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British Museum Western Range Competition to find an Architect-Led Design Team

The Trustees of the British Museum · Public body

In brief

The Trustees of the British Museum awarded architecture and engineering and leisure and events work to Ove Arup & Partners Ltd and Lina Gotmeh on 11 September 2025.

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What the notice says

Please note this is a Contract Award Notice to announce the conclusion of the procurement it is not a new opportunity. The British Museum is delighted to launch this international competition to choose a visionary, architect-led design team to work with the Museum to develop an extraordinary design for a significant part of its Bloomsbury site: The Western Range. This is an important commission to re-envisage and transform key parts of the main, iconic site in Bloomsbury. This will be the Museum’s biggest building project since the 1820s, when work commenced on the original quadrangle. The ambition is significant: to restore the Western Range and, in so doing, reimagine a third of the existing gallery area, deliver improved collections storage and create new amenities to enhance the visitor experience, making the collection as accessible as possible to all the Museum’s audiences.

Who won

WinnerValueDates
Ove Arup & Partners Ltd
Lina Gotmeh (SME)
5 bids received
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Values as the award notice gives them, excluding VAT where stated.

Timeline

  1. Contract award notice · notice 064130-2025

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The Trustees of the British MuseumLast 12 months

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From notice 064130-2025 on Find a Tender, first published 10 October 2025. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.