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Art Programme Principal Contractor

Natural History Museum

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

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14 Sep 2026 at 18:04

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
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14 Sep 2026 at 17:55

UK5 - Transparency Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Natural History Museum commissioned a principal contractor to build setworks for an upcoming exhibition featuring artwork by Sir John Akomfrah. The requirement covers museum construction work and associated audio-visual equipment, combining works and goods to support the exhibition installation. The work is for the Museum at Cromwell Road, South Kensington, London. Bild Studios Ltd is the selected supplier for the requirement. The procurement relates to the physical delivery and coordination of a specialist exhibition build, rather than general museum maintenance or routine construction. Businesses with experience in exhibition production, setworks, museum installations and the integration of audio-visual elements would find the subject matter most relevant, particularly where they can manage installation activity alongside the reuse of existing exhibition structures and assets.

The procurement is complete and was awarded on 14 September 2026 following a direct award. Bild Studios Ltd received the contract at £273,798 excluding VAT, or £328,557.60 including VAT. The contract period runs from 25 September 2026 to 21 May 2027, with signature scheduled for 24 September 2026. The award is active and covers the single requirement. The buyer used a direct award because the supplier was considered to have the technical expertise, coordination capability and knowledge needed for deinstallation and reuse of retained structure for the new installation, and owns the rights to the assets being used. The stated procurement rationale classification is single-supplier technical reasons. The award is above the relevant threshold.

This award demonstrates demand from the Natural History Museum for a specialist exhibition principal contractor able to deliver setworks and audio-visual elements as one coordinated package. A credible competitor for a future requirement would need practical experience of museum or gallery construction, exhibition fabrication and installation, together with the ability to coordinate multiple technical workstreams. Capability in deinstalling existing displays and safely reusing retained structures is particularly relevant. Suppliers would also need to understand asset ownership and usage rights where existing creative or technical assets form part of a new installation. The scale of the work suits an established specialist contractor, or a similarly capable small or medium-sized business with sufficient delivery capacity, technical expertise and coordination experience.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Art Programme Principal Contractor

Notice Description

The Natural History Museum wishes to secure the services of a Principal Contractor to undertake the build of setworks for an upcoming exhibition featuring art work from Sir John Akomfrah.

Procurement Information

The supplier has the technical expertise, coordination and knowledge of the deinstallation and reuse of retained structure to support new installation. The contractor owns the rights to assets being used.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f993
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/087071-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Works
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

32 - Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment

45 - Construction work

CPV Codes

32321200 - Audio-visual equipment

45212313 - Museum construction work

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£273,798 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
14 Sep 2026Yesterday
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
14 Sep 20262 days ago
Contract Period
25 Sep 2026 - 21 May 2027 6-12 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
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
SOUTH KENSINGTON
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

Bild Studios Ltd

Further Information

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