Scope
Description
The National Gallery is looking to appoint a Civil and Structural (C&S) Engineering Consultant with the capability, capacity and relevant experience to design and support the delivery of C&S engineering services for a new wing to the Gallery, located on Trafalgar Square in central London.
The role of the C&S Engineering Consultant will include, as a minimum:
• Leading and coordinating C&S engineering design inputs in support of the project brief and architectural intent.
• Developing civil and structural design information appropriate to each RIBA stage, including calculations, reports, drawings, models, schedules, specifications and performance requirements.
• Coordinating interfaces with the Architect, MEP engineers, specialist designers, highways authorities, utilities providers and the wider project team, including interfaces with existing structures, foundations, below-ground constraints and live operational conditions.
• Supporting statutory and technical approvals, including Building Regulations compliance, temporary works considerations, and providing technical input to planning, listed building and heritage submissions where required.
• Supporting procurement activities, including preparation of tender information, responses to tender queries, evaluation of contractor proposals, and design development during contractor procurement.
• Providing construction-stage support including responses to RFIs, attendance at coordination meetings, inspections as required, review of contractor design portions (where applicable), monitoring of structural works, and support to handover, defects resolution and post-completion activities
Total value (estimated)
- £2,500,000 excluding VAT
- £3,000,000 including VAT
Above the relevant threshold
Contract dates (estimated)
- 1 May 2026 to 31 March 2032
- 5 years, 11 months
Main procurement category
Services
CPV classifications
- 71311000 - Civil engineering consultancy services
- 71312000 - Structural engineering consultancy services
Contract locations
- UKI32 - Westminster
Participation
Legal and financial capacity conditions of participation
as set out in PSQ
Technical ability conditions of participation
as set out in PSQ
Submission
Enquiry deadline
17 February 2026, 4:00pm
Submission type
Requests to participate
Deadline for requests to participate
2 March 2026, 12:00pm
Submission address and any special instructions
Tenders may be submitted electronically
Yes
Languages that may be used for submission
English
Award decision date (estimated)
28 April 2026
Award criteria
| Name | Type |
|---|---|
| Technical Response | Quality |
| Social Value | Quality |
| Resource Schedule | Quality |
| Fee Schedule | Price |
Weighting description
Weightings will be confirmed in the ITT document issued to the shortlisted suppliers
Other information
Description of risks to contract performance
Planning process causes delays
Applicable trade agreements
- Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
Conflicts assessment prepared/revised
Yes
Procedure
Procedure type
Competitive flexible procedure
Competitive flexible procedure description
shortlist of 5 suppliers to be invited to tender following assessment of PSQ
Tender interviews to be held
Contracting authority
National Gallery
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PGYR-7259-GLQG
Trafalgar Square
London
WC2N 5DN
United Kingdom
Region: UKI32 - Westminster
Organisation type: Public authority - central government