Exhibition Design Consultancy

Royal Armouries MuseumcontractFind a TenderRef ocds-h6vhtk-051250Procurement Act 2023SME suitableVCSE suitableactive
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1 SME

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1 awarded

Published

12 May 2026

Description

The Royal Armouries Museum established an Agreement for the provision of Lead Design Consultant (LDC) services for RIBA Stages 2-7 with a twelve-month Defects Period, for the Armed with Hope & Understanding project. CONTRACT STRUCTURE: This contract is awarded for a maximum estimated value of £2,335,210.60 (ex VAT), £2,802,252.72 (inc VAT) and a maximum duration of 93 months. Phasing and Descoping: The contract is structured in phases. Phase 1 is confirmed at a value of £106,515 (ex VAT), £127,818 (inc VAT). Subsequent phases are optional and strictly contingent upon secured funding. The contract includes provisions for the Authority to descope or scale down these optional phases (up to 100%) to align with final funding allocations without this constituing a substantial modification, as the potential for such a downward variation was explicity provided for in the initial procurement design and in the tender documents.

Scope

Reference
RA-0212
Commercial tool
Standalone contract
Contract dates
16 Mar 2026 to 30 Nov 2033
CPV classifications
45212310
45300000
71220000
71324000
71520000
72224000
79415200
79421200
79930000
92520000
92521000
92521100
Contract locations
Yorkshire and the Humber, United Kingdom
Particular suitability
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)

Award criteria

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NameDescriptionTypeWeighting
Appendix B - Pricing SchedulePriceprice25.00%
Understanding of the vision & briefQ1quality15.00%
Design approach, methodology, programme & phasing planQ2quality15.00%
Interview performanceInterviewquality15.00%
Team composition & experienceQ3quality10.00%
Stakeholder & participatory practiceQ4quality10.00%
Social value: Sustainability and accessibilityQ5quality10.00%

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Competitive flexible procedure

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