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# Cold Water Services Design Consultancy

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/cold-water-services-design-consultancy-ocds-h6vhtk-06b8ec). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Natural History Museum: "Cold Water Services Design Consultancy". Published status: complete. Published Value: £300,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 31 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: www.delta-esourcing.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Natural History Museum](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/natural-history-museum-gov-pb180)
- **Published Value:** £300,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 31 July 2026 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Building services consultancy services, Consulting services for water-supply and waste consultancy, Miscellaneous engineering services, Plumbing consultancy services
- **Delivery Location:** UKI
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £170,000 (exc. VAT, 1 award)
- **Official Documents:** 4 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/cold-water-services-design-consultancy-ocds-h6vhtk-06b8ec#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-06b8ec`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/cold-water-services-design-consultancy-ocds-h6vhtk-06b8ec#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [delta-esourcing.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.delta-esourcing.com%2F)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/cold-water-services-design-consultancy-ocds-h6vhtk-06b8ec#participate

## Description
This 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. 
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/CJ325AF2C9

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 71315210, 71321300, 71330000, 71800000
- **Delivery regions:** UKI
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £300,000

- **Contract Period:** 30/08/2026 to 31/03/2027
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** Cold Water Services Design Consultancy Services (pending)
  - Award id: `1`
  - Supplier(s): **Frankham Consultancy Group Ltf**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-116482`
  - Value: £170,000 (exc. VAT)
  - Date: 20/08/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F060830-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-08-21T12:48:14.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T23:31:47.876Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-06b8ec