Official UK procurement notice
Cold Water Services Design Consultancy
Authority: Natural History Museum (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis opportunity is for Design Consultancy Services to survey, assess, review and design an upgrade of existing Cold Water Services systems at the Natural History Museum at South Kensington.
The Design Consultant is also expected to act as the NHM's technical advisor during refurbishment works and installation phase.
To gain access to the tender documentation, an NDA is required as confidential information will be shared. Please access the NDA using the link below and ensure this is completed by an appropriate member of your organisation. This will be counter signed by the NHM and returned to you via Delta e-Sourcing. Once this has been completed, the tenderer will be granted access to the tender documentation.
CPV: Building services consultancy services · Consulting services for water-supply and waste consultancy · Miscellaneous engineering services · Plumbing consultancy services
The lotProcurement structure
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How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
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How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published sub-criteria (3)
- Commercial: 40%
- Social Value: 10%
- Relevant Experience, Design Proposal, Performance Management, Project Completion, Staff, Sustainability: 50%
Published award criteria (3)
- Commercial: Price for full scope
- Social Value: Barriers to Entry
- Relevant Experience, Design Proposal, Performance Management, Project Completion, Staff, Sustainability
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 19 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
- Last source update
- 21 Aug 2026, 13:48 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 16 Aug 2026
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-060830- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06b8ecFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 31 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 17 Jul 2026, 17:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
19 Jun 2026 → 2 Sept 2026 · 10 dates- Planning notice published126 days ago19 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
- Market engagement120 days ago24 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
During the week commencing 15 June, the below companies were approached with a questionnaire to express their interest in tendering for the Cold Water Services Design Consultancy opportunity at the Natural History Museum.
The questionnaire shared with the companies can be found at this link: forms.cloud.microsoft/e/vV5Krf8wqr ↗.
Those who wish to express their interest in the opportunity are encouraged to complete the questionnaire.
The below ten companies have been approached directly:
1)WSP
2)Hoare Lea
3)Martin Thomas Associate
4)Baily Garner LLP
5)Buro Happold Limited
6)Concertus Design and Property Consultants Limited
7)Frankham Consultancy Group Limited
8)Pick Everard
9)Services Design Solution
10)calfordseaden LLP
- Tender notice published115 days ago29 Jun 2026, 14:49 BST
- Clarification questions by97 days ago17 Jul 2026, 17:00 BST
- Submission deadline84 days ago31 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by67 days ago16 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
- Assessment summaries sent63 days ago21 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published62 days ago21 Aug 2026, 13:48 BST
- Contract starts53 days ago31 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST
- Standstill ends50 days ago2 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
Notice history
8 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 19 Jun 2026- Preliminary market engagement notice published19 Jun 2026, 12:00 BSTUK2
- Tender notice published29 Jun 2026, 14:49 BSTUK4
- Status changed to active29 Jun 2026, 14:49 BST
- Procurement method changed29 Jun 2026, 14:49 BST
- Deadline published: 31 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST29 Jun 2026, 14:49 BST
- Contract award notice published21 Aug 2026, 13:48 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete21 Aug 2026, 13:48 BST
- Contract signature expected7 Sept 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frankham Consultancy Group LtdSMECold Water Services Design Consultancy Services8 Sept 2026 – 31 Mar 2027 · up to 30 Mar 2029Extensions: The Contract may be extended beyond the Initial Term for a period of up to 2 (two) years (the "Renewal Period") at NHM's sole discretion, by NHM giving the Consultant not less than 1 (one) months' notice prior to the expiry of the Initial Term or the Renewal Period (as applicable). Subject to funding availability, the programme of works may continue to 31 March 2029. Each extension will be issued under a new contract to the Contractor. | £170,000 | 21 Aug 2026standstill to 2 Sept 2026 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8final-stage tenders · 10 at stage one | 5 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Frankham Consultancy Group LtfAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender