Notice Information
Notice Title
Wildlife Photographer of the Year - Principal Contractor
Notice Description
The Natural History Museum wishes to procure the services of a Principal Contractor for Wildlife Photographer of the Year to carry out the following for this year's exhibition: derigging existing exhibition, installing new exhibition incl. maintaining current setworks and some new build elements, plus fabrication of graphic panels for Tring. There will be an option to extend the contract for 1 + 1 year. Due to the confidential nature of the information contained in the tender documents, tenderers are required to complete and sign a Confidentiality Agreement prior to gaining access to the tender. Please complete this and return this via the Message Centre. Upon receipt of the completed Confidentiality Agreement, tenderers will be granted access to the tender documentation. To view this notice, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=960235725
Lot Information
Lot 1
Renewal: The awarded supplier will sign the Framework Agreement allowing the Museum to call off an Intermediate Building Contract (IBC) for any of the three proposed exhibitions. The Framework Agreement will last until 2027. The Museum will immediately call-off the IBC for the WPY61 Exhibition based on the Schedule of Works. There will be further options for the Museum to call-off an IBC for the WPY62 and the WPY63 Exhibition, subject to any proposed updates allowable under the terms of the Framework Agreement. Should agreement of the IBC not be reached, the Museum reserves the right to go out to tender for the work.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05117f
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/033894-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK6 - Contract Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Works
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Below threshold - open competition
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
45 - Construction work
92 - Recreational, cultural and sporting services
-
- CPV Codes
45212300 - Construction work for art and cultural buildings
45212310 - Construction work for buildings relating to exhibitions
45212311 - Art gallery construction work
45212313 - Museum construction work
92521100 - Museum-exhibition services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £290,000 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- £290,000 £100K-£500K
- Awards Value
- £250,000 £100K-£500K
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 20 Jun 20258 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 9 Jun 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 15 Jun 20258 months ago
- Contract Period
- 26 Jun 2025 - 31 Oct 2025 1-6 months
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM
- Contact Name
- Vicky Lee
- Contact Email
- v.lee@nhm.ac.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- SOUTH KENSINGTON
- 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
- TLI London
-
- 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/033894-2025
20th June 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/020664-2025
12th May 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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