Official UK procurement notice
Gallery 33 Refurbishment: Design and Consultancy Services
Authority: Natural History Museum (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Natural History Museum wishes to appoint a company to provide the services of Architect and Lead Designer, Building Safety Act Principal Designer, Structural Engineer and Sustainability Consultant for the refurbishment of Gallery 33 within the Museum.
CPV: Engineering design services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£720,000
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 sub-criteria (3)
- Quality: 50%
- Pricing: 40%
- Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
- Quality: 50
- Social Value: 10
- Pricing: 40
- 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 · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 27 Jan 2025, 19:05 GMT
- Last source update
- 6 Oct 2025, 12:05 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 3 Mar 2025 – …
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-062464- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04d69bFind a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Publisher note: To view this notice, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=984907933 GO Reference: GO-2025106-PRO-32635458
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 3 Mar 2025
- Submission channel
- {"written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 90 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 3 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
Timeline
3 Mar 2025 → 6 Oct 2025 · 4 dates- Submission deadline3 Mar 2025
- Contract starts3 Mar 2025
- Bids opened3 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Notice published383 days ago6 Oct 2025, 12:05 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete6 Oct 2025, 12:05 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studio Downie Architects LLPSME | £222,843 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 062464-2025-1 · Studio Downie Architects LLPSME
- Signed
- 30 Sept 2025
- Value
- £222,843
- Period
- … – 20 Jul 2027
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16bids · 16 electronic | 14 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Studio Downie Architects LLPAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria