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title: "Palaeontology Roof Project: Principal Contractor"
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# Palaeontology Roof Project: Principal Contractor

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/palaeontology-roof-project-principal-contractor-ocds-h6vhtk-0553e6). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Natural History Museum: "Palaeontology Roof Project: Principal Contractor". Published status: active. Published Value: £1,650,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 30 Jul 2025, 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:** £1,650,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 30 July 2025 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Below threshold - open competition
- **Main Category:** works
- **Classifications (CPV):** Bituminous roof-covering work, Roof insulation work, Roof maintenance work, Roof repair, Roof repair and maintenance work (+4 more)
- **Delivery Location:** Not published
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/palaeontology-roof-project-principal-contractor-ocds-h6vhtk-0553e6#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0553e6`

## 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/palaeontology-roof-project-principal-contractor-ocds-h6vhtk-0553e6#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [delta-esourcing.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.delta-esourcing.com%2F)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/palaeontology-roof-project-principal-contractor-ocds-h6vhtk-0553e6#participate

## Description
The Museum is running a competition for the provision of Principal Contractor Services for the Palaeontology Building Roofing Project to complete restoration works to the Palaeontology Building roof. The restoration works will be completed in phases, the first of which must be completed by March 2026. 
An NDA will be required to access the tender documentation. This will be made available via the Selection Questionnaire stage and must be completed and returned to the Museum for counter signature. Once this has been completed, tenderers will be granted access to the tender documents.
To access the NDA, please use the following link: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/9N562Z74BF
To view this notice, please click here: 
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=963290424

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 45260000, 45261200, 45261210, 45261214, 45261410, 45261420

- **Estimated Value:** £1,650,000

- **Contract Period:** 31/07/2025 to 31/03/2026
- **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%2F037975-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-07-07T15:05:06.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-29T07:15:12.498Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-0553e6