# Invited Design Competition for architectural design services for the development of New River Head

> Contract award record from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: House of Illustration
- Contract winner: Tim Ronalds Architects
- Award value: £308,000
- Tender value: £308,000
- Award date: 24 March 2020
- Published: 27 April 2020
- Contract start: 25 March 2020
- Contract end: 30 December 2022
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: a2c680ee-a072-40b4-9d9f-73144e5f0336-356004
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-207d350b-bb30-407a-b0f9-1ab1b0d42820

## Description

House of Illustration is the UK's only public gallery devoted to the art of illustration\.It has recently purchased a 0\.17 ha site at New River Head in Islington which includes a series of historically significant listed buildings that played a vital role in bringing fresh water to central London in the 18th century\. The restoration and extension of the buildings will provide House of Illustration with up to 1,000 sq\. m\. of internal space for the relocation and expansion of its current operations\.

## Related contract awards

- [Masterplan Phase 1 - City of London School Masterplan - Architect CFA](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-6c5979f0-67ab-4670-9871-e73f88ac059f): City of London Corporation

## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a2c680ee-a072-40b4-9d9f-73144e5f0336-356004)