Sunderland Museum and Winter Garden Redevelopment
Estimated value
—
Awarded value
£47k
Suppliers
1
Lots
1
Published
02 Apr 2026
Description
Plans include moving the main entrance to the terrace adjacent Mowbray Park, better connecting the museum to the park. The ground floor will be completely transformed with a new central atrium space, new galleries and more family friendly activities and exhibitions. The redevelopment will also create a new learning and engagement zone to complement the Winter Gardens with imaginative educational and outreach programmes focusing on the museum's collections, the natural world, biodiversity and climate change
Scope
- Reference
- OPEN202628
- Commercial tool
- Standalone contract
- Contract dates
- 29 Mar 2026 to 30 Jun 2028
- CPV classifications
- 45212313
- Contract locations
- North East England, United Kingdom
- Particular suitability
- Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
Award criteria
Criteria the buyer will use to evaluate bids.
| Name | Description | Type | Weighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quality | 1a - Second step delivery proposals for RIBA Stage 4 - 10% 1b - Outline Construction Methodology for RIBA Stages 5 to 7 - 10% 2 - Project Team - 10% 3 - Sustainability - 5% 4 - Affordability Appraisal - 15% 5 - General Approach to Health & Safety - 10% | quality | 60.00% |
| Social Value | — | quality | 10.00% |
| Price | PCSA Price evaluated on median price basis - 20% Overheads and Profit percentage evaluated on median basis - 10% | price | 30.00% |
Participation
Conditions suppliers must meet to bid.
Refer to the Procurement Specific Questionnaire (PSQ) within the tender documentation. Suppliers must be able to demonstrate that they can fulfil contracts of the size and nature of this contract and have been performed within the last 5 years (i.e. January 2021 to December 2025) To demonstrate this the examples must include the following elements: • Redevelopment works of a similar value (range £5m to £15m) • Works to a listed building or historic monument • Works within a museum and/or gallery • Works within a site where employee access is required
Submission & procedure
- Procedure
- Open procedure
Award details
Awarded supplier(s), contract period and value as published in the award notice.
Awarded value
£47k
Award date
01 Apr 2026
Contract start
03 May 2026
Contract end
31 Jul 2026
Awarded suppliers· 1 supplier
Awarded 01 Apr 2026 · Contract period 03 May 2026 — 31 Jul 2026
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