The construction consultancy services framework deadline is 24 March 2025
The British Museum consultancy framework will lead to work on technical studies, light-touch refurbs, complex renewals, and construction of new galleries.
The framework covers seven lots:
- Project Management
- Quantity Surveying and Commercial Management
- Mechanical, Electrical, Public Health and Fire Engineering
- Architecture and Interior Design
- Structural and Civil Engineering
- Fire Safety Engineer
- Surveying
The British Museum consultancy framework has five objectives
The objectives listed by the framework are to:
- Safeguard value for money in the appointment of consultancy services for (construction) projects.
- Ensure projects are delivered in alignment with budgets via securing the appropriate skills and expertise.
- Guarantee the services delivered by the supply chain via the Framework are in alignment with the British Museum’s specialist context.
- Ensure services delivered via the Framework are of high quality and aligned with clearly defined duties.
- Provide programme assurance in project delivery via the appointment of those with the appropriate skills and expertise.
The estimated total value of the framework comes to around £46.1m to be spread over the selected candidates, of which most lots will have a minimum of eight, while some have a minimum of 10.
A large part of the framework concerns fire safety, with updated fire standards causing many to seek upgrades. The NHS has similarly launched a fire safety framework to make their buildings safer after a previous report estimated over 7m cases that need attention.
Framework activities are listed in the brief
The framework lists several of the work activities that will be explored: “The types of projects and related planning and design activity likely to be delivered under the Framework are broad and could be classified under one of the following categories, covering both front-of-house and back-of-house spaces:
- Strategic/technical studies or reviews.
- Light touch refreshments/renewals (painting, minor carpentry, etc., but no significant fabric interventions).
- Complex, stand-alone M&E/lift/security/fire systems renewal or refurbishment.
- Refurbishment/renewal/creation of spaces (sometimes in conjunction with refurbishment of wings).
- Masterplan projects including new buildings and/or significant reconfiguration of existing wings/spaces.”
In further commitments to science and research, in March 2024, the Natural History Museum announced a new collections, science and digitisation centre located on the University of Reading campus. The building begins construction this year, with expected completion in 2027, and the building is expected to be fully operational by 2031.
Tenders are open now for the British Museum consultancy framework, and more information can be found on the government website’s new Find-a-Tender service.
