AwardedAwarded 5 June 2026
Civil and Structural Engineering Consultant for the New Wing
National Gallery · Central government
In brief
National Gallery awarded architecture and engineering work to Buro Happold on 5 June 2026.
The notice gives a value of £2,500,000 excluding VAT.
The contract runs for 71 months, starting 1 May 2026.
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What the notice says
The National Gallery is appointing a Civil and Structural (C&S) Engineering Consultant with the capability, capacity and relevant experience to design and support the delivery of C&S engineering services for a new wing to the Gallery, located on Trafalgar Square in central London. The role of the C&S Engineering Consultant will include, as a minimum: • Leading and coordinating C&S engineering design inputs in support of the project brief and architectural intent. • Developing civil and structural design information appropriate to each RIBA stage, including calculations, reports, drawings, models, schedules, specifications and performance requirements. • Coordinating interfaces with the…Read the full description
The National Gallery is appointing a Civil and Structural (C&S) Engineering Consultant with the capability, capacity and relevant experience to design and support the delivery of C&S engineering services for a new wing to the Gallery, located on Trafalgar Square in central London.
The role of the C&S Engineering Consultant will include, as a minimum:
• Leading and coordinating C&S engineering design inputs in support of the project brief and architectural intent.
• Developing civil and structural design information appropriate to each RIBA stage, including calculations, reports, drawings, models, schedules, specifications and performance requirements.
• Coordinating interfaces with the Architect, MEP engineers, specialist designers, highways authorities, utilities providers and the wider project team, including interfaces with existing structures, foundations, below-ground constraints and live operational conditions.
• Supporting statutory and technical approvals, including Building Regulations compliance, temporary works considerations, and providing technical input to planning,
listed building and heritage submissions where required.
• Supporting procurement activities, including preparation of tender information, responses to tender queries, evaluation of contractor proposals, and design development during contractor procurement.
• Providing construction-stage support including responses to RFIs, attendance at coordination meetings, inspections as required, review of contractor design portions (where applicable), monitoring of structural works, and support to handover, defects resolution and post-completion activities
Who won
| Winner | Value | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Buro Happold 5 bids received | £1,602,005 | Awarded 5 June 2026 |
Values as the award notice gives them, excluding VAT where stated.
Timeline
- Tender notice · UK4, notice 009465-2026
- Contract award notice · UK6, notice 053868-2026
Last time this was bought
MEP Engineering Consultant for the New Wing
- Won by
- Max Fordham
- Awarded
- 5 June 2026
- Value
- £1,804,000
- Bids
- 5
Matched on National Gallery, the type of work and the title; it may be a related contract rather than the same one. Check the notice to be sure.
About the buyer
National GalleryLast 12 months
Procurements
15Awards
15Suppliers it has used most for architecture and engineering
- Building Design Partnership Limited1 contract
- Buro Happold1 contract
- Gustafson Porter + Bowman LLP1 contract
- Kengo Kuma & Associates, INC.1 contract
- Max Fordham1 contract
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From notice 009465-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 3 February 2026, last updated 8 June 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.