Design Architect for a New Wing at the National Gallery
Details
- Buyer
- The National Gallery
- Supplier(s)
- Kengo Kuma & Associates, Inc.
- Value
- £8,495,000
- Duration
- 6 years
- Topic
- Architectural design services
- Published
- 7 April 2026
- Source
- uk:find_a_tender
Tender description
Following our 200th anniversary celebrations, we are launching a landmark architectural competition for the design of a transformative new wing and public realm. Our ambition is to create an architecturally distinguished, sustainable, and state-of-the-art new wing and public space. The new wing will be built on the last remaining part of the National Gallery campus: St Vincent House. The property was acquired nearly 30 years ago, for the purpose of expanding gallery space, and currently houses a hotel and office complex. The project aims to invigorate this corner of central London, connecting Trafalgar Square and Leicester Square. Embedding the Gallery as a cornerstone within London's arts quarter, it will also cement our reputation as a leader in the art world and the UK's commitment to culture and heritage. The purpose of this competition is to find exceptional architects to take on the extraordinary responsibility that designing this new wing will entail. ## Contract award
Timeline
- Completed: Award date2 April 2026
- Completed: Award published7 April 2026Current notice
- Next: Contract expiry date31 December 2031in 5 years
About the buyer
The National Gallery is an exempt charity in Trafalgar Square that buys as a central agency. The Gallery has used open procedures, where any interested supplier can bid. Frameworks from the Government Commercial Agency and the London Universities Purchasing Consortium support its purchasing. Every supplier must either hold its own modern slavery policy or follow the Gallery's. Bidders for high-risk contracts include their MSAT results in the response. Contract managers hold responsibility for medium and high risk contracts.
Over the past 5 years, most of The National Gallery's contract awards have been in architectural and engineering services, construction work and business services.
Decision makers
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| Contact name | Job title | Phone number | Work email |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head of Procurement | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@the-national-gallery.gov | |
| Commercial Director | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@the-national-gallery.gov | |
| Procurement Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@the-national-gallery.gov | |
| Category Lead | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@the-national-gallery.gov | |
| Senior Buyer | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@the-national-gallery.gov | |
| Contracts Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@the-national-gallery.gov |
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