--- title: "OGH Beta Principal Contractor" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-066d2b" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-066d2b" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-066d2b.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-066d2b.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM" published: "2026-03-18" --- # OGH Beta Principal Contractor Buyer: NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-066d2b [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-066d2b) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-066d2b.json) ## Summary The Natural History Museum is planning a tender process for the OGH Beta Principal Contractor position, aimed at refurbishing the Old General Herbarium Gallery in South Kensington, London. This project, under the planning stage, involves a light touch refurbishment to enable a pop-up exhibition as part of the Museum's 150th Anniversary celebrations. Procurement documents will be made available via the Tenderbox stage post NDA completion, with a target date of 30th April 2026. The refurbishment is valued at approximately £140,000 and will include temporary exhibition space open from September 2026 for 18 months. Interested parties must act swiftly, with the closing date for tender submissions set for 1st May 2026. The procurement falls under the 'works' category primarily involving construction for cultural buildings and museum services. The OGH Beta Principal Contractor tender offers significant opportunities for businesses specialising in construction related to art and cultural buildings, exhibitions, and museum services. Firms with expertise in these sectors are well-suited to execute the refurbishment of a historically rich space like the Old General Herbarium Gallery. By participating, businesses can enhance their portfolio with a prestigious project linked to the NHM's landmark anniversary programme. Such an undertaking could bolster credibility and lead to future engagements in similar cultural construction projects across the UK. Furthermore, as an entry point to larger upcoming projects within the NHM 150 programme, successful contractors stand to benefit from enduring growth and new partnerships. ## Notice The Old General Herbarium (OGH) Beta Project is a light touch refurbishment of a section of the OGH gallery to bring it back into public display for the first time since 1948. The project will install a temporary pop-up display opening in September 26. This is a light touch refurbishment of the front half of the gallery space allowing it to open up to visitors including the installation of the Pop-up exhibition offer lasting approximately 18-months. This offer is the first phase of a bigger project which is part of the NHM 150 programme. The Pop-up will act as a test bed for the planned permanent gallery which will involve full refurbishment and exhibition installation through the OGH gallery opening 2029 TBC. In order to access the tender documents for the OGH Beta Principal Contractor tender exercise, all tenderers must complete the NDA available in the SQ stage document library. The NDA must be signed by an appropriate representative of the tendering company and returned to the Museum for countersignature. Once the NDA has been completed by both parties, it will be sent to tenderers for record keeping. The tenderer will then be added to the Tenderbox stage, where the tender documents will be made available from the 30th April 2026. ### Planning Information 11 suppliers have been contacted with information about the process to gauge interest. "I am contacting you as the Project Manager of a new exciting Pop-up Project at the Natural History Museum South Kensington. This email is part of our pre-tender market engagement ahead of Tender documents being posted via E-Dela on Monday 30th March 2026 with a closing date of Friday 1st May. The approximate value of the contract is £140k. The Natural History Museum is undertaking a programme of new gallery refurbishment and creation to mark its 150th Anniversary. The Pop-up exhibition ‘Human Nature’ will be based in our Old General Herbarium Gallery (OGH) on the second floor of the prestigious Hinze Hall. The OGH is a beautifully presented Grade 1 listed space (approx. 300sqm) which has been closed to the public for the last 80 years. Please see the gallery pictured below. The OGH Beta Project is a light touch refurbishment of the front half of the gallery space allowing it to open up to visitors including the installation of the Pop-up exhibition offer opening in September 2026 and lasting approximately 18-months. This offer is the first phase of a bigger project which is part of the NHM 150 programme. The Pop-up will act as a test bed for the planned permanent gallery which will involve full refurbishment and exhibition installation through the OGH gallery opening 2029 TBC." Interested suppliers must complete the NDA available in the SQ stage document library. The NDA must be signed by an appropriate representative of the tendering company and returned to the Museum for countersignature. Once the NDA has been completed by both parties, it will be sent to tenderers for record keeping. The tenderer will then be added to the Tenderbox stage, where the tender documents will be made available from the 30th April 2026. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/024447-2026 | | Notice type | UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Works | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 18 Mar 2026 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 17 Apr 2026 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 28 May 2026 - 31 Aug 2026 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £140,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planning | | Lots status | Planning | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM | | Locality | LONDON | | Post town | South West London | | Postcode | SW7 5BD | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLI London | | ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West | | ITL 3 | TLI33 Kensington & Chelsea and Hammersmith & Fulham | | Local authority | Kensington and Chelsea | | Electoral ward | Brompton & Hans Town | | Westminster constituency | Kensington and Bayswater | | Delivery location | TLI London | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 45 - Construction work - 92 - Recreational, cultural and sporting services ### Codes - 45212300 - Construction work for art and cultural buildings - 45212310 - Construction work for buildings relating to exhibitions - 45212313 - Museum construction work - 92500000 - Library, archives, museums and other cultural services - 92521000 - Museum services ## Release History - 18 Mar 2026 at 10:51 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/024447-2026 ## Documents - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/024447-2026 18th March 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ## Notice URLs - https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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