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title: "Project RECODE: NHM Collections Management System"
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# Project RECODE: NHM Collections Management System

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/project-recode-nhm-collections-management-system-ocds-h6vhtk-02fee3). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Natural History Museum: "Project RECODE: NHM Collections Management System". Published status: complete. Published Value: £5,000,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 24 Feb 2022, 12:00 GMT. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## 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:** £5,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 24 February 2022 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Competitive dialogue
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Electronic data management (EDM)
- **Delivery Location:** UKI
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £3,754,294 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/project-recode-nhm-collections-management-system-ocds-h6vhtk-02fee3#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-02fee3`

## 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/project-recode-nhm-collections-management-system-ocds-h6vhtk-02fee3#tl-md)

## Description
In line with our new Vision and Strategy to 2031 the Natural History Museum (NHM) was looking to help transform the study of natural history, engage and involve the widest possible audience, and secure the future of our collections. This will require a new collections management solution and the museum sought a supplier that can implement a business operational solution to which the NHM can transition.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 48613000
- **Delivery regions:** UKI

- **Estimated Value:** £5,000,000
- **Description:** In line with our new Vision and Strategy to 2031 the Natural History Museum (NHM) was looking to help transform the study of natural history, engage and involve the widest possible audience, and secure the future of our collections. This will require...

- **Renewal published:** yes
- **Options published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** Project RECODE: NHM Collections Management System (active)
  - Award id: `001320-2023-.-1`
  - Supplier(s): **SER Solutions United Kingdom Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-72910`
  - Value: £3,754,294 † (exc. VAT)

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

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** Project RECODE: NHM Collections Management System (active)
  - Signed Value: £3,754,294
  - Signed Date: 29/12/2022

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F001320-2023)
- **Last Source Update:** 2023-01-16T16:05:17.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-27T10:49:45.614Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-02fee3