Award

Mechanical & Electrical Engineer Passivhaus & Principal Designer Services - Boston Spa Renewed

  • British Library Board

UK5: Transparency notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-078744

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-05ec87 (view related notices)

Published 2 December 2025, 9:52am



Scope

Reference

002726

Description

Ongoing work by the M&E services consultant and Principal Designer on Building 33 to include additional work and prolongation fees


Contract 1. Ongoing work by Buro Happold in their roles as M&E services consultant and Principal Designer on Building 33 to include additional work and prolongation fees

Supplier

Contract value

  • £353,660 excluding VAT
  • £424,392 including VAT

Above the relevant threshold

Earliest date the contract will be signed

3 December 2025

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 3 December 2025 to 31 July 2026
  • 7 months, 29 days

Main procurement category

Services

CPV classifications

  • 71320000 - Engineering design services

Contract locations

  • UKC - North East (England)
  • UKD - North West (England)
  • UKE - Yorkshire and the Humber
  • UKF - East Midlands (England)
  • UKG - West Midlands (England)
  • UKH - East of England
  • UKI - London
  • UKJ - South East (England)
  • UKK - South West (England)

Other information

Conflicts assessment prepared/revised

Yes


Procedure

Procedure type

Direct award

Direct award justification

Additional or repeat goods, services or works - further goods, services or works following a competitive procedure

Buro Happold were appointed to the Boston Spa Renewed contract in 2021 and have worked with the British Library, the main contractor and other organisations to design and deliver the mechanical and electrical engineering scheme for that programme. At this stage a change of supplier would:-

a) result in the contracting authority receiving goods, services or works that are different from, or incompatible with, the existing goods, services or works, and

(b) the difference or incompatibility would result in disproportionate technical difficulties in operation or maintenance.


Supplier

BURO HAPPOLD LIMITED

  • Companies House: 02049511
  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PMYR-5199-WHTD

Camden Mill, 230 Lower Bristol Road

Bath

BA2 3DQ

United Kingdom

Region: UKK12 - Bath and North East Somerset, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire

Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): No

Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No

Contract 1. Ongoing work by Buro Happold in their roles as M&E services consultant and Principal Designer on Building 33 to include additional work and prolongation fees


Contracting authority

British Library Board

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PCXZ-9362-XQJM

96 Euston Road

London

NW1 2DB

United Kingdom

Region: UKI31 - Camden and City of London

Organisation type: Public authority - central government