Official UK procurement notice
Art Programme Principal Contractor
Authority: Natural History Museum (Central government)
Sectors: Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment (32)Construction & Civil Engineering (45) Delivery: London (UKI)
Awarded value £273,798published award · exc. VAT
Awarded 14 Sept 2026no call for competition
Awarded to Bild Studios Ltd
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Natural History Museum wishes to secure the services of a Principal Contractor to undertake the build of setworks for an upcoming exhibition featuring art work from Sir John Akomfrah.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Lot 1Awarded
32321200 Audio-visual equipment45212313 Museum construction work
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Direct award
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award — no call for competition
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 14 Sept 2026, 18:04 BST
- Last source update
- 14 Sept 2026, 18:04 BST
- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f993
- Why no open competition
- Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
- Published justification
- The supplier has the technical expertise, coordination and knowledge of the deinstallation and reuse of retained structure to support new installation. The contractor owns the rights to assets being used.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics — not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £273,7981 award exc. VAT
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bild Studios LtdSME25 Sept 2026 — 21 May 2027 | £273,798 | 14 Sept 2026 | Awarded |
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 14 Sept 2026- Contract signature expected24 Sept 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract award notice published14 Sept 2026, 18:04 BSTUK6
- Transparency notice published14 Sept 2026, 17:55 BSTUK5
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Bild Studios LtdAwarded supplierView supplier profile →
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Conflict of interest declarationNot published
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender