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# The Board and Trustees of the Natural History Museum · UK Public Procurement Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/the-board-and-trustees-of-the-natural-history-museum-GB-FTS-133523). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Authority Summary:** The Board and Trustees of the Natural History Museum is a UK Contracting Authority based in Greater London. Tracked in the Tenderline open procurement catalogue across 2 published procedures, with 0 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Information
- **Contracting Authority:** The Board and Trustees of the Natural History Museum
- **Classification:** UK Contracting Authority
- **Delivery Region:** Greater London
- **Authority ID:** `GB-FTS-133523` (Find a Tender organisation id)
- **Live Open Tenders:** 0
- **Total Published Procedures:** 2
- **Published Award Value (24 months):** £88m (median award: £88m) across 1 of 1 eligible published values (VAT excluded; not actual spend)

- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/the-board-and-trustees-of-the-natural-history-museum-GB-FTS-133523

## Procurement Vehicles & Sourcing Routes
- **Commercial Tools (24m):** Contract: 2 (100%)
- **Sourcing Procedures (24m):** Limited / restricted: 1 (50%), Route not published: 1 (50%)

## Primary Procurement Sectors (CPV)
1. **[Business services: law, marketing, consulting](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/business-services-consultancy-79000000) (CPV 79):** 2 notices, last 24 months (100% of this period)

## Key Awarded Suppliers
1. **[Wilson James Ltd.](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/wilson-james-ltd-coh-02269560):** 2 procedures

## Largest Public Contract Awards
Top public contracts awarded by this authority:
1. **[Wilson James Ltd.](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/wilson-james-ltd-coh-02269560):** £88m · [Museum Security Consortium](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/museum-security-consortium-ocds-h6vhtk-04e1ea)

## Retender Radar & Upcoming Expiries
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 6 Months:** 1
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 18 Months:** 1
- **Catalogue Retender Radar:** [Track upcoming UK contract expiries](https://tenderline.uk/retenders)

## Award Values & Counterparties
> **Complete Contracting Authority Dossier:** Published award values over 24 months, supplier rosters, contract expiry dates, and direct award breakdowns are available in the interactive dossier on Tenderline:
> [Explore full The Board and Trustees of the Natural History Museum intelligence dossier on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/the-board-and-trustees-of-the-natural-history-museum-GB-FTS-133523#spend-analytics)

## Provenance and Open Data
- **Data Source:** Official notices published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- **Canonical Profile:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/the-board-and-trustees-of-the-natural-history-museum-GB-FTS-133523
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt