Official UK procurement notice
NHM Collections Store Refurbishments- Architect, Principal Designer (BSA) and Sustainability services, RIBA Stages 2-7
Authority: Natural History Museum (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Natural History Museum requires a Lead Architect, with Principal Designer (BSA) and Sustainability Consultancy services for RIBA Stages 2-7 of the Collections Store Refurbishments Project.
The Collections Store Refurbishments project will deliver the rehousing of five specimen collections plus Library and Archive material across nine spaces at South Kensington. The appointed supplier will form part of the consultant team supporting the design and implementation of this project through RIBA Stages 2-7. This role will contribute directly to the the Refurbishments project, which supports the Museum’s Strategy to 2031 and the NHM Unlocked Programme.
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CPV: Architectural and related services · Art gallery construction work · Buildings of particular historical or architectural interest · Construction work for art and cultural buildings · Library, archives, museums and other cultural services · Museum construction work · Museum services · Museum services and preservation services of historical sites and buildings
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£475,000
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)
- Technical: 50%
- Commercial: 40%
- Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
- Commercial: Price
- Technical: PSQ
- Social Value: PSQ
- 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
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 17 Jun 2025, 12:05 BST
- Last source update
- 2 Oct 2025, 14:05 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 1 Sept 2025
- Authority reference
CSR2-7- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-035426- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-054e23Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 29 Jul 2025, 17:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 18 Jul 2025, 17:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
17 Jun 2025 → 13 Oct 2025 · 11 dates- Planning notice published17 Jun 2025, 12:05 BST
- Market engagement20 Jun 2025, 23:59 BST
Please follow the link here to our preliminary engagement questionnaire: forms.office.com/e/ZKifdeYSW1 ↗
This will give you a sense of the project and services required and help us in shaping the Invitation to Tender. Response is not mandatory, and no exclusions will be made based on the answers provided here.
•Date tender goes out: w/c 23rd June 2025
•Date tender returns are due: 25th July 2025
•Indicative dates:
- RIBA Stage 2 ends February 2026
- RIBA Stage 3 ends July 2026
- Main Contractor Procurement ends March 2027
- Construction and Moves Programme ends December 2030
The following list of suppliers have been sent the form directly prior to the tender exercise:
IF_DO
Freehaus
Haworth Tompkins
Wright + Wright Architects
Purcell
Donald Insall
Lawson Ward
John McAslan
Dannatt Johnson
Rodney Melville + Partners
Martin Ashley
Connolly Wellingham Architects
Suppliers were sent the following information:
The Natural History Museum will be going out to tender next week for Lead Architect, with Principal Designer (BSA) and Sustainability Consultancy Services on our Collections Store Refurbishments project. The appointment will cover RIBA Stages 2 to 7.
The tender will be managed as an Open Procedure on the Government Find a Tender service, via the Delta eSourcing portal. The Invitation to Tender and appended documents will be released week commencing Monday 23rd June.
Please take the time to review preliminary engagement questionnaire here: forms.office.com/e/ZKifdeYSW1 ↗. This will give you a sense of the project and services required and help us in shaping the Invitation to Tender. Response is not mandatory, and no exclusions will be made based on the answers provided here. Please submit any responses by Friday 20th June.
- Next notice expected23 Jun 2025, 23:59 BST
- Tender notice published26 Jun 2025, 14:05 BST
- Clarification questions by18 Jul 2025, 17:00 BST
- Submission deadline29 Jul 2025, 17:00 BST
- Contract starts1 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST
- Award decision expected by1 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
- Assessment summaries sent390 days ago2 Oct 2025, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published389 days ago2 Oct 2025, 14:05 BST
- Standstill ends378 days ago13 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
Notice history
8 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 17 Jun 2025- Preliminary market engagement notice published17 Jun 2025, 12:05 BSTUK2
- Tender notice published26 Jun 2025, 14:05 BSTUK4
- Status changed to active26 Jun 2025, 14:05 BST
- Procurement method changed26 Jun 2025, 14:05 BST
- Deadline published: 29 Jul 2025, 17:00 BST26 Jun 2025, 14:05 BST
- Contract award notice published2 Oct 2025, 14:05 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete2 Oct 2025, 14:05 BST
- Contract signature expected15 Oct 2025, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| BUILDING DESIGN PARTNERSHIP LTD16 Oct 2025 – 16 Dec 2030 · up to 19 Dec 2031Extensions: Length of Contract can be extended dependent on programme completion | £475,000 | 2 Oct 2025standstill to 13 Oct 2025 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7final-stage tenders · 10 at stage one | 5 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- BUILDING DESIGN PARTNERSHIP LIMITEDAwarded 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