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Scope

Description

The Natural History Museum has announced important transformations of its internal spaces ahead of the 150th anniversary of the opening of the South Kensington site, occurring in 2031. As part of these transformations, the popular Dinosaur Gallery will be restored, and the Origins Gallery, the Old General Herbarium and the Swing Space, currently closed to the public, will be reopened and returned to public use. These galleries are identified collectively as the' Western Galleries'. The works in each gallery will be articulated in two phases: base build, which is the object of this tender, and fit out, which will be tendered separately.

The first works to commence will be the Swing Space in Autumn 2027 (base build) for an opening in 2028, followed shortly after by the Botany Library and the Old General Herbarium, due in 2029, Dinosaur Gallery, opening in 2030, and Origins Gallery that will be completed in 2031.

A Feasibility Study has just been completed both for base build and fit-out leading to the identification of a set of recommended options for the base build and a set of design principles for the fit-out.

The base build works for all the galleries in scope will encompass design and works for (high-level scope, including but not limited to):

- Conservation of the gallery spaces

- Making good of the fabric of the building

- New ventilation and heating / cooling system and associated Building Works in Connection (BWIC)

- Mechanical, electrical and public health systems

- Creation of new plant rooms to support the increased needs of the spaces

- Required structural works

Additional works (including but not limited to):

- clearance of existing spaces

- Dismantling and removal of Dinosaur Gallery walkway

- Decant and recant of Botany Library contents

- Temporary relocation of Dino Shop

- Decant and relocation of offices to make room for the new circulation core

- Relocation and enlargement of ground floor caf茅

- Conservation of existing fixtures and finishes (e.g. cabinets and bookcases) in Old General Herbarium and Botany Library

- Removal of existing Dino shop and dog leg corridor in the Swing Space

- Creation of 2 new vertical circulation cores (lifts and staircase)

- Decant and relocation of offices to make room for the new circulation core

- Creation of new toilets and ancillary spaces

- Relocation and enlargement of ground floor caf茅

- Creation of new caf茅 on the first floor

- Fit out of new Dino Shop and the two cafes.

The appointed consultants will be asked to act as Lead Architect, developing the base build design for the galleries and ancillary spaces across RIBA stages 2-7, supervising and coordinating the works of the other base build consultants, such as, but not limited to, MEP consultants, circulation consultants, accessibility consultant and fire consultant and coordinating the fit-out consultants to ensure continuity between the projects. They will also be asked to provide Heritage consultancy, structural engineer, sustainability and BSA Principal Design services for the base build and fit out projects.

In order to access the documents for the 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. Bidders who signed an NDA as part of the Pre-Market Engagement stage do NOT need to sign the NDA again, and will be added to the Tenderbox automatically. Once bidders have been added to the Tenderbox they will receive an automated e-mail from Delta.

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Total value (estimated)

• 拢2,000,000 excluding VAT
• 拢2,400,000 including VAT

Above the relevant threshold

Contract dates (estimated)

• 7 September 2026 to 31 March 2032
• Possible extension to 31 May 2033
• 6 years, 8 months, 24 days

Description of possible extension:

The Contract may be extended beyond the Initial Term on a maximum of 1 [one] occasion, for a period of up to 1 (one) year on each occasion (each a "Renewal Period") at NHM's sole discretion, by NHM giving the Contractor not less than 1 (one) months' notice prior to the expiry of the Initial Term or the Renewal Period (as applicable)

Main procurement category

Services

CPV classifications

• 45212300 - 麻豆社 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

Contract locations

• UKI - London

Participation

Particular suitability

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)

Submission

Enquiry deadline

27 May 2026, 5:00pm

Submission type

Tenders

Tender submission deadline

19 June 2026, 12:00pm

Submission address and any special instructions

Tenders may be submitted electronically

Yes

Languages that may be used for submission

English

Award decision date (estimated)

21 August 2026

Award criteria

Other information

Applicable trade agreements

• Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

Conflicts assessment prepared/revised

Yes

Procedure

Procedure type

Competitive flexible procedure

Competitive flexible procedure description

Stage 0 - Completion and return of NDA

Stage 1 - Conditions of Participation and Invitation to Tender

Stage 2 - Interviews

Contracting authority

Natural History Museum

• Public Procurement Organisation Number: PJBJ-4723-MZPX

Cromwell Road

London

SW7 5BD

United Kingdom

Contact name: Chloe Higgins

Email: c.higgins [at] nhm.ac.uk

Region: UKI33 - Kensington & Chelsea and Hammersmith & Fulham

Organisation type: Public authority - central government