Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Department for Business and Trade
Old Admiralty Building, Admiralty Place
London
SW1A 2DY
MajorWorldEventsCommercial@businessandtrade.gov.uk
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-business-and-trade
one.2) Information about joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority
one.5) Main activity
Other activity
Central Government
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
UK Pavilion at Expo 2025 Osaka - Design, Build, Maintain & Decommission (DBMD)
Reference number
Project_1355 / CR_3097
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 71541000 - Construction project management services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The United Kingdom (UK) is participating in Expo 2025, which runs from 13 April 2025 - 13 October 2025 and will take place in Osaka, Japan. The overarching theme of Expo 2025 is "Designing Future Society for Our Lives". Expo will welcome visitors from all over the world, allowing countries to build extraordinary pavilions and transform the host city for years to come.
His Majestys Government (HMG) has procured a supplier (referred to as the "Contractor") to manage the delivery of the Design, Build, Maintain, and Decommission (referred to as "DBMD") of the UK Pavilion at Expo 2025 Osaka.
The Contractor will take full design liability and responsibility for managing the end-to-end delivery of the physical UK Pavilion and will be responsible for taking forward HMGs creative vision, and delivering a design that can be built in the timeframes; with the materials available; can deliver our key messages and visitor experience; and meets Japanese construction regulations.
The Contractor is responsible for managing the construction of the designed UK Pavilion (using appropriately licenced contractors that can build in Japan), fitting it out, maintaining it for the six (6) months of Expo, and then decommissioning it at the end of Expo. The Contractor is responsible for managing any required consortium group members, subcontractors, or supply chain partners required to deliver the requirement via the proposed "Integrator" delivery model outlined in the Scope.
For clarity, services under this DBMD Contract do not include requirements for full operational services (such as staffing, events, hospitality etc) during the Expo.
Please see section II.2.4 of this notice for further information on this procurement.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Value excluding VAT: £24,000,000
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 44211000 - Prefabricated buildings
- 44211100 - Modular and portable buildings
- 45212310 - Construction work for buildings relating to exhibitions
- 45212600 - Pavilion construction work
- 45223810 - Prefabricated constructions
- 50800000 - Miscellaneous repair and maintenance services
- 71220000 - Architectural design services
- 71530000 - Construction consultancy services
- 79930000 - Specialty design services
- 79993000 - Building and facilities management services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- JP - Japan
- UK - United Kingdom
Main site or place of performance
The Client is headquartered in the UK, however, the pavilion is to be built, maintained, and decommissioned in Osaka, Japan, so the Contractor has the ability to operate in both.
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
HMG has procured a Contractor to Design, Build (including Fitout), Maintain, and Decommission the UK Pavilion at Expo 2025 Osaka. All services required (including any specific works for the construction, and goods for the fitout) will be delivered through this single contract.
The contract, a modified NEC4 Engineering and Construction Contract - Option F (Management), is divided into six (6) works packages to be delivered up to maximum budget cap of £24million (excluding all applicable taxes as permitted under the contract):
1. Management
2. Design & Surveys
3. Construction
4. Fitout
5. Maintain
6. Decommission
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2023/S 000-017309
four.2.9) Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice
The contracting authority will not award any further contracts based on the above prior information notice
Section five. Award of contract
Title
UK Pavilion at Expo 2025 Osaka - Design, Build, Maintain & Decommission (DBMD)
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
28 September 2023
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 5
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 5
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
ES Global
Unit G East, Coate House, 1-3 Coate Street
London
E2 9AG
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £24,000,000
five.2.5) Information about subcontracting
The contract is likely to be subcontracted
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Department for Business & Trade
Old Admiralty Building, Admiralty Place
London
SW1A 2DY
MajorWorldEventsCommercial@businessandtrade.gov.uk
Country
United Kingdom