Competition with a shortlist
Competitive procedure with a selection stage: suppliers were shortlisted before being invited to bid.
Key facts
- Buyer
- Derry City and Strabane District Council · Regional or local authority
- Supplier
- McKelvey Construction Ltd. SME
- Value
- £7,958,136.55
- Procedure
- Restricted procedure
- Sector
- Construction work · Construction work for buildings relating to exhibitions (CPV 45212310)
- Region
- Northern Ireland
- Official notice
- 044840-2025 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date31 Jul 2025
- Published31 Jul 2025Published the same day
Description
The project is for the provision of the DNA Museum, Ebrington Square. The new DNA Museum will deliver a world-class attraction and resource to exhibit, explain and explore the rich, unique and fascinating history of Derry ~ Londonderry. The proposal includes the re-use of two Grade B2 listed buildings, set within the historic ‘star fort’ wall of Ebrington Square, on the east bank of the Foyle River. The site itself is historically significant both to the City and arguably the whole of Northern Ireland, with links to the Siege of Derry. The Museum will exhibit collections on the history of the City and provide dedicated research facilities for the internationally significant archive, which tells the story of how Derry-Londonderry has contributed globally to maritime history and other significant events in the city’s past. The new development will restore and enhance the two existing listed buildings – the (665m2) three storey No.49 a former army hospital, constructed c1841; and the (71…
About the supplier
McKelvey Construction Ltd.: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company NI634100).