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Sunderland Museum and Winter Garden Redevelopment

Sunderland City Council · Local authority

In brief

Sunderland City Council awarded construction work to Brims Construction Limited on 2 April 2026.

The notice gives a value of £7,500,000 excluding VAT.

The contract runs for 27 months, starting 30 March 2026.

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What the notice says

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

Who won

WinnerValueDates
Brims Construction Limited (SME)
4 bids received
£47,152
Awarded 2 April 2026

Values as the award notice gives them, excluding VAT where stated.

Timeline

  1. Tender notice · UK4, notice 002404-2026
  2. Contract award notice · UK6, notice 031007-2026

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From notice 002404-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 12 January 2026, last updated 2 April 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.