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# NHM150 Western Galleries – Visitor Flow and Circulation Consultant

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/nhm150-western-galleries-visitor-flow-and-circulation-consultant-ocds-h6vhtk-06d57e). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Natural History Museum: "NHM150 Western Galleries – Visitor Flow and Circulation Consultant". Published status: active. Published Value: £40,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 14 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: www.delta-esourcing.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Natural History Museum](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/natural-history-museum-gov-pb180)
- **Published Value:** £40,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 14 September 2026 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Below threshold - open competition
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Analysis services, Architectural, engineering and surveying services, Building consultancy services, Building surveying services, Construction work for buildings relating to leisure, sports, culture, lodging and restaurants (+3 more)
- **Delivery Location:** UKI
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/nhm150-western-galleries-visitor-flow-and-circulation-consultant-ocds-h6vhtk-06d57e#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-06d57e`

## 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-visitor-flow-and-circulation-consultant-ocds-h6vhtk-06d57e#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [delta-esourcing.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.delta-esourcing.com%2Frespond%2F9378W497XY)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/nhm150-western-galleries-visitor-flow-and-circulation-consultant-ocds-h6vhtk-06d57e#participate

## Description
The 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.
For more information about this opportunity, please visit the eSourcing portal at: 
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-London:-Construction-work-for-buildings-relating-to-leisure%2C-sports%2C-culture%2C-lodging-and-restaurants./9378W497XY
To respond to this opportunity, please click here: 
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/9378W497XY

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 45212000, 45212313, 71250000, 71315200, 71315300, 71320000
- **Delivery regions:** UKI
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £40,000

- **Contract Period:** 04/10/2026 to 31/05/2029
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F075902-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-08-10T15:34:03.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-26T22:04:18.674Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-06d57e