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title: "Western Range Town Planning Consultant"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-050c46"
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buyer: "BRITISH MUSEUM"
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# Western Range Town Planning Consultant

Buyer: BRITISH MUSEUM  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-050c46

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## Summary

The British Museum launched a procurement process to appoint a Town Planning Consultant as part of the "Western Range" project. This initiative, located in London, aims to revitalise a significant portion of the museum's estate, which includes historic buildings in need of repair and modernisation. The project will incorporate new galleries and storage facilities while maintaining the site's architectural integrity. The procurement followed an open procedure with an award notice posted on 24th July 2025. The contract is scheduled to commence on 11th August 2025 and run until 30th June 2028. The procurement category is classified as urban planning services within the services industry, with the British Museum acting as the central government authority overseeing the process.

This tender offers substantial business growth opportunities for enterprises in the architectural, engineering, and urban planning sectors, particularly those with expertise in working with historic sites. The scale and scope of the project, which demands intricate design and careful planning to address existing infrastructure challenges, call for businesses with proven experience in executing large-scale, multifaceted planning projects. Companies that demonstrate a strong commitment to sustainability and can propose innovative, robust design solutions will be well-positioned to successfully compete for this tender.

## Notice

The project is focused on the Western Range, a substantial part of the estate that is in urgent need of both repair and re-imagining. This offers the Museum an opportunity to make a statement of its future intent, through reimagined galleries, new state-of-the-art storage facilities and engaging contemporary architecture, in juxtaposition to the highly significant and already celebrated listed buildings on the site. Despite appearing as a single entity, the Western Range comprises a miscellany of separate buildings which have been added to Robert Smirke's original Grade I listed Museum; as a result, the exact extent of the red-line boundary and phasing for this project is dependent on a number of interlocking considerations. The proposed project outline can be seen in the attached documentation. In the region of 15,000m2, it accounts for almost 15% of the floor space within the Bloomsbury site, in a warren of inflexible and static rooms. Further, recent surveys indicate that the existing building fabric and infrastructure are in a state that is below modern expectations. It comprises around 7,500m2 of gallery space and currently houses the Ancient Egypt, Ancient Greece (including the Parthenon Sculptures), Rome, and Ancient Assyria and Middle East collections, along with 4,500m2 of back-of-house collection storage. Working with the Museum, the Town Planning Consultant will work with the design team to deliver an architecturally significant, long-lasting, robust intervention, founded on an effective approach to sustainability. This will address the shortcomings of the existing buildings, while delivering the first phase of the reimagined display of collections in new, permanent gallery spaces, alongside modern-day visitor experiences and back-of-house facilities, all within a built environment that is simple and effective in its design and management. Addressing the challenges posed by the condition of the existing buildings and infrastructure will require sensitivity, careful intervention and complex, intricate design solutions. The Consultant will: Review RIBA Stage 0/1 documentation to identify parameters for the Strategic Brief. Support the development of the Concept Design and Planning Strategy through RIBA Stage 2. Support development of the preferred option through RIBA Stages 3 and 4. Lead on coordination and production of the Planning Application documents. Manage submission of the Planning Application and activities as required throughout the Determination phase and discharge of an pre-commencement conditions. Full scope details are provided in the procurement documents

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/042865-2025 |
| Notice type | UK6 - Contract Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 24 Jul 2025 |
| Submission deadline | 30 May 2025 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 23 Jul 2025 |
| Contract period | 10 Aug 2025 - 30 Jun 2028 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £500,000 |
| Lots value | £500,000 |
| Awards value | £189,753 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Pending |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | BRITISH MUSEUM |
| Additional buyers | TURNER & TOWNSEND PROJECT MANAGEMENT LIMITED |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | Central London |
| Postcode | WC1B 3DG |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber |
| ITL 2 | TLE4 West Yorkshire |
| ITL 3 | TLE42 Leeds |
| Local authority | Leeds |
| Electoral ward | Horsforth |
| Westminster constituency | Leeds North West |
| Delivery location | TLI London |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | NEWMARK GERALD EVE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

### Codes

- 71410000 - Urban planning services

## Release History

- 24 Jul 2025 at 14:30 - Award - UK6 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/042865-2025
- 2 May 2025 at 12:55 - Tender - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/018781-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/042865-2025
  24th July 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/018781-2025
  2nd May 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/RVHNYD75HY

## Notice URLs

- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents
- https://www.nmrk.com/en-gb
- https://www.turnerandtownsend.com/

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