Official UK procurement notice
Gallery 33 - 3D and 2D Exhibition Design/Lead Designer
Authority: Natural History Museum (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe NHM is looking to appoint design consultants to help us delivery our vision for a new, permanent gallery at South Kensington dedicated to building a positive connection to nature in our very youngest audiences. The 3D and 2D Exhibition Designer / Exhibition Lead Designer will be responsible for the development, design and specification of the exhibition. They will lead the creative team to deliver the brief. They will be required to determine the infrastructure requirements for the exhibition space and to coordinate with the Lead Architect for their integration. The 3D and 2D Exhibition Designer / Exhibition Lead Designer will be expected to coordinate all exhibition consultants to the delivery of the coordinated exhibition project, whether sub-contracted to them or appointed directly by the Museum.
CPV: Design consultancy services · Graphic design services · Museum-exhibition services · Project-design services other than for construction work · Specialty design services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£160,000
- Technical & professional ability
Tenderers should possess relevant experience, demonstrated by on-going and historical contract information. This must include:
•3D and 2D exhibition or gallery designs integrated into a permanent gallery in a Listed Building with high visitor traffic.
•Display of collections in exhibition or gallery designs.
•Integration of multi-media exhibits/interactives in exhibition or gallery designs
•Projects which show an understanding of working with and for young people and children
What it takes to wini
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).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
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 award criteria (3)
- Price: Long criteria description
- Social Value: Long criteria description
- Quality: Long criteria description
- Technical & professional ability
Tenderers should possess relevant experience, demonstrated by on-going and historical contract information. This must include:
•3D and 2D exhibition or gallery designs integrated into a permanent gallery in a Listed Building with high visitor traffic.
•Display of collections in exhibition or gallery designs.
•Integration of multi-media exhibits/interactives in exhibition or gallery designs
•Projects which show an understanding of working with and for young people and children
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 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
- Yes (GPA, CPTPP)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 20 Mar 2025, 16:48 GMT
- Last source update
- 9 Mar 2026, 12:23 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 17 Jun 2025
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-010515- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04f6f2Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 25 Apr 2025, 13:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 25 Apr 2025, 13:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
20 Mar 2025 → 9 Mar 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published20 Mar 2025, 16:48 GMT
- Clarification questions by25 Apr 2025, 13:00 BST
- Submission deadline25 Apr 2025, 13:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent12 Jun 2025, 00:00 BST
- Award decision expected by17 Jun 2025, 00:59 BST
- Standstill ends24 Jun 2025, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts7 Jul 2025
- Latest notice published225 days ago9 Mar 2026, 12:23 GMT
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 20 Mar 2025- Tender notice published20 Mar 2025, 16:48 GMTUK4
- Contract award notice published13 Jun 2025, 10:05 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete13 Jun 2025, 10:05 BST
- Contract signature expected1 Jul 2025, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published9 Mar 2026, 12:23 GMTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| AOC Architecture LimitedSME7 Jul 2025 – 31 Jul 2027 | £160,000 | 12 Jun 2025 | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · AOC Architecture LimitedSME
- Signed
- 10 Dec 2025
- Value
- £159,940
- Period
- 11 Dec 2025 – 31 Jul 2027
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8final-stage tenders | 7 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- AOC Architecture LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender