity. ## Notice The National Coal Mining Museum for England are looking to appoint a combined Architecture & Museum Design team, comprising multiple specialisms, to carry out a feasibility study and options appraisal on the remodelling of 'The Hub' core building at the National Coal Mining Museum, including its curtilage, into a transformed national museum complex, and associated potential adaption of nearby buildings and spaces to create a new Learning & Community Centre and new staff accommodation. The exercise is expected to create concept designs and costings, to RIBA 2, on a scheme that will have transformational impact on the role that the core building and associated buildings play in the future of the Museum, including extended galleries, extended cafe-restaurant, effective arrival and orientation space, boosted retail area, reconfigured event and commercial spaces, including extending adjacent research library, a best-practice learning and community centre, improved and consolidated staff accommodation, and create an exemplary and intuitive visitor flow and experience. All enquiries should be sent to Dr John Tanner, Head of Masterplan & Capital Projects, National Coal Mining Museum for England, Caphouse Colliery, New Road, Overton, Wakefield, West Yorkshire WF4 4RH. Please use the following email address john.tanner@ncm.org.uk ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0a38fb73-4d2d-47cb-b118-e085e0d00f54 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure (below threshold) | | Tender suitability | SME | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 11 May 2026 | | Submission deadline | 22 Jun 2026 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 5 Jul 2026 - 29 Jan 2027 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £45,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | ALIGN PROPERTY SERVICES LIMITED | | Locality | WAKEFIELD | | Post town | Wakefield | | Postcode | WF4 4RH | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber | | ITL 2 | TLE4 West Yorkshire | | ITL 3 | TLE45 Wakefield | | Local authority | Wakefield | | Electoral ward | Wakefield Rural | | Westminster constituency | Ossett and Denby Dale | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services ### Codes - 71200000 - Architectural and related services ## Release History - 11 May 2026 at 10:18 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0a38fb73-4d2d-47cb-b118-e085e0d00f54 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0a38fb73-4d2d-47cb-b118-e085e0d00f54 11th May 2026 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder ## Notice URLs - http://www.ncm.org.uk ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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