Notice Information
Notice Title
Statutory Inspections Services
Notice Description
The Natural History Museum is seeking tenders for defined inspection of statutory equipment over a period of six and twelve months frequency. This includes but is not limited to Lifts, LEV, Fume Extract, lifting equipment, beams, autoclaves, slings and shackles. To view this notice, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=992265759
Lot Information
Lot 1
Renewal: The Contract may be extended beyond the Initial Term on a maximum of one occasion, for a period of up to two years on each occasion at NHM's sole discretion, by NHM giving the Contractor not less than three months' notice prior to the expiry of the Initial Term.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-050849
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/071369-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK7 - Contract Details Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
-
- CPV Codes
71000000 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
71630000 - Technical inspection and testing services
71631000 - Technical inspection services
71631100 - Machinery-inspection services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £300,000 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- £300,000 £100K-£500K
- Awards Value
- £187,000 £100K-£500K
- Contracts Value
- £186,664 £100K-£500K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 5 Nov 20253 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 6 Jun 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 24 Jul 20257 months ago
- Contract Period
- 1 Nov 2025 - 31 Oct 2028 3-4 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM
- Contact Name
- Chloe Higgins
- Contact Email
- c.higgins@nhm.ac.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 (0)20 79426046
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LONDON
- Postcode
- SW7 5BD
- Post Town
- South West London
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLI London
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLI3 Inner London - West
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLI33 Kensington & Chelsea and Hammersmith & Fulham
- Delivery Location
- TLH23 Hertfordshire CC, TLI London, TLK1 Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Bristol/Bath area
-
- Local Authority
- Kensington and Chelsea
- Electoral Ward
- Brompton & Hans Town
- Westminster Constituency
- Kensington and Bayswater
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/071369-2025
5th November 2025 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/043255-2025
25th July 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/017274-2025
28th April 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
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