Award

Architect and Lead Designer for The Science and Industry Museum Technicians Gallery

  • Science Museum Group

UK6: Contract award notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-060947

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-0546d5 (view related notices)

Published 30 September 2025, 3:01pm



Scope

Description

The Science Museum Group is looking to appoint an architect to lead the base build team to deliver the new Technicians galleries at The Science and Industry Museum, Manchester. The appointment will be for the delivery of RIBA Stage 2 initially. If at the conclusion of Stage 2 the project is approved to continue, the Design Team will deliver the base build to completion.

Please refer to the tender document pack for further details.


Contract 1

Supplier

Contract value

  • £494,000 excluding VAT
  • £592,800 including VAT

Above the relevant threshold

Award decision date

30 September 2025

Date assessment summaries were sent to tenderers

30 September 2025

Standstill period

  • End: 9 October 2025
  • 8 working days

Earliest date the contract will be signed

13 October 2025

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 22 October 2025 to 1 November 2029
  • 4 years, 11 days

Main procurement category

Services

CPV classifications

  • 71000000 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
  • 71200000 - Architectural and related services
  • 71220000 - Architectural design services
  • 71221000 - Architectural services for buildings

Information about tenders

  • 19 tenders received
  • 1 tender assessed in the final stage:
    • 0 submitted by small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
    • 0 submitted by voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)
  • 1 supplier awarded contracts
  • 0 suppliers unsuccessful (details included for contracts over £5 million)

Submission

Submission type

Requests to participate


Procedure

Procedure type

Competitive flexible procedure


Supplier

BUILDING DESIGN PARTNERSHIP LIMITED

  • Companies House: 02207415

11 Ducie Street, Piccadilly Basin

Manchester

M1 2JB

United Kingdom

Region: UKD33 - Manchester

Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): No

Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No

Supported employment provider: No

Public service mutual: No

Contract 1


Contracting authority

Science Museum Group

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PDTR-3338-MNPG

The Science Museum

London

SW7 2DD

United Kingdom

Region: UKI33 - Kensington & Chelsea and Hammersmith & Fulham

Organisation type: Public authority - central government