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Official UK procurement notice

NHM150 Western Galleries Feasibility - Lead Designer

Authority: Natural History Museum (Central government)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable

Sectors: Construction & Civil Engineering (45)Architecture & Engineering (71)Recreational, cultural and sporting services (92) Delivery: London (UKI)

Published estimate£150,000£180,000 inc. VAT

Submissions closed 26 Sept 2025awarded 22 Oct 2025

Awarded to Haworth Tompkins Ltd

Contract term 5 moends 31 Mar 2026 · starts 14 Nov 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Natural History Museum has announced important transformations of its internal spaces ahead of its 150th anniversary. As part of these transformation, the popular Dinosaur Gallery and other ground floor galleries will be restored and the first and second floor Origins Gallery and the Old General Herbarium and other back of house areas, currently closed to the public, will be reopened and returned to public use. In order to enable these transformations, a feasibility study on the Western Galleries will take place by the end of March 2026.

The Museum wishes to secure the services of Lead Designer including Heritage Consultant and Building Surveyor services to lead a design team in producing a Feasibility for the refurbishment and adaptation of the Western Galleries and supporting facilities.

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 published

Lot #1Awarded 5 moSMEPublished value£150,000

Contract period: 14 Nov 2025 – 31 Mar 2026 (5 mo)Value: £150,000 exc. VAT · £180,000 inc. VAT

Delivery: LondonEligibility: SME eligible

45212300 Construction work for art and cultural buildings 45212311 Art gallery construction work 45212313 Museum construction work 45212350 Buildings of particular historical or architectural interest 71200000 Architectural and related services 92500000 Library, archives, museums and other cultural services

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

Quality: 50%Price: 40%Social value: 10%

Published sub-criteria (3)

Technical Questions: 50%
Total Tender Price: 40%
Social Value: 10%

Published award criteria (3)

Total Tender Price
Social Value
Technical Questions

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.

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: 22 Aug 2025, 16:06 BST
Last source update: 29 Apr 2026, 14:18 BST
Award evaluation window: Submission end – 17 Oct 2025
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-050990
Latest notice: Contract termination notice (UK11)
Classification (CPV): Architectural and related servicesArt gallery construction workBuildings of particular historical or architectural interestConstruction work for art and cultural buildingsLibrary, archives, museums and other cultural servicesMuseum construction workMuseum servicesMuseum services and preservation services of historical sites and buildings
Delivery area: London (UKI)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-058d1f Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice

Run through: Delta eSourcing · Who buys & how to bid on Delta

Public notice page · account needed to bidElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN

Access & registration note: Free Select account; no DUNS asked at signup

Submission deadline: 26 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
Submission channel: Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission: Allowed
Accepted languages: en

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

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Timeline

22 Aug 2025 → 29 Apr 2026 · 7 dates

Tender notice published
22 Aug 2025, 16:06 BST
Submission deadline394 days ago
26 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
Award decision expected by372 days ago
17 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
Assessment summaries sent368 days ago
22 Oct 2025, 00:00 BST
Standstill ends358 days ago
31 Oct 2025, 23:59 GMT
Contract starts345 days ago
14 Nov 2025
Latest notice published179 days ago
29 Apr 2026, 14:18 BST

Notice history

6 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 22 Aug 2025

Tender notice published
22 Aug 2025, 16:06 BST
UK4
Contract award notice published
22 Oct 2025, 12:05 BST
UK6
Status changed to complete
22 Oct 2025, 12:05 BST
Contract signature expected
7 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
scheduled
Contract details notice published
9 Mar 2026, 16:31 GMT
UK7
Contract termination notice published
29 Apr 2026, 14:18 BST
UK11

Routine re-releases (4)

2025-08: 1 release · 22 Aug 2025

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £150,0001 award exc. VAT

Bids received 1716 from SMEs

Contracts signed 1latest 17 Dec 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Haworth Tompkins Ltd14 Nov 2025 – 31 Mar 2026	£150,000	22 Oct 2025	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 1 · Haworth Tompkins Ltd
Signed
17 Dec 2025
Value
£96,000
Period
18 Dec 2025 – 31 Mar 2026
Status
terminated
Final value
£96,008
Termination
contractCompleted

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
17final-stage tenders	16	0	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Natural History Museum

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PJBJ-4723-MZPX Cromwell Road, London, London, SW7 5BDContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

HAWORTH TOMPKINS LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 04697954 110 Golden Lane, London, London, EC1Y 0TLContact name, email

Official documents & specifications (4)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract termination notice contractContract termination noticeUK11Contract termination notice on Find a Tender29 Apr 2026, 14:18 BST
Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender9 Mar 2026, 16:31 GMT
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender22 Oct 2025, 12:05 BST
Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender22 Aug 2025, 16:06 BST