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MEP Engineering Consultant for the New Wing at the National Gallery

National Gallery · Contract details notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 7 Oct 2026, 12:11.

Opportunity overview

The National Gallery is appointing a Mechanical, Electrical and Public Health (MEP) Engineering Consultant with the capability and capacity to design and support the delivery of building services for a new wing to the Gallery, located on Trafalgar Square in central London. The contract will cover RIBA stages 1 - 7. The role of the MEP Consultant will include, as a minimum: • Lead and coordinate Mechanical, Electrical and Public Health engineering design inputs in support of the project brief and architectural intent. • Develop MEP design information appropriate to each RIBA stage, including calculations, reports, drawings, schematics, schedules, specifications/performance requirements and coordination information. • Coordinate MEP interfaces with the Architect, other engineers, specialist designers and the wider project team, including interfaces with existing services and live operational constraints. • Support statutory and technical approvals, including Building Regulations compliance and relevant authority engagement, and provide technical input to planning / heritage submissions where required. • Support procurement activities, tender queries, design development during contractor procurement, and respond to technical clarifications. • Provide construction-stage support including responses to RFIs, inspections as required, review of contractor design (where applicable), commissioning support, witnessing and sign-off activities, and support to handover, soft landings and defects.

Awarded to

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MAX FORDHAM LLP

Matched by number
Published award value
£1.8m
Awarded
4 Jun 2026
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH OC300026
Location
London, UKI31, NW1 7PE, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
262705DME
Status
complete
Procurement Method
selective
Procurement Method Details
Competitive flexible procedure

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
National Gallery
Id
GB-PPON-PGYR-7259-GLQG

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PGYR-7259-GLQG

Address

Street Address
Trafalgar Square
Locality
London
Postal Code
WC2N 5DN
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKI32

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - central government
Organisation 2
Name
MAX FORDHAM LLP
Id
GB-COH-OC300026

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
OC300026

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PLPH-5624-JMCP

Address

Street Address
42/43 Gloucester Crescent
Locality
London
Postal Code
NW1 7PE
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKI31

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
sme
Vcse
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No
Sheltered Workshop
No

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Status
active
Main Procurement Category
services

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
71321000
Description
Engineering design services for mechanical and electrical installations for buildings

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKI32
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-OC300026
Name
MAX FORDHAM LLP

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
1
Award ID
1
Status
active
Above Threshold
Yes
Date Signed
22 Jun 2026, 00:00
No Agreed Metrics Rationale
under £5million

Period

Starts
22 Jun 2026, 00:00
Ends
31 Aug 2033, 23:59

Value

Including VAT
2,164,800
Amount
1,804,000
Currency
GBP

Documents

Entry 1
Id
094582-2026
Document Type
contractNotice
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Published
7 Oct 2026, 10:42
Format
text/html

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · London · UKI32 · WC2N 5DN · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

3 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

3 VERSIONS
  1. 005294-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 053877-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender ·
  3. 094582-2026Contract details notice on Find a Tender ·