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title: "NHM150 Western Galleries - AV Hardware Integrator"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06f281"
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current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "Natural History Museum"
published: "2026-09-04"
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# NHM150 Western Galleries - AV Hardware Integrator

Buyer: Natural History Museum  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06f281

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## Summary

The Natural History Museum is planning to appoint an AV hardware integrator for the fit-out of four major public galleries in its Grade I listed building in London. The service will cover exhibitions, interactives and gallery fit-out lighting, providing a robust and consistent audiovisual hardware approach across the Western Galleries. The appointed specialist will work with the museum’s Exhibition Fit Out team and coordinate with the design and build teams and the base-build refurbishment. This forms part of Phase 2 of the NHM150 Programme, which is transforming the Western Galleries through refurbishment and complete gallery fit-out. The procurement is for services, including AV integration consultancy and museum-exhibition fit-out support.

This procurement is at the planning stage: the museum has announced its intention to procure and there is no invitation to tender at this stage. The expected contract period is 4 January 2027 to 3 January 2032. The estimated value is £290,000 excluding VAT, or £348,000 including VAT. The work is planned as a single lot, with the procurement status recorded as planning. The buyer expects the next notice to be published on 15 September 2026. As part of preliminary market engagement, potential bidders are being asked to complete a short survey covering their experience and capacity and to comment on elements of the proposed tender requirements; the survey is scheduled to close at 5pm on 9 September 2026.

This will suit established AV hardware integration consultancies and specialists with experience delivering audiovisual systems for museum galleries, exhibitions, interactives and gallery lighting. Relevant suppliers should be able to develop and coordinate a consistent hardware approach across four major galleries, work effectively with design-and-build teams, and manage interfaces with a major refurbishment and fit-out programme. The museum is looking for robust solutions grounded in sustainability and accessibility, so bidders should be ready to demonstrate practical approaches in both areas. Businesses with the capacity to support a long, multi-gallery programme and experience working in complex or heritage buildings will be well placed to prepare for the future tender.

## Notice

This is an exciting opportunity for an AV Hardware Integrator to help us realise our vision for new galleries at the Natural History Museum. We are looking for an experienced AV Hardware Integrator to join our Exhibition Fit Out team to deliver beautiful and inspiring new galleries within our Grade I listed building. We are looking for consultants with experience in AV Hardware Integration, who can work with our Design and Build teams across four major galleries to deliver a robust and consistent AV Hardware approach for our exhibitions, interactives and gallery fit out lighting. All approaches for NHM150 galleries should be grounded in sustainability and accessibility. These galleries form part of Phase 2 of the NHM150 Programme, which focuses on the transformation of the Western Galleries, delivering the base build refurbishment and complete gallery fit-out of four major public galleries. This tender relates to the fit-out only but includes coordination with the base build refurbishment.

### Planning Information

We invite potential bidders to complete a short survey to provide some information about their experience and capacity, and to provide input into some elements of the tender requirements. 
Please follow this link to participate https://forms.cloud.microsoft/e/qFu3YfX6mh
The survey closes 5pm, Wednesday 9 September.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/083991-2026 |
| Notice type | UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| 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 | 4 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 15 Sep 2026 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 4 Jan 2027 - 3 Jan 2032 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £290,000 |
| 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 |
| Postcode area | 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
- 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
- 92 - Recreational, cultural and sporting services

### Codes

- 45212313 - Museum construction work
- 72228000 - Hardware integration consultancy services
- 92500000 - Library, archives, museums and other cultural services
- 92520000 - Museum services and preservation services of historical sites and buildings
- 92521000 - Museum services
- 92521100 - Museum-exhibition services

## Release History

- 4 Sep 2026 at 15:16 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/083991-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/083991-2026
  4th September 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://forms.cloud.microsoft/e/qFu3YfX6mh
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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