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Wildlife Photographer of the Year Photographic Printing Services

Natural History Museum

This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

Award

23 Sep 2026 at 09:24

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Award

14 Apr 2026 at 11:58

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Tender

26 Feb 2026 at 13:27

UK4 - Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Natural History Museum commissioned photographic printing services for its Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition. The work covers producing and supplying exhibition prints for display at the Museum in South Kensington and the Museum in Tring, as well as for the touring exhibition programme. This is specialist printing and related photographic production, including delivery and distribution. The requirement supports the presentation of wildlife photography across the Museum’s venues and travelling exhibitions. The successful supplier was Arteum Group Ltd. The work is a single, integrated service rather than a set of separately described print lots, spanning both fixed museum displays and touring use.

The procurement is complete and the contract has been awarded to Arteum Group Ltd. The award was made on 14 April 2026 for £250,000 excluding VAT (£300,000 including VAT). The signed contract is valued at £348,000 including VAT and runs from 10 September 2026 to 31 January 2030. The tender used an open procedure, with submissions due by 27 March 2026 and clarification questions by 12 March 2026. Two suppliers submitted final bids. Evaluation weighted quality at 70%: previous experience, methodology, staff CVs and staffing, samples, sustainability (60%), and social value (10%). Price accounted for 30%, split between combined costs for two work packages (25%) and future-work rates (5%).

This award shows demand for a supplier able to deliver photographic exhibition printing across multiple museum venues and a touring programme. Credible competitors need evidence of relevant previous experience, a sound production and delivery methodology, suitably experienced staff, and the ability to provide print samples for assessment. Sustainability and social value also formed part of the evaluation, alongside competitive pricing for the defined work packages and rates for future work. The buyer considered bids from small and medium-sized businesses, and both final-stage bidders were SMEs, indicating that this requirement was within reach of suppliers of that scale. Firms combining high-quality photographic print production with dependable distribution for fixed and travelling exhibitions are the closest fit for this buyer’s requirement.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Wildlife Photographer of the Year Photographic Printing Services

Notice Description

The Natural History Museum wishes to procure a supplier to provide Photographic Printing Services for the Wildlife Photographer of the Year Exhibition at the Museum in South Kensington, the Museum in Tring and for the Touring exhibition programme. All Participants to this tender exercise will be required to submit three printed samples ahead of the deadline for tender submissions. Please ensure you have read the specifications carefully and understand the requirements of this tender exercise. Please review the contract terms and conditions contained within the tender pack. The successful Participant will also be required to sign a Confidentiality Agreement upon appointment.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-065d0d
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/089924-2026
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, VCSE
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

CPV Codes

79810000 - Printing services

79820000 - Services related to printing

79823000 - Printing and delivery services

79824000 - Printing and distribution services

79961000 - Photographic services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£290,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
£290,000 £100K-£500K
Awards Value
£250,000 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
£348,000 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
23 Sep 20261 months ago
Submission Deadline
27 Mar 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
14 Apr 20266 months ago
Contract Period
10 Sep 2026 - 31 Jan 2030 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
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
SW7 5BD
Postcode Area
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
Not specified
Local Authority
Kensington and Chelsea
Electoral Ward
Brompton & Hans Town
Westminster Constituency
Kensington and Bayswater

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Arteum Group Ltd

Further Information

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