Notice Information
Notice Title
NHM Collections Store Refurbishments- Architect, Principal Designer (BSA) and Sustainability services, RIBA Stages 2-7
Notice Description
The Natural History Museum requires a Lead Architect, with Principal Designer (BSA) and Sustainability Consultancy services for RIBA Stages 2-7 of the Collections Store Refurbishments Project. The Collections Store Refurbishments project will deliver the rehousing of five specimen collections plus Library and Archive material across nine spaces at South Kensington. The appointed supplier will form part of the consultant team supporting the design and implementation of this project through RIBA Stages 2-7. This role will contribute directly to the the Refurbishments project, which supports the Museum's Strategy to 2031 and the NHM Unlocked Programme. To view this notice, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=984001336
Lot Information
Lot 1
Renewal: Length of Contract can be extended dependent on programme completion
Planning Information
Please follow the link here to our preliminary engagement questionnaire: https://forms.office.com/e/ZKifdeYSW1 This will give you a sense of the project and services required and help us in shaping the Invitation to Tender. Response is not mandatory, and no exclusions will be made based on the answers provided here. •Date tender goes out: w/c 23rd June 2025 •Date tender returns are due: 25th July 2025 •Indicative dates: - RIBA Stage 2 ends February 2026 - RIBA Stage 3 ends July 2026 - Main Contractor Procurement ends March 2027 - Construction and Moves Programme ends December 2030 The following list of suppliers have been sent the form directly prior to the tender exercise: IF_DO Freehaus Haworth Tompkins Wright + Wright Architects Purcell Donald Insall Lawson Ward John McAslan Dannatt Johnson Rodney Melville + Partners Martin Ashley Connolly Wellingham Architects Suppliers were sent the following information: The Natural History Museum will be going out to tender next week for Lead Architect, with Principal Designer (BSA) and Sustainability Consultancy Services on our Collections Store Refurbishments project. The appointment will cover RIBA Stages 2 to 7. The tender will be managed as an Open Procedure on the Government Find a Tender service, via the Delta eSourcing portal. The Invitation to Tender and appended documents will be released week commencing Monday 23rd June. Please take the time to review preliminary engagement questionnaire here: https://forms.office.com/e/ZKifdeYSW1. This will give you a sense of the project and services required and help us in shaping the Invitation to Tender. Response is not mandatory, and no exclusions will be made based on the answers provided here. Please submit any responses by Friday 20th June.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-054e23
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/061737-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Planning, Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK6 - Contract Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
45 - Construction work
71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
92 - Recreational, cultural and sporting services
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- CPV Codes
45212300 - Construction work for art and cultural buildings
45212311 - Art gallery construction work
45212313 - Museum construction work
45212350 - Buildings of particular historical or architectural interest
71200000 - Architectural and related services
92500000 - Library, archives, museums and other cultural services
92520000 - Museum services and preservation services of historical sites and buildings
92521000 - Museum services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £475,000 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- £475,000 £100K-£500K
- Awards Value
- £475,000 £100K-£500K
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 2 Oct 20254 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 29 Jul 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- 23 Jun 2025Expired
- Award Date
- 1 Oct 20254 months ago
- Contract Period
- 15 Oct 2025 - 16 Dec 2030 Over 5 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Pending
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM
- Contact Name
- Thom Rhoades
- Contact Email
- thom.rhoades@nhm.ac.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
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
- 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/061737-2025
2nd October 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/035426-2025
26th June 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/032902-2025
17th June 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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