Natural History Museum: Contract Register & Procurement Profile
GOV.UK register: Executive non-departmental public body·Other public body·Greater London·London
Official UK PPONPJBJ-4723-MZPX
Typical bids per lot59.1% single-bid · median of 22 lots
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Based on 22 lots from this buyer’s competitions, last 24 months.
Top-3 supplier share8%of 76 awarded procedures · 85 suppliers
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76 awarded tenders, 85 different suppliers.
Open notices
2 live · deadline in the future or not published · as of page build
| Notice | Deadline | Days left | Published value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collections Store Refurbishments - Logistics Hub - Principal Contractor | 25 Nov 2026 | 10d | £1,000,000 |
| Gallery 33 - Principal Contractor Exhibition Fit-Out | 1 Dec 2026 | 16d | £1,500,000 |
What they buyi
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Last 24 months · CPV divisions on published procedures · a notice with several divisions counts in each
92 Recreational, cultural and sporting21 procedures · 33% · 2 open45 Construction work19 procedures · 30% · 2 open71 Architectural, construction, engineering16 procedures · 25%79 Business services: law, marketing, consulting14 procedures · 22%38 Laboratory, optical and precision5 procedures · 8%48 Software package and information systems5 procedures · 8%39 Furniture, furnishings, domestic appliances4 procedures · 6%72 IT services: consulting, software, internet4 procedures · 6%How they buyi
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Last 24 months · 64 notices · commercial tool and route as published on the notice, not a legal-regime claim
Commercial tool
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Contract91%(58 notices)
58 of 64 notices are Contract (91%).Framework8%(5 notices)
5 of 64 notices are Framework (8%).Dynamic purchasing system2%(1 notice)
1 of 64 notices is Dynamic purchasing system (2%).
Procedure route
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Open55%(35 notices)
35 of 64 notices are Open (55%).Route not published27%(17 notices)
17 of 64 notices are Route not published (27%).Direct award11%(7 notices)
7 of 64 notices are Direct award (11%).Limited / restricted5%(3 notices)
3 of 64 notices are Limited / restricted (5%).Selective3%(2 notices)
2 of 64 notices are Selective (3%).
Typical bids per lot
5robust · n=229.1% of lots drew a single bidi
Based on 22 lots from this buyer’s competitions, last 24 months.
Deadline → award
30 daysrobust · n=17i
Based on 17 decided tenders across all categories, last 24 months.
Notice amendments
0.532 of 64 notices amendedi
Based on 64 notices across all categories, last 24 months.
Award vs estimate
10.1% below estimaterobust · n=17i
Based on 17 lots with both an estimate and an award, last 24 months.
Who wins herei
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All published awards naming a supplier · ranked by distinct procedures, not pounds · panel and call-off entries inflate award records
| Supplier | Procedures | Share | Last 24m | Award records | Last activity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BILD STUDIOS LTD | 2 | 2.6% | 2 | 2 | 14 Sept 2026 |
| Sam Forster Associates Ltd | 2 | 2.6% | 2 | 2 | — |
| Element Biosciences Netherlands B.V. | 2 | 2.6% | 2 | 2 | 16 May 2025 |
| BUILDING DESIGN PARTNERSHIP LTD | 2 | 2.6% | 2 | 2 | 18 Sept 2026 |
| Haworth Tompkins Ltd | 2 | 2.6% | 2 | 2 | 6 Aug 2026 |
| CBRE Managed Services Ltd | 2 | 2.6% | 1 | 2 | — |
| Total Support Services Ltd | 2 | 2.6% | 1 | 2 | — |
| PENTAGRAM DESIGN LIMITED | 2 | 2.6% | 0 | 4 | 26 Apr 2021 |
The three most frequent suppliers are named on 8% of 76 awarded procedures (each procedure counted once, so a panel shared by several of them is not double-counted); 85 distinct suppliers hold at least one. Descriptive concentration of published awards, not a statement of preference.
Published award value (24m)
£36mSum of published VAT-exclusive values on 36 of 36 published single-supplier values; the five largest make 80%.i
Typical single-supplier award (24m)
£211k middle valuerobust · n=36Middle half £158k–£423k.i
Largest published awards i | Supplier | Awarded | Term | Published value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft Facilities Management Services Provider | Total Support Services Ltd | — | — | £14,180,000 † |
| Hard Facilities Management Services Provider | CBRE Managed Services Ltd | — | — | £12,043,194 † |
| NHM150 Western Galleries - Base Build Lead Architect | Haworth Tompkins Ltd | 6 Aug 2026 | 5.6 yrs · up to 6.8 yrs | £1,530,845 ≈ £274k/yr |
| NHM150 Western Galleries – Mechanical, Electrical and Public Health | BUILDING DESIGN PARTNERSHIP LTD | 18 Sept 2026 | 5.5 yrs | £719,569 ≈ £131k/yr |
| Creative Content Exchange Platform | Harbr Group Limited | 3 Feb 2026 | 1 yrs · up to 2 yrs | £500,000 ≈ £500k/yr |
Contracts endingi
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96 of 108 contracts carry an end date, 22 estimated from the duration · not a retender forecast
| Contract | Holder | Ends | Published value |
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| CCE Project Consultancy Services | UDAVEY LTD | 29 Jan 2027 | £158,000 |
| GB-London: CT Scanner Upgrade | Carl Zeiss Ltd | 31 Mar 2027 | £407,838 |
| Multifunctional Devices and Print Management Software RM3781 Lot 2 | Ricoh UK Ltd | 31 Mar 2027 | £164,000 |
| Technical Adviser - Refurbishment and Roof Upgrade Design & Works - Palaeontology Building Northern Elevation | BPA Architecture | 31 Mar 2027 | £148,000 |
| Public Address and Voice Alarm Design Consultant | Avitas Global Ltd trading as RH Consulting | 30 Apr 2027 | £150,000 |
| Art Programme Principal Contractor | BILD STUDIOS LTD | 21 May 2027 | £273,798 |
| Gallery 33 Refurbishment: Design and Consultancy Services | Studio Downie Architects LLP | 20 Jul 2027 | £222,843 |
| Gallery 33 Refurbishment: Design and Consultancy Services | Studio Downie Architects LLP | 27 Jul 2027 | £720,000 |
| Gallery 33 - 3D and 2D Exhibition Design/Lead Designer | AOC Architecture Limited | 31 Jul 2027 | £159,940 |
| Gallery 33 - Immersive Experience Ideation and Production Services | THE WORKERS (INTERNATIONAL) LTD | 31 Aug 2027 | £150,000 |
Soonest 10 of 24 contracts ending within 18 months.
Recent procedures
Latest 50 of 112 procedures where this authority buys, is the authority the work is for, or runs the procurement
| Procedure | Status | Published | Published value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tring Grounds Project - Groundworks and LandscapingExcavating and earthmoving work | Planning | 9 Nov 2026 | £180,000 |
| Supply of Storage BoxesBox files | Planning | 30 Oct 2026 | £2,000,000 |
| Raman Unit | Awarded / complete | 23 Oct 2026 | — |
| NHM Learning Management System 2026 - 2030Training services | Awarded / complete | 20 Oct 2026 | — |
| Art Programme Principal Contractor | Awarded / complete | 20 Oct 2026 | — |
| CCE Project Consultancy Services | Awarded / complete | 20 Oct 2026 | — |
| DC1 Solar Wall Principal ContractorCladding works | Open | 2 Oct 2026 | £950,000 |
| Art Programme Principal Contractor | Awarded / complete | 30 Sept 2026 | — |
| Wildlife Photographer of the Year Photographic Printing ServicesPhotographic services | Awarded / complete | 23 Sept 2026 | £290,000 |
| NHM150 Western Galleries - AV Hardware IntegratorHardware integration consultancy services | Open | 18 Sept 2026 | £300,000 |
| NHM150 Western Galleries - Base Build Mechanical, Electrical and Public HealthAdvisory and consultative engineering services | Awarded / complete | 18 Sept 2026 | £2,000,000 |
| Public Address and Voice Alarm Design ConsultantAlarm systems | Awarded / complete | 17 Sept 2026 | £200,000 |
| Cold Water Services - Tank Refurbishment Principal ContractorInstallation of pipe system | Awarded / complete | 10 Sept 2026 | £150,000 |
| NHM150 Western Galleries - Galleries Lead Designer (Fit Out) - Exhibition DesignDesign consultancy services | Awarded / complete | 2 Sept 2026 | £2,400,000 |
| Cold Water Services Design ConsultancyBuilding services consultancy services | Awarded / complete | 21 Aug 2026 | £300,000 |
| Museum Consumables for Collection Storage FrameworkFurniture (incl. office furniture) | Awarded / complete | 20 Aug 2026 | £4,400,000 |
| NHM150 Western Galleries – Visitor Flow and Circulation ConsultantAnalysis services | Open | 10 Aug 2026 | £40,000 |
| NHM Retail Merchandise Management SystemBusiness transaction and personal business software package | Cancelled | 7 Aug 2026 | £530,000 |
| NHM150 Western Galleries - Base Build Lead ArchitectArchitectural and related services | Awarded / complete | 6 Aug 2026 | £2,000,000 |
| Exhibition Lighting Design - Request for InformationArtificial and natural lighting engineering services for buildings | Planning | 28 Jul 2026 | £0 |
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Contracts Finder adds 54 more procedures by this authority, mostly below the Find a Tender threshold or from before 2025. Each is counted once beside any Find a Tender copy; they are in the totals, not in this list or in search.
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- One profile per authority. Different spellings and registration numbers of the same body are merged into this profile. It includes tenders the authority ran for other bodies and tenders run on its behalf; spend is credited to the body that pays.
- Values are published values. Award values are what the authority published, excluding VAT and framework ceilings. They are not a budget or total spend.
- Contract end dates. 96 of 108 published contracts have an end date; 22 of those are estimated as the signature (or publication) date plus the published duration and are marked “estimated”. They feed “Contracts ending”, the same rule as the retender radar. Published values in that list come from either source; Contracts Finder figures are shown as published and stay out of this profile’s money totals.
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