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# OGH Beta Principal Contractor

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/ogh-beta-principal-contractor-ocds-h6vhtk-066d16). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Natural History Museum: "OGH Beta Principal Contractor". Published status: complete. Published Value: £140,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 1 May 2026, 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:** £140,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 1 May 2026 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Below threshold - open competition
- **Main Category:** works
- **Classifications (CPV):** Construction work for art and cultural buildings, Construction work for buildings relating to exhibitions, Library, archives, museums and other cultural services, Museum construction work, Museum services
- **Delivery Location:** UKI
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £187,956 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/ogh-beta-principal-contractor-ocds-h6vhtk-066d16#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-066d16`

## 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/ogh-beta-principal-contractor-ocds-h6vhtk-066d16#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [delta-esourcing.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.delta-esourcing.com%2Frespond%2FMQG6SMFAS7)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/ogh-beta-principal-contractor-ocds-h6vhtk-066d16#participate

## Description
The Old General Herbarium (OGH) Beta Project is a light touch refurbishment of a section of the OGH gallery to bring it back into public display for the first time since 1948. The project will install a temporary pop-up display opening in September 2026. The Museum is running a competition for the provision of Principal Contractor services for the refurbishment and fit-out works in the gallery. 
In order to access the tender documents for the OGH Beta Principal Contractor tender exercise, all tenderers must complete the NDA available in the SQ stage document library. The NDA must be signed by an appropriate representative of the tendering company and returned to the Museum for countersignature. Once the NDA has been completed by both parties, it will be sent to tenderers for record keeping. The tenderer will then be added to the Tenderbox stage, where the tender documents will be made available from the 30th April 2026.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 45212300, 45212310, 45212313, 92500000, 92521000
- **Delivery regions:** UKI
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £140,000

- **Contract Period:** 28/05/2026 to 31/08/2026

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

  - Supplier(s): **Sam Forster Associates Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-111038`
  - Value: £187,956 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £187,956
  - Signed Date: 24/06/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F024414-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-07-14T08:58:44.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-20T08:59:40.791Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-066d16