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Published 21 Feb 2025, 16:06 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Museum Consumables for Collection Storage Framework

Official notice

Authority: Natural History Museum (Central government)

Framework agreement5 lotsGoodsOpen procedure
Sectors: Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages (30)Medical Devices & Pharma (33)Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) (38)
+1 moreFurniture (incl. office furniture), furnishings, domestic appliances (excl. lighting) and cleaning products (39)
 Delivery: London (UKI3)
Framework ceiling (notional)£4,400,000total for 5 lots · framework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 28 Mar 2025awarded 29 Jul 2026
Lots 5see the lot list below

What is being bought5 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

**Please note that this is an award notice. Lots 1 and 2 were awarded. Lots 3, 4 and 5 were not awarded**

The Museum wishes to create a framework agreement with several suppliers to cover the supply a number of consumables required by the Museum to support two large Government-funded projects and the care and management of our collection.

CPV: Furniture (incl. office furniture), furnishings, domestic appliances (excl. lighting) and cleaning products · Laboratory, hygienic or pharmaceutical glassware · Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) · Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages

How this framework works

From the published notice
Bids received
3 bids received · 2 suppliers appointed

Lots and requirements (5)Procurement structure

5 lots · all with a published value · same evaluation weights on every lot
Lot #1Botanical Herbarium Consumables (folders, covers, packets and capsules)CancelledRenewalPublished value£155,000

The supply of Herbarium bespoke capsules, paper packets, folders and covers to very exacting standards and qualities for our botanical collections. Additional information: To respond to this opportunity please click here: www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/3957X926RP ↗

Delivery: London · Inner London – West
Extensions: The Framework will be established for an initial period of 2 years with an option to extend for a further period or periods up to a total of 2 years taking the contract term to a maximum of 4 years. · The Framework will be established for an initial period of 2 years with an option to extend for a further period or periods up to a total of 2 years taking the contract term to a maximum of 4 years.Variant bids: not allowed
38000000 Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
Lot #2Botanical Paper (herbarium mounting sheets)CancelledRenewalPublished value£110,500

The supply of Herbarium mounting paper to very exacting standards and qualities

Delivery: London · Inner London – West
Extensions: The Framework will be established for an initial period of 2 years with an option to extend for a further period or periods up to a total of 2 years taking the contract term to a maximum of 4 years. · The Framework will be established for an initial period of 2 years with an option to extend for a further period or periods up to a total of 2 years taking the contract term to a maximum of 4 years.Variant bids: not allowed
38000000 Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
Lot #3Entomology DrawersCancelledRenewalPublished value£1,672,500

Supply of entomology drawers that are designed for the storage and protection of insect specimens, preserved dry and mounted on pins.

Delivery: London · Inner London – West
Extensions: The Framework will be established for an initial period of 2 years with an option to extend for a further period or periods up to a total of 2 years taking the contract term to a maximum of 4 years. · The Framework will be established for an initial period of 2 years with an option to extend for a further period or periods up to a total of 2 years taking the contract term to a maximum of 4 years.Variant bids: not allowed
39000000 Furniture (incl. office furniture), furnishings, domestic appliances (excl. lighting) and cleaning products
Lot #4Museum Wet Specimen Preservation GlasswareCancelledRenewalPublished value£360,000

For the supply of wet specimen preservation glassware for the museum's wet collections.

Delivery: London · Inner London – West
Extensions: The Framework will be established for an initial period of 2 years with an option to extend for a further period or periods up to a total of 2 years taking the contract term to a maximum of 4 years. · The Framework will be established for an initial period of 2 years with an option to extend for a further period or periods up to a total of 2 years taking the contract term to a maximum of 4 years.Variant bids: not allowed
33790000 Laboratory, hygienic or pharmaceutical glassware
Lot #5Acid Free TraysCancelledRenewalPublished value£2,070,000

For the supply of acid free trays for the storage of collection specimens.

Delivery: London · Inner London – West
Extensions: The Framework will be established for an initial period of 2 years with an option to extend for a further period or periods up to a total of 2 years taking the contract term to a maximum of 4 years. · The Framework will be established for an initial period of 2 years with an option to extend for a further period or periods up to a total of 2 years taking the contract term to a maximum of 4 years.Variant bids: not allowed
30000000 Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages

What it takes to win
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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).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored · same split on all 2 lots
Quality: 50%Price: 40%Social value: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
  • Quality: 50
  • Social Value: 10
  • Price: 40
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
  • “Museum Consumables for Collection Storage Framework” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.

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
Goods
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Framework agreement
Who may use this agreement
Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
21 Feb 2025, 16:06 GMT
Last source update
20 Aug 2026, 16:32 BST
Award evaluation window
28 Mar 2025 – …
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-079638
Classification (CPV)
Furniture (incl. office furniture), furnishings, domestic appliances (excl. lighting) and cleaning productsLaboratory, hygienic or pharmaceutical glasswareLaboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages
Delivery area
London (UKI3)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04e744 Find a Tender

Publisher note: GO Reference: GO-2026820-PRO-38097871

How it was run

Official notice
Appointment period ends
28 Mar 2025, 17:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
120 days from the deadline
Bids opened
28 Mar 2025, 17:00 GMT

Timeline

28 Mar 2025 → 20 Aug 2026 · 3 dates
  1. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    28 Mar 2025, 17:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    28 Mar 2025, 17:00 GMT
  3. Notice published63 days ago
    20 Aug 2026, 16:32 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    20 Aug 2026, 16:32 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Suppliers appointed 2admitted to the panel · see the list ↓
Bids received 3
Contracts signed 2latest 29 Jul 2026

2 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.

Contracts

All 2 of these contracts carry the same published figure, £2,200,000, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.

  • Botanical Herbarium Consumables (folders, covers, packets and capsules)

    Signed
    29 Jul 2026
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active

  • Botanical Paper (herbarium mounting sheets)

    Signed
    29 Jul 2026
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
3bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Natural History Museum

Contracting authorityCentral Governmentnon-departmental public body, sponsored by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and SportRecreation, culture and religion Cromwell Road, London, London, SW7 5BDContact email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Framework contractors & participating bidders

2 commercial parties on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.