Tender: Security Consultant for New Wing — The National Gallery, Trafalgar Square, London

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The National Gallery is seeking a supplier for a Security Consultant to support delivery of a new building integrated with the existing Gallery estate on Trafalgar Square in central London. The role requires development and coordination of the security strategy across the project within a constrained, sensitive urban, cultural and heritage context, covering protective security, hostile vehicle mitigation, blast resilience, access control, visitor management, operational security, public realm interfaces and integration with existing buildings and operations. Candidates must demonstrate experience delivering security consultancy services of comparable scale, complexity and sensitivity in the United Kingdom, including work for cultural, public or civic institutions and heritage-sensitive contexts. The appointed consultant will lead security strategy development, advise the client and project team, support planning, statutory approval and stakeholder engagement, liaise with Westminster City Council, the Metropolitan Police Service, the National Protective Security Authority and other stakeholders, coordinate with architects, engineers and other design disciplines, and provide security support through design, procurement, construction, handover and operational stages.