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title: "RAW Client-side Programme Director"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06f49c"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Royal Armouries Museum"
published: "2026-09-08"
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# RAW Client-side Programme Director

Buyer: Royal Armouries Museum  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06f49c

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## Summary

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.

## Notice

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.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/084920-2026 |
| 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 |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 8 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 8 Sep 2026 - 1 Sep 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £56,400 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Royal Armouries Museum |
| Locality | LEEDS |
| Postcode area | Leeds |
| Postcode | LS10 1LT |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber |
| ITL 2 | TLE4 West Yorkshire |
| ITL 3 | TLE42 Leeds |
| Local authority | Leeds |
| Electoral ward | Hunslet & Riverside |
| Westminster constituency | Leeds South |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | MBF ADVISORY LTD |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

### Codes

- 71541000 - Construction project management services

## Release History

- 8 Sep 2026 at 14:08 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/084920-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/084920-2026
  8th September 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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