UK Public Sector Contracts & Tenders

Hard FM services to the Museum's London estate and storage facilities in Reading and Salisbury

PLEASE NOTE THIS NOTICE IS TO ANNOUNCE THE AWARD OF CONTRACT. THIS IS NOT A CURRENT CONTRACT OPPORTUNITY. The British Museum is seeking to appoint a mechanical, electrical, public health and fire services engineering consultant (MEPHF engineer) to provide services for the delivery of the South-West Energy Centre (SWEC) project from RIBA Stage 3 onwards. The appointed consultant will also be required to act as Lead Consultant, Lead Designer, Principal Designer, Design Management and Lead Appointed Party.

PLEASE NOTE THIS NOTICE IS TO ANNOUNCE THE AWARD OF CONTRACT. THIS IS NOT A CURRENT CONTRACT OPPORTUNITY. The British Museum plans to embark in Spring 2024 on a procurement exercise that will lead to the appointment of a Design Team for the re-development of its Western Range as part of the Museum's Masterplan. The procurement approach will be in the form of a Restricted Procedure under the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. The evaluation methodology for the appointment of the Design Team has been developed, and approved by the Museum's Masterplan Committee. We now seek to appoint a Procurement Consultant to manage the delivery of the Design Team appointment in accordance with the agreed methodology whose main responsibilities will be: •Administration of e-sourcing portal including all communications with participants. •Facilitation of in-person events •Management of all evaluation stages by chairing and providing secretariat services to panels.

Please note this is a Contract Award Notice, not a new opportunity to participate in a procurement. The works at East Road within the British Museum estate comprise construction of a new building as part of the Museum's overall South South-West Energy Centre (SWEC) Programme. The basement, ground and first floor building will provide accommodation for mechanical, electrical and fire systems plant, plus carpentry, electrical, locksmith workshop/maintenance facilities. The works relate to the base building only to be delivered as a waterproof shell. It excludes all fit out and MEP to serve the building and primary MEP central plant.

Please note this is a Contract Award Notice to announce the conclusion of the procurement it is not a new opportunity. The British Museum is delighted to launch this international competition to choose a visionary, architect-led design team to work with the Museum to develop an extraordinary design for a significant part of its Bloomsbury site: The Western Range. This is an important commission to re-envisage and transform key parts of the main, iconic site in Bloomsbury. This will be the Museum's biggest building project since the 1820s, when work commenced on the original quadrangle. The ambition is significant: to restore the Western Range and, in so doing, reimagine a third of the existing gallery area, deliver improved collections storage and create new amenities to enhance the visitor experience, making the collection as accessible as possible to all the Museum's audiences.

The Museum seeks to award a contract for the design, manufacture, delivery and on-site assembly of a bespoke showcase to display the Bayeux Tapestry during its temporary exhibition at the British Museum, on display to the public from September 2026 - July 2027 (final dates to be confirmed). The appointed supplier will also be required to provide flexible and responsive support during the installation of the Tapestry into the showcase and conduct any necessary maintenance to the showcase for the duration of the exhibition. They will facilitate showcase access to enable the de-installation of the tapestry at the conclusion of the show and carry out the disassembly of the showcase. Circular economy principles should be applied throughout the design of the showcase to enable the most efficient reuse or recycling of components at the conclusion of the exhibition. The contract must be delivered to a demanding timescale with key milestones for the production of shop drawings, prototyping, and provision of material samples. The showcase must comply with stringent environmental control and monitoring requirements to maintain the tapestry in optimal conditions for its conservation throughout the installation, display and deinstallation periods. The showcase must meet, or exceed, the security requirements established under the UK Government Indemnity Scheme (GIS), or equivalent, for the loan of collection objects. Details of the GIS scheme can be found at https://www.artscouncil.org.uk/supporting-arts-museums-and-libraries/supporting-collections-and-cultural-property/government-indemnity. The design will need to accommodate physical and technological security measures details of which will be provided by the Museum as part of the tender documentation. The appointed supplier will collaborate with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders. The design will be developed in collaboration with the Museum's exhibition design team for this project led by Opera Amsterdam B.V. A dynamic and iterative approach to design development will be essential to the development of the showcase. The intended form of contract will be Design and Build from the Joint Contracts Tribunal 2024 suite, given the extent of design input required from the appointed supplier. Pre Construction Information, to be included in the tender documentation, will contain all of the site information including the role of the project's Principal Contractor, this role is subject to a separate appointment, in relation to obligations under the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015, details of which may be found here: https://www.hse.gov.uk/construction/cdm/2015/index.htm. The site installation period will be limited, and the appointed supplier must allow for sufficient installation teams to ensure that the showcase is constructed and commissioned completely, prior to the installation of the Bayeux Tapestry. No extensions of time will be granted for late delivery.

PLEASE NOTE THIS NOTICE IS TO ANNOUNCE THE AWARD OF CONTRACT. THIS IS NOT A CURRENT CONTRACT OPPORTUNITY. The British Museum plans to embark in Spring 2024 on a procurement exercise that will lead to the appointment of a Design Team for the re-development of its Western Range as part of the Museum's Masterplan. The procurement approach will be in the form of a Restricted Procedure under the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. The evaluation methodology for the appointment of the Design Team has been developed, and approved by the Museum’s Masterplan Committee. We now seek to appoint a Procurement Consultant to manage the delivery of the Design Team appointment in accordance with the agreed methodology whose main responsibilities will be: •Administration of e-sourcing portal including all communications with participants. •Facilitation of in-person events •Management of all evaluation stages by chairing and providing secretariat services to panels.

Please note this is a Contract Award Notice, not a new opportunity to participate in a procurement. The works at East Road within the British Museum estate comprise construction of a new building as part of the Museum’s overall South South-West Energy Centre (SWEC) Programme. The basement, ground and first floor building will provide accommodation for mechanical, electrical and fire systems plant, plus carpentry, electrical, locksmith workshop/maintenance facilities. The works relate to the base building only to be delivered as a waterproof shell. It excludes all fit out and MEP to serve the building and primary MEP central plant.

Hard FM services to the Museum’s London estate and storage facilities in Reading and Salisbury

Soft FM services to the Museum’s London estate and storage facilities in Reading and Salisbury

PLEASE NOTE THIS NOTICE IS TO ANNOUNCE THE AWARD OF CONTRACT. THIS IS NOT A CURRENT CONTRACT OPPORTUNITY. The British Museum is seeking to appoint a mechanical, electrical, public health and fire services engineering consultant (MEPHF engineer) to provide services for the delivery of the South-West Energy Centre (SWEC) project from RIBA Stage 3 onwards. The appointed consultant will also be required to act as Lead Consultant, Lead Designer, Principal Designer, Design Management and Lead Appointed Party.

Please note this is a Contract Award Notice to announce the conclusion of the procurement it is not a new opportunity. The British Museum is delighted to launch this international competition to choose a visionary, architect-led design team to work with the Museum to develop an extraordinary design for a significant part of its Bloomsbury site: The Western Range. This is an important commission to re-envisage and transform key parts of the main, iconic site in Bloomsbury. This will be the Museum’s biggest building project since the 1820s, when work commenced on the original quadrangle. The ambition is significant: to restore the Western Range and, in so doing, reimagine a third of the existing gallery area, deliver improved collections storage and create new amenities to enhance the visitor experience, making the collection as accessible as possible to all the Museum’s audiences.