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# NHM150 Western Galleries Feasibility - Lead Designer

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/nhm150-western-galleries-feasibility-lead-designer-ocds-h6vhtk-058d1f). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Natural History Museum: "NHM150 Western Galleries Feasibility - Lead Designer". Published status: complete. Published Value: £150,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 26 Sept 2025, 12:00 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:** £150,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 26 September 2025 at 12:00 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:** £150,000 (exc. VAT, 1 award)
- **Official Documents:** 5 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/nhm150-western-galleries-feasibility-lead-designer-ocds-h6vhtk-058d1f#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-058d1f`

## 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/nhm150-western-galleries-feasibility-lead-designer-ocds-h6vhtk-058d1f#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [delta-esourcing.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.delta-esourcing.com%2Ftenders%2FUK-London%3A-Construction-work-for-art-and-cultural-buildings.%2FUF35S4QP8J)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/nhm150-western-galleries-feasibility-lead-designer-ocds-h6vhtk-058d1f#participate

## 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.

## 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:** £150,000

- **Contract Period:** 14/11/2025 to 31/03/2026

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** NHM150 Western Galleries Feasibility - Lead Designer (active)
  - Award id: `1`
  - Supplier(s): **HAWORTH TOMPKINS LIMITED**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-39923`
  - Value: £150,000 (exc. VAT)
  - Date: 21/10/2025

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 1 (terminated)
  - Signed Value: £96,000
  - Signed Date: 17/12/2025

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F050990-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-04-29T13:18:46.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-25T07:18:13.076Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-058d1f