Legal Basis:
Directive 2014/24/EU
Section I: Contracting authority
I.1)Name and addressesOfficial name: Victoria and Albert Museum
Postal address: Cromwell Road
Town: Kensington
NUTS code:
UKI3 Inner London – WestPostal code: SW7 2RL
Country: United Kingdom
E-mail:
procurement@vam.ac.ukTelephone: +44 2079422229
Internet address(es):
Main address: https://www.vam.ac.uk/
I.2)Information about joint procurement
I.3)CommunicationAdditional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted to the abovementioned address
I.4)Type of the contracting authorityBody governed by public law
I.5)Main activityRecreation, culture and religion
Section II: Object
II.1)Scope of the procurement
II.1.1)Title:
Museum of Childhood Fit-out Lead Designer
Reference number: VA/CON/26/18
II.1.2)Main CPV code71220000 Architectural design services
II.1.3)Type of contractServices
II.1.4)Short description:
The V and A is seeking to appoint a lead design team for master planning and design services for the fit-out of the V and A Museum of Childhood (MoC) in Bethnal Green, which forms part of the MoC Future project, under the V and A Future Plan programme of capital redevelopment. The services to be included in the team are included but not limited to design/architecture, M and E, Structural, Lighting, Heritage, Fire, Graphics, management of other design practices, CDM-PD.
II.1.5)Estimated total valueValue excluding VAT: 478 000.00 GBP
II.1.6)Information about lotsThis contract is divided into lots: no
II.2)Description
II.2.1)Title:
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)
II.2.3)Place of performanceNUTS code: UKI4 Inner London – East
Main site or place of performance:
II.2.4)Description of the procurement:
The V and A is seeking to appoint a lead designer for its fit out of the MoC. The successful designer will lead a team adopting a co-design led approach to the galleries and all facilities of the fit out. This will initially comprise a re-briefing of the project, following which the design team will work with the client to engage other practices — to be appointed by variation to this contract – to take a creative lead for stages 2 and 3 of the design. The design team will be responsible for full design services from stage 4 onwards. Please note the values estimated in this notice are based on a 3 900 000 GBP build budget.
II.2.5)Award criteriaPrice is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.6)Estimated valueValue excluding VAT: 478 000.00 GBP
II.2.7)Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing systemStart: 15/10/2018
End: 01/06/2022
This contract is subject to renewal: no
II.2.9)Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invitedEnvisaged minimum number: 3
Maximum number: 6
Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates:
As stated in the procurement documentation.
II.2.10)Information about variantsVariants will be accepted: no
II.2.11)Information about optionsOptions: yes
Description of options:
The contract shall contain the option for the V and A and the successful designer to appoint other practices for creative design services for individual fit-out packages by means of a variation to this contract. The V and A shall have the option to add or remove consultant disciplines from the overall scope pre-contract.
II.2.12)Information about electronic catalogues
II.2.13)Information about European Union fundsThe procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no
II.2.14)Additional information
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1)Conditions for participation
III.1.1)Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
III.1.2)Economic and financial standingList and brief description of selection criteria:
As stated in the procurement documents.
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required:
The successful designer must demonstrate a turnover equal to the contract value.
III.1.3)Technical and professional abilitySelection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.1.5)Information about reserved contracts
III.2)Conditions related to the contract
III.2.1)Information about a particular profession
III.2.2)Contract performance conditions:
III.2.3)Information about staff responsible for the performance of the contract
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1)Description
IV.1.1)Type of procedureRestricted procedure
IV.1.3)Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
IV.1.4)Information about reduction of the number of solutions or tenders during negotiation or dialogue
IV.1.6)Information about electronic auction
IV.1.8)Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: no
IV.2)Administrative information
IV.2.1)Previous publication concerning this procedure
IV.2.2)Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participateDate: 16/08/2018
Local time: 12:00
IV.2.3)Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidatesDate: 23/08/2018
IV.2.4)Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted:English
IV.2.6)Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tenderDuration in months: 3 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
IV.2.7)Conditions for opening of tenders
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1)Information about recurrenceThis is a recurrent procurement: no
VI.2)Information about electronic workflows
VI.3)Additional information: VI.4)Procedures for review
VI.4.1)Review bodyOfficial name: Victoria and Albert Museum
Postal address: Cromwell Road
Town: Kensington
Postal code: SW7 2RL
Country: United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 2079422229
VI.4.2)Body responsible for mediation procedures
VI.4.3)Review procedure
VI.4.4)Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:17/07/2018
