The National Gallery, London NG200 Project Design Team Selection Process

Tender description

The National Gallery is seeking to appoint a multidisciplinary design team to lead the NG200 Project. The project focuses on enhancing the arrival experience at the National Gallery and has an anticipated construction budget of £25-£30 million. The project will be delivered in phases over the next five years, with the initial phase delivered during the Gallery’s Bicentenary year, 2024. The initial phase focuses on the Gallery’s Sainsbury Wing and works may include: remodelling the front gates, entry sequence and associated public realm; interior works to the lobby; limited remodelling of the first floor spaces; and upgrading the supporting facilities, notably visitor orientation and information, retail and security. Subsequent phases of the project may include further remodelling of the Sainsbury Wing interiors (excluding the second floor galleries); works to enhance the Portico on the Wilkins Building; further public realm works including Jubilee Walk; and a new Research Centre. Lot 1: The procurement is a two stage selection process run under the Competitive Procedure with Negotiation. At stage one of the process, the National Gallery is seeking creative multidisciplinary teams organised under a lead consultant (who is an architect) and including structural engineering, services engineering, heritage consultancy, landscape/public realm design and Principal Designer (under the Construction and Design Management [CDM] Regulations 2015) services. Following the first stage of the process, up to five design teams will be shortlisted on the basis of the selection criteria set out in The Conditions document (available to download from https://competitions.malcolmreading.com/nationalgallery). Internationally-based design teams will be required to propose a UK-based executive architect, who can provide local support, as part of their team at stage two. The subject of this procurement process is the contract for full design services (throughout all RIBA Workstages) for all phases of the NG200 Project (as described in the Design Brief and The Conditions documents. For further information, please refer to the procurement documents, available to download here: https://competitions.malcolmreading.com/nationalgallery.