--- title: "UK Pavilion at Expo 2025 Osaka - Design, Build, Maintain & Decommission (DBMD)" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-03c55d" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-03c55d" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-03c55d.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-03c55d.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "DEPARTMENT FOR BUSINESS AND TRADE" published: "2023-10-18" --- # UK Pavilion at Expo 2025 Osaka - Design, Build, Maintain & Decommission (DBMD) Buyer: DEPARTMENT FOR BUSINESS AND TRADE Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03c55d [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-03c55d) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-03c55d.json) ## Summary The Department for Business and Trade is seeking suppliers for the Design, Build, Maintain & Decommission project of the UK Pavilion at Expo 2025 Osaka. The procurement process is at the planning stage as of April 2023, and the project involves construction management services to transform the host city in Osaka, Japan. The project has a budget estimated at £25 million and is set to take place from April to October 2025. Interested parties can engage in supplier market activities ahead of the formal tender notice release for the opportunity to participate in the project. The project offers opportunities for suppliers specialising in construction management services and architectural design to bid for the contract. Companies with expertise in pavilion construction, prefabricated buildings, and related architectural services would be suitable candidates to compete. The UK Pavilion project at Expo 2025 Osaka presents a significant opportunity for businesses looking to engage in an international construction project with a focus on innovative design and sustainability. The project aims to create a vibrant and engaging pavilion that aligns with the Expo's theme of "Designing Future Society for Our Lives". ## Notice The United Kingdom (UK) is participating in Expo 2025, which runs from 13 April 2025 - 13 October 2025 and will take place in Osaka, Japan. The overarching theme of Expo 2025 is "Designing Future Society for Our Lives". Expo will welcome visitors from all over the world, allowing countries to build extraordinary pavilions and transform the host city for years to come. His Majestys Government (HMG) has procured a supplier (referred to as the "Contractor") to manage the delivery of the Design, Build, Maintain, and Decommission (referred to as "DBMD") of the UK Pavilion at Expo 2025 Osaka. The Contractor will take full design liability and responsibility for managing the end-to-end delivery of the physical UK Pavilion and will be responsible for taking forward HMGs creative vision, and delivering a design that can be built in the timeframes; with the materials available; can deliver our key messages and visitor experience; and meets Japanese construction regulations. The Contractor is responsible for managing the construction of the designed UK Pavilion (using appropriately licenced contractors that can build in Japan), fitting it out, maintaining it for the six (6) months of Expo, and then decommissioning it at the end of Expo. The Contractor is responsible for managing any required consortium group members, subcontractors, or supply chain partners required to deliver the requirement via the proposed "Integrator" delivery model outlined in the Scope. For clarity, services under this DBMD Contract do not include requirements for full operational services (such as staffing, events, hospitality etc) during the Expo. Please see section II.2.4 of this notice for further information on this procurement. ### Lot Information Lot 1 HMG has procured a Contractor to Design, Build (including Fitout), Maintain, and Decommission the UK Pavilion at Expo 2025 Osaka. All services required (including any specific works for the construction, and goods for the fitout) will be delivered through this single contract. The contract, a modified NEC4 Engineering and Construction Contract - Option F (Management), is divided into six (6) works packages to be delivered up to maximum budget cap of PS24million (excluding all applicable taxes as permitted under the contract): 1. Management 2. Design & Surveys 3. Construction 4. Fitout 5. Maintain 6. Decommission Renewal: The Completion Date for the Services/Works is 31st March 2026, followed by a 12-month defects correction period, taking the contract to 31st March 2027. Following this period, the contract may be extended in as many periods as necessary to a total of 12 months in aggregate ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/030704-2023 | | Notice type | Planning Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Large | | All stages | Planning, Tender, Award | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 18 Oct 2023 | | Submission deadline | 19 Jul 2023 | | Future notice date | 8 Jun 2023 | | Award date | 27 Sep 2023 | | Contract period | 3 Sep 2023 - 31 Mar 2027 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £24,000,000 | | Lots value | £24,000,000 | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | £24,000,000 | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Complete | | Lots status | Cancelled | | Awards status | Active | | Contracts status | Active | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | DEPARTMENT FOR BUSINESS AND TRADE | | Additional buyers | DEPARTMENT FOR BUSINESS & TRADE | | Locality | LONDON | | Post town | South West London | | Postcode | SW1A 2DY | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLI London | | ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West | | ITL 3 | TLI35 Westminster and City of London | | Local authority | Westminster | | Electoral ward | St James's | | Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## Supplier | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Number of suppliers | 1 | | Supplier names | ES GLOBAL | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 44 - Construction structures and materials; auxiliary products to construction (except electric apparatus) - 45 - Construction work - 50 - Repair and maintenance services - 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services - 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security ### Codes - 44211000 - Prefabricated buildings - 44211100 - Modular and portable buildings - 45212310 - Construction work for buildings relating to exhibitions - 45212600 - Pavilion construction work - 45223810 - Prefabricated constructions - 50800000 - Miscellaneous repair and maintenance services - 71220000 - Architectural design services - 71530000 - Construction consultancy services - 71541000 - Construction project management services - 79930000 - Specialty design services - 79993000 - Building and facilities management services ## Release History - 18 Oct 2023 at 09:42 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/030704-2023 - 30 Jun 2023 at 08:56 - TenderUpdate - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/018624-2023 - 19 Jun 2023 at 10:57 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/017309-2023 - 28 Apr 2023 at 16:33 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/012401-2023 ## Notice URLs - https://uktrade.app.jaggaer.com/web/login.html - https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-business-and-trade ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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