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Published 17 Feb 2026, 11:33 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Discovery Museum Gallery Refurbishment Works

Official notice

Authority: Newcastle City Council (Local council)

WorksBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdSME suitable
Sectors: Construction & Civil Engineering (45) Delivery: North East (UKC22)
Published estimate£274,999£330,000 inc. VAT30.8% below published estimate
Submissions closed 17 Mar 2026awarded 1 Apr 2026
Awarded to RJL INTERIORS LTD
Contract term 8 moends 1 Jan 2027 · starts 30 Apr 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

North-East Museum's requires a Principal Contractor to undertake refurbishment works within the Discovery Museum, Blandford House, Newcastle upon Tyne. The project involves the transformation of the existing "Working Lives Gallery" into a Temporary Exhibition Space

CPV: Art gallery construction work

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Awarded 8 moSMEPublished value£274,999
Contract period: 30 Apr 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 (8 mo)Value: £274,999 exc. VAT · £330,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: North EastEligibility: SME eligible
45212311 Art gallery construction work

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored

Lot awarding rule: The specification will be 60% of the overall percentage weighting and then price is 40%.

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
Awarded
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
17 Feb 2026, 11:33 GMT
Last source update
1 Apr 2026, 10:56 BST
Authority reference
009316
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-014215
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Classification (CPV)
Art gallery construction work
Delivery area
North East (UKC22)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0655cc Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: OPEN-UK
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowed
Access & registration note: Free
Submission deadline
17 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

www.open-uk.org ↗

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Timeline

17 Feb 2026 → 30 Apr 2026 · 4 dates
  1. Tender notice published252 days ago
    17 Feb 2026, 11:33 GMT
  2. Submission deadline224 days ago
    17 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
  3. Latest notice published209 days ago
    1 Apr 2026, 10:56 BST
  4. Contract starts181 days ago
    30 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST

Notice history

4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 17 Feb 2026
  1. Tender notice published
    17 Feb 2026, 11:33 GMT
    UK4
  2. Contract award notice published
    1 Apr 2026, 10:56 BST
    UK6
  3. Status changed to complete
    1 Apr 2026, 10:56 BST
  4. Contract signature expected
    16 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £190,1841 award exc. VAT
Bids received 33 from SMEs
Awarded toValueDateStatus
RJL INTERIORS LTD17 Apr 2026 – 30 Apr 2027£190,1841 Apr 2026Awarded

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
3final-stage tenders30—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Newcastle City Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PBHM-6848-TWYG Civic Centre, Newcastle Upon Tyne, North East, NE1 8QHContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • RJL INTERIORS LTDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 15795255GB-PPON: PBGG-9353-GJGX 30 Greenbox, Weston Hall Road, Stoke Prior, Bromsgrove, West Midlands, B60 4ALContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender