Official UK procurement notice
NHM150 Western Galleries – Visitor Flow and Circulation Consultant
Authority: Natural History Museum (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Natural History Museum has launched NHM150, an ambitious transformation programme leading up to its 150th anniversary in 2031. The programme will significantly enhance the Museum’s public offer, increasing access, reach and impact through a major renewal of galleries and visitor experiences.
The Natural History Museum is seeking to appoint a Visitor Flow and Circulation Consultant to support the delivery of Phase 2 of the NHM150 Programme. The appointment will span both the base build projects and the associated gallery fit out projects and the consultant will form part of the wider multidisciplinary design teams.
The consultant will provide strategic and technical advice relating to visitor flow, horizontal and vertical circulation, capacity, orientation, and visitor movement throughout the refurbished Western Galleries and Oceans Hall. The consultant shall support the development of an integrated visitor circulation strategy which considers individual galleries and spaces, the Western Galleries and Oceans Hall as a whole, and within the context of the wider museum.
The appointment will cover RIBA Stages 2-4 of the Western Galleries Base Build, Oceans Gallery Base Build, Dinosaurs 28 (Swing Space) Exhibition Fit Out and Lives of Dinosaurs (Dinosaurs 30) Exhibition Fit Out projects. They will be required to work as a fully integrated member of the project design teams, providing specialist expertise, analysis and design support to ensure the delivery of a coherent, accessible and enjoyable visitor experience across the Phase 2 galleries.
The consultant shall also provide advice and recommendations in response to queries by the Lead Designer(s) and NHM Core Team, for the Old General Herbarium & Botany Library Exhibition Fit Out, Life on Earth (Origins) Exhibition Fit Out and Oceans Gallery Exhibition Fit Out projects.
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The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1RenewalPublished value£40,000
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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)
- Quality Criteria: 60%
- Pricing Schedule: 30%
- Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
- Quality Criteria
- Social Value
- Pricing Schedule
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 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
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 28 Jul 2026, 15:12 BST
- Last source update
- 10 Aug 2026, 16:34 BST
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-075902- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
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How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 14 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 14 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Timeline
28 Jul 2026 → 5 Oct 2026 · 6 dates- Planning notice published90 days ago28 Jul 2026, 15:12 BST
- Market engagement84 days ago3 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
Bidders are invited to an online Bidder Briefing Session and Q&A (to be held on Microsoft Teams) in w/c 3 August 2026. In order to register for this session bidders should sign the NDA which is available in the SQ stage document library. This must be returned by 12 noon, Monday 3 August. The NDA must be signed by an appropriate representative of the tendering company and returned to the Museum for countersignature.
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Once the NDA has been completed by both parties, it will be sent to tenderers for record keeping. The tenderer will then be invited to the briefing session. The date and time of the session will be confirmed shortly, and the invite will be sent out Monday 3 August. The session will be recorded and circulated to all bidders, including those who were unable to attend.
All bidders who have completed the NDA will be given access to the tender documents, which are currently expected to be available from the 10 August 2026 (this date is subject to change).
- Tender notice published77 days ago10 Aug 2026, 16:34 BST
- Clarification questions by73 days ago14 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline42 days ago14 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
- Contract starts22 days ago5 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
5 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 28 Jul 2026- Preliminary market engagement notice published28 Jul 2026, 15:12 BSTUK2
- Tender notice published10 Aug 2026, 16:34 BSTUK4
- Status changed to active10 Aug 2026, 16:34 BST
- Procurement method changed10 Aug 2026, 16:34 BST
- Deadline published: 14 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST10 Aug 2026, 16:34 BST
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender