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

The Trustees of the British Museum

Buyer Contact Info

Buyer Name: The Trustees of the British Museum

Buyer Address: The British Museum, Great Russell Street, London, WC1B 3DG, UK

Contact Email: procurement@britishmuseum.org

Contact Telephone: +442073238000

Status
complete
Procedure
selective
Value
47477472.0 GBP
Published
10 Oct 2025, 10:20
Deadline
10 Sep 2025, 23:00
Contract Start
11 Sep 2025, 23:00
Contract End
31 Mar 2036, 22:59
Category
services
CPV
71200000 - Architectural and related services
Region
n/a
Awarded To
Lina Gotmeh, Ove Arup & Partners Limited
Official Source
Open Contracts Finder

Description

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.

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