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

Published
Published 8 May 2024
Deadline
Closed 21 June 2024

Overview

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.

Key details

Country
United Kingdom
Status
In delivery
Category
Services
Estimated value
£22,000,000
Procedure
Selective
Published
8 May 2024
Deadline
Closed
Classification (CPV)
Architectural and related servicesCivil engineering consultancy servicesStructural engineering consultancy servicesEngineering design servicesEngineering design services for mechanical and electrical installations for buildingsMuseum-exhibition services

Award outcome

Award date
10 September 2025
Contract period
— → 14 July 2036
Winners
  • Lina Gotmeh
  • Ove Arup & Partners Limited

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Notice history

Every published notice in this contracting process, newest first.

  1. Contract

    10 October 2025

    View notice ↗
  2. Contract Notice

    8 May 2024

    View notice ↗

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Awarded: British Museum Western Range Competition to find an Architect-Led Design Team — won by Lina Gotmeh +1 — Skim