en.Wedoany.com Reported - Bovis has been awarded a construction management contract for the partial redevelopment of the Courtauld Gallery in central London, UK.

Last autumn, the Courtauld Gallery unveiled plans for the Somerset House renovation, with a total project budget of £82 million, designed by Witherford Watson Mann, winner of the 2025 Stirling Prize.

The art institute is launching a second-phase upgrade in the Grade I listed building on the Strand, including new teaching spaces, a lecture hall, and a library within the underground vaults.

Purcell and Lawson Ward Studio are also involved in the project. Three years ago, Witherford Watson Mann completed the renovation of the building's north wing in the first phase.

According to the contract notice, the initial contract value awarded to Bovis is £5.3 million, with the total value of work expected to be carried out by the construction manager estimated at £42 million. The subcontracts managed by Bovis include demolition and facade retention, steel framing, and mechanical and electrical works.

Other bidders included Mace, Sir Robert McAlpine, and Hertfordshire-based contractor BSB. The project is expected to sign the contract next week, with a target completion date of August 2028.

Other participants include project manager Gardiner & Theobald and cost consultant AECOM. The second phase will focus on the Courtauld's remaining spaces in Somerset House, which will be newly connected to a row of adjacent townhouses at 152-158 Strand. The project aims to bring together the institute's students, faculty, art historians, conservators, curators, visitors, and art collections under one roof.

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