← Back to opportunities

NHM150 Western Galleries Feasibility - Lead Designer

Natural History Museum

Buyer Contact Info

Buyer Name: Natural History Museum

Buyer Address: Cromwell Road, London, UKI33, SW7 5BD, United Kingdom

Contact Name: Chloe Higgins

Contact Email: c.higgins@nhm.ac.uk

Status
active
Procedure
open
Value
150000.0 GBP
Gross: 180000.0 GBP
Published
22 Aug 2025, 15:06
Deadline
26 Sep 2025, 11:00
Contract Start
n/a
Contract End
n/a
Category
services
CPV
45212300 - Construction work for art and cultural buildings
Region
n/a
Awarded To
n/a
Official Source
Open Find a Tender

Description

The Natural History Museum has announced important transformations of its internal spaces ahead of its 150th anniversary. As part of these transformation, the popular Dinosaur Gallery and other ground floor galleries will be restored and the first and second floor Origins Gallery and the Old General Herbarium and other back of house areas, currently closed to the public, will be reopened and returned to public use. In order to enable these transformations, a feasibility study on the Western Galleries will take place by the end of March 2026. The Museum wishes to secure the services of Lead Designer including Heritage Consultant and Building Surveyor services to lead a design team in producing a Feasibility for the refurbishment and adaptation of the Western Galleries and supporting facilities. For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-London:-Construction-work-for-art-and-cultural-buildings./UF35S4QP8J To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/UF35S4QP8J

Linked Documents

No linked documents found for this notice.

Opportunity Context

More Information Links

External Link: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/050990-2025

Link Description: Tender notice on Find a Tender

Lots

Lot 1 Status: active

Lot 1 Value: GBP 150,000.00

Lot 1 Value (Gross): GBP 180,000.00

Lot 1 Contract Start: 2025-11-14T00:00:00+00:00

Lot 1 Contract End: 2026-03-31T23:59:59+01:00

Lot 1 SME Suitable: Yes

Lot 1 Award Criterion (price): Total Tender Price (40%)

Lot 1 Award Criterion (quality): Social Value (10%)

Lot 1 Award Criterion (quality): Technical Questions (50%)

Documents

Document Description: Not published

Document Description: Tender notice on Find a Tender

Raw Notice JSON

Expand raw payload
{
  "buyer": {
    "id": "GB-PPON-PJBJ-4723-MZPX",
    "name": "Natural History Museum"
  },
  "date": "2025-08-22T16:06:35+01:00",
  "id": "050990-2025",
  "initiationType": "tender",
  "language": "en",
  "ocid": "ocds-h6vhtk-058d1f",
  "parties": [
    {
      "address": {
        "country": "GB",
        "countryName": "United Kingdom",
        "locality": "London",
        "postalCode": "SW7 5BD",
        "region": "UKI33",
        "streetAddress": "Cromwell Road"
      },
      "contactPoint": {
        "email": "c.higgins@nhm.ac.uk",
        "name": "Chloe Higgins"
      },
      "details": {
        "classifications": [
          {
            "description": "Public authority - central government",
            "id": "publicAuthorityCentralGovernment",
            "scheme": "UK_CA_TYPE"
          }
        ]
      },
      "id": "GB-PPON-PJBJ-4723-MZPX",
      "identifier": {
        "id": "PJBJ-4723-MZPX",
        "scheme": "GB-PPON"
      },
      "name": "Natural History Museum",
      "roles": [
        "buyer"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "tag": [
    "tender"
  ],
  "tender": {
    "aboveThreshold": true,
    "awardPeriod": {
      "endDate": "2025-10-17T23:59:59+01:00"
    },
    "coveredBy": [
      "GPA"
    ],
    "description": "The Natural History Museum has announced important transformations of its internal spaces ahead of its 150th anniversary. As part of these transformation, the popular Dinosaur Gallery and other ground floor galleries will be restored and the first and second floor Origins Gallery and the Old General Herbarium and other back of house areas, currently closed to the public, will be reopened and returned to public use. In order to enable these transformations, a feasibility study on the Western Galleries will take place by the end of March 2026.\nThe Museum wishes to secure the services of Lead Designer including Heritage Consultant and Building Surveyor services to lead a design team in producing a Feasibility for the refurbishment and adaptation of the Western Galleries and supporting facilities.\nFor more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at: \nhttps://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-London:-Construction-work-for-art-and-cultural-buildings./UF35S4QP8J\nTo respond to this opportunity, please click here: \nhttps://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/UF35S4QP8J",
    "documents": [
      {
        "description": "Not published",
        "documentType": "conflictOfInterest",
        "id": "conflictOfInterest"
      },
      {
        "datePublished": "2025-08-22T16:06:35+01:00",
        "description": "Tender notice on Find a Tender",
        "documentType": "tenderNotice",
        "format": "text/html",
        "id": "050990-2025",
        "noticeType": "UK4",
        "url": "https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/050990-2025"
      }
    ],
    "id": "ocds-h6vhtk-058d1f",
    "items": [
      {
        "additionalClassifications": [
          {
            "description": "Construction work for art and cultural buildings",
            "id": "45212300",
            "scheme": "CPV"
          },
          {
            "description": "Art gallery construction work",
            "id": "45212311",
            "scheme": "CPV"
          },
          {
            "description": "Museum construction work",
            "id": "45212313",
            "scheme": "CPV"
          },
          {
            "description": "Buildings of particular historical or architectural interest",
            "id": "45212350",
            "scheme": "CPV"
          },
          {
            "description": "Architectural and related services",
            "id": "71200000",
            "scheme": "CPV"
          },
          {
            "description": "Library, archives, museums and other cultural services",
            "id": "92500000",
            "scheme": "CPV"
          },
          {
            "description": "Museum services and preservation services of historical sites and buildings",
            "id": "92520000",
            "scheme": "CPV"
          },
          {
            "description": "Museum services",
            "id": "92521000",
            "scheme": "CPV"
          }
        ],
        "deliveryAddresses": [
          {
            "country": "GB",
            "countryName": "United Kingdom",
            "region": "UKI"
          }
        ],
        "id": "1",
        "relatedLot": "1"
      }
    ],
    "legalBasis": {
      "id": "2023/54",
      "scheme": "UKPGA",
      "uri": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents"
    },
    "lots": [
      {
        "awardCriteria": {
          "criteria": [
            {
              "name": "Total Tender Price",
              "numbers": [
                {
                  "number": 40,
                  "weight": "percentageExact"
                }
              ],
              "type": "price"
            },
            {
              "name": "Social Value",
              "numbers": [
                {
                  "number": 10,
                  "weight": "percentageExact"
                }
              ],
              "type": "quality"
            },
            {
              "name": "Technical Questions",
              "numbers": [
                {
                  "number": 50,
                  "weight": "percentageExact"
                }
              ],
              "type": "quality"
            }
          ]
        },
        "contractPeriod": {
          "endDate": "2026-03-31T23:59:59+01:00",
          "startDate": "2025-11-14T00:00:00+00:00"
        },
        "id": "1",
        "status": "active",
        "suitability": {
          "sme": true
        },
        "value": {
          "amount": 150000.0,
          "amountGross": 180000.0,
          "currency": "GBP"
        }
      }
    ],
    "mainProcurementCategory": "services",
    "procurementMethod": "open",
    "procurementMethodDetails": "Open procedure",
    "status": "active",
    "submissionMethodDetails": "https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-London:-Construction-work-for-art-and-cultural-buildings./UF35S4QP8J",
    "submissionTerms": {
      "electronicSubmissionPolicy": "allowed",
      "languages": [
        "en"
      ]
    },
    "tenderPeriod": {
      "endDate": "2025-09-26T12:00:00+01:00"
    },
    "title": "NHM150 Western Galleries Feasibility - Lead Designer",
    "value": {
      "amount": 150000.0,
      "amountGross": 180000.0,
      "currency": "GBP"
    }
  }
}