Official UK procurement notice
Construction of The Construction of the Carrier Corps Memorial
Authority: COMMONWEALTH WAR GRAVES COMMISSION (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) was established in 1917 to commemorate the 1.7 million men and women of the Commonwealth forces who died in the First and Second World Wars.
The CWGC built and continues to maintain cemeteries and memorials at 23,000 locations in more than 150 countries and territories and is committed to carrying out this work in perpetuity.
In recent years, the CWGC has undertaken efforts to address the omission of the names of those who made the ultimate sacrifice whilst serving in the allied regiments during the two world wars.
Once such Regiment is the Sierra Leone Carrier Corps.
In 2022, a Book of Remembrance listing more than 946 previously unacknowledged Sierra Leonean WWI dead was presented in Freetown.
This act laid the groundwork for a permanent physical recognition of their service.
CWGC commissioned Oshinowo Studio, a Lagos-based architecture practice, to design this permanent structure which will be located in the Ministry of Finance grounds on George Street, Freetown, Sierra Leone - w3w.co/shower.cactus.cabinets ↗).
This tender is being issued to select a suitably qualified contractor to build this unique new Memorial.
CPV: Glass · Historical monument or memorial construction work · Installation of outdoor illumination equipment · Lighting systems · Structural works
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedWhat it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Lot awarding rule: The award criteria is detailed in the Invitation to Tender
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Works
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 26 Aug 2025, 15:37 BST
- Last source update
- 26 Aug 2025, 15:37 BST
- Authority reference
P378- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-051335- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area in notice
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-058decFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 23 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 16 Sept 2025, 17:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
This tender will be managed using the CWGC e-Procurement portal: in-tendhost.co.uk/cwgc/aspx/Home ↗ where further details can be found.
To participate in this tender, view the tender documents, or participate any future tenders issued by the CWGC, you must first register with the portal. Guidance on how to register, and how to bid can be found by selecting the following link:
in-tendhost.co.uk/cwgc/aspx/BuyerProfiles ↗
When registering, please complete as much of the information as possible. You should also be aware that as part of the registration process you must provide a copy of your current Health & Safety policy and/or Statement
All correspondence relating to this tender must ONLY be submitted via the portal.
IMPORTANT NOTE: When entering a contact email address for both the Primary and Additional Users, you are advised to add a GENERIC address which can be readily accessed by more than one person i.e. "tenders@xyz.com", rather than a personal address such as "R.Kipling@xyz.com". This way you will still be able to access any communications sent by us via the portal if an individual in unavailable.
Please note: the Contract start and end dates stated herein are estimates. The final dates will be agreed with the successful tenderer.
Timeline
26 Aug 2025 → 14 Oct 2025 · 4 dates- Tender notice published26 Aug 2025, 15:37 BST
- Clarification questions by16 Sept 2025, 17:00 BST
- Submission deadline400 days ago23 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
- Contract starts380 days ago14 Oct 2025, 00:00 BST
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published26 Aug 2025, 15:37 BSTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
Notices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender