Transforming Cornwall Museum and Art Gallery Tender - Lead Design Consultant

Contract summary

Industry

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• Site-investigation services - 71510000

• Construction supervision services - 71520000

• Construction consultancy services - 71530000

• Construction management services - 71540000

• Technical testing, analysis and consultancy services - 71600000

• Composition and purity testing and analysis services - 71610000

• Analysis services - 71620000

• Technical inspection and testing services - 71630000

Location of contract

South West

Value of contract

£400,000 to £460,000

Procurement reference

08/2025(01)

Published date

22 August 2025

Closing date

22 September 2025

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

17 October 2025

Contract end date

31 July 2028

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Other: Open Procedure - Above threshold but by organisation not a defined Contracting Authority

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

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Description

The Cornwall Museum & Art Gallery invites response to this Invitation to Tender (ITT) from suitably qualified suppliers ("Suppliers") to complete Phase 4 of its major transformation programme and is looking to commission a Lead Design Consultant.

Initially this is to undertake RIBA Stages 2-4 as part of the National Lottery Heritage Fund (NLHF) Development Phase of Transforming Cornwall Museum and Art Gallery and to complete RIBA Stages 5-7 if the application is successful.

Full details around the Tender can be found in the accompanying documentation, in particular:

Part B - Response Document (Tender)
Schedule 1 - The Brief
Schedule 2 - Price Schedule

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More information

Attachments

• Above Threshold-ITT-Part A-Open Instruction_Final_22.08.2025.pdf
• Bidding documents
• Above Threshold-ITT-Part A-Open Instruction_Final_22.08.2025

• Above Threshold-ITT-Part B-Open Response _Final_22.08.2025.docx
• Bid submission documents
• Above Threshold-ITT-Part B-Open Response _Final_22.08.2025

• Masterplan RIBA 2_7 Design Brief FINAL 22.08.25.pdf
• Technical specifications
• Masterplan RIBA 2_7 Design Brief FINAL 22.08.25

• Price Schedule.xlsx
• Bill of quantity
• Price Schedule

• 13. Conditions survey_Final.pdf
• Bidding documents
• 13. Conditions survey_Final

• L-29909RV2 Survey Report - Royal Cornwall Museum, Cornwall (R) F (1).pdf
• Bidding documents
• L-29909RV2 Survey Report - Royal Cornwall Museum, Cornwall (R) F (1)

• RCM Level 0 - Basements-Level 0.pdf
• Illustrations
• RCM Level 0 - Basements-Level 0

• RCM Level 1 - Ground floor-Level 1.pdf
• Illustrations
• RCM Level 1 - Ground floor-Level 1

• RCM Level 2 - Lower intermediate floor-Level 2.pdf
• Illustrations
• RCM Level 2 - Lower intermediate floor-Level 2

• RCM Level 3 - First floor-Level 3.pdf
• Illustrations
• RCM Level 3 - First floor-Level 3

• RCM Level 4 - Upper intermediate floor-Level 4.pdf
• Illustrations
• RCM Level 4 - Upper intermediate floor-Level 4

• RCM Level 5 - Upper Archive floor-Level 5.pdf
• Illustrations
• RCM Level 5 - Upper Archive floor-Level 5

• RCM Level 6 - Roofs-Roof.pdf
• Illustrations
• RCM Level 6 - Roofs-Roof

Additional text

Clarifications will be published against the Tender Notice on Contracts Finder.

If interested in tendering for this project please ensure you add a "watch this notice" for alerts as from time to time additional information or clarifications may be published related to this tender.

It will be the responsibility of Bidders to ensure they are aware of all published clarifications and ensure that their bid has taken these into account.

In the event of any queries please contact:

enquiries@cornwallmuseum.org

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How to apply

Follow the instructions given in the description or the more information section.

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About the buyer

Contact name

Taryn Harris

Address

Royal Cornwall Museum
TRURO
TR12SJ
England

Telephone

07930004593

Email

enquiries@cornwallmuseum.org

Website

https://cornwallmuseum.org/