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title: "NHM Collections Store Refurbishments- Architect, Principal Designer (BSA) and Sustainability services, RIBA Stages 2-7"
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# NHM Collections Store Refurbishments- Architect, Principal Designer (BSA) and Sustainability services, RIBA Stages 2-7

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/nhm-collections-store-refurbishments-architect-principal-designer-bsa-and-sustainability-s-ocds-h6vhtk-054e23). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Natural History Museum: "NHM Collections Store Refurbishments- Architect, Principal Designer (BSA) and Sustainability services, RIBA Stages 2-7". Published status: complete. Published Value: £475,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 29 Jul 2025, 17:00 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:** £475,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 29 July 2025 at 17:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (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 (+3 more)
- **Delivery Location:** UKI
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £475,000 (exc. VAT, 1 award)
- **Official Documents:** 4 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/nhm-collections-store-refurbishments-architect-principal-designer-bsa-and-sustainability-s-ocds-h6vhtk-054e23#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-054e23`

## 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/nhm-collections-store-refurbishments-architect-principal-designer-bsa-and-sustainability-s-ocds-h6vhtk-054e23#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [delta-esourcing.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.delta-esourcing.com)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/nhm-collections-store-refurbishments-architect-principal-designer-bsa-and-sustainability-s-ocds-h6vhtk-054e23#participate

## Description
The 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.
To view this notice, please click here: 
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=984001336

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 45212300, 45212311, 45212313, 45212350, 71200000, 92500000
- **Delivery regions:** UKI
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £475,000

- **Contract Period:** 31/08/2025 to 16/12/2030
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 1 (pending)

  - Supplier(s): **BUILDING DESIGN PARTNERSHIPLIMITED**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-165674`
  - Value: £475,000 (exc. VAT)
  - Date: 01/10/2025

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F035426-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-10-02T13:05:11.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-26T22:10:35.793Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-054e23