Public procurement notice: Contract Award Notice
Published: 2021-05-28
Buyer: The British Museum
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Restricted procedure
CPV classification: 71000000 | 71221000 | 71311000: Civil engineering consultancy services | 71312000: Structural engineering consultancy services | 71313200
Estimated value: 45000000 GBP
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: The British Museum is looking to update and replace an expired consultancy framework for the delivery of construction and renewal/refurbishment projects, as well as strategic and technical studies which are used by the Museum in decision making on the scope, scale and investment priorities for the estate. The need to re-establish a procurement route for these services has been used as an opportunity to review requirements and rationalise the former wide-ranging suite of six multi-lot frameworks into a single more streamlined framework based on the following 5 lots:
In addition to the services delivered in the five core lots, there will be non-core and specialist duties (see individual lot details below).
Description of the procurement: Lot 1 Project Management will cover Full Project Management or External Project Management (both of which will incorporate Lead Consultant) as the core service, and also an option to provide Contract Administrator services.
The types of projects and related planning and design activity required are broad and could be classified under one of the following categories, covering both front-of-house and back-of-house spaces:
2) Light touch refreshments/renewals (painting, minor carpentry, etc., but no significant fabric interventions).
5) Masterplan projects including new buildings and/or significant reconfiguration of existing wings/spaces.
Over the period of the renewed framework (2021-2025) the Museum will be focusing efforts on investment in the existing building stock, so the number of projects will be weighted towards categories 1 to 4 above. However, as strategic planning advances and funding opportunities arise category 5 may progress during the period of the new framework.
Suppliers must be willing and able to work across the full range of projects in terms of type and value to ensure the frameworks deliver value for money and provide a reliable and efficient source of expertise.
The call-off methodology for the frameworks includes both direct award (using ranking) and mini-competition, and is described in ITT Annex 2B JCT Contract Amendments.
Lot 2 Quantity Surveying will cover Quantity Surveying as the core service and also an option to provide Contract Administrator services, Lead Consultant services (for projects where no Consultant Project Manager is appointed), Principal Designer services and specialist Building Surveying services.
The types of projects and related planning and design activity required are broad and could be classified under one of the following categories, covering both front-of-house and back-of-house spaces:
2) Light touch refreshments/renewals (painting, minor carpentry, etc., but no significant fabric interventions).
5) Masterplan projects including new buildings and/or significant reconfiguration of existing wings/spaces.
Over the period of the renewed framework (2021-2025) the Museum will be focusing efforts on investment in the existing building stock, so the number of projects will be weighted towards categories 1 to 4 above. However, as strategic planning advances and funding opportunities arise category 5 may progress during the period of the new framework.
Suppliers must be willing and able to work across the full range of projects in terms of type and value to ensure the frameworks deliver value for money and provide a reliable and efficient source of expertise.


Winner: Arcadis Consulting (UK) Ltd
Award value: 45000000
Number of bids: 10