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# Public Address and Voice Alarm Design Consultant

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/public-address-and-voice-alarm-design-consultant-ocds-h6vhtk-0686b9). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Natural History Museum: "Public Address and Voice Alarm Design Consultant". Published status: complete. Published Value: £200,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 4 Jun 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:** £200,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 4 June 2026 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Alarm systems, Building services consultancy services, Fire and explosion protection and control consultancy services, Fire-alarm systems, Fire-detection systems (+1 more)
- **Delivery Location:** UKI
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £200,000 (exc. VAT, 1 award)
- **Official Documents:** 5 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/public-address-and-voice-alarm-design-consultant-ocds-h6vhtk-0686b9#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0686b9`

## 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/public-address-and-voice-alarm-design-consultant-ocds-h6vhtk-0686b9#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/public-address-and-voice-alarm-design-consultant-ocds-h6vhtk-0686b9#participate

## Description
The NHM intends to appoint a suitably qualified and experienced Lead Design Consultant to provide professional services in connection with the upgrade and replacement of the Public Address and Voice Alarm (PAVA) system across the Museum estate.  The Consultant will be expected to take on Electrical Design Services and the BSA Principal Designer Role which can either be in house or sub-contracted to the Lead Designer. 
Design Consultancy Services will be required for this project from RIBA Stage 1 - 7. However, due to funding availability, only services for RIBA stages 1-4 are guaranteed. Future works on the project is expected to last to March 2030 and is subject to the Museum receiving funding.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 31625100, 31625200, 35121700, 71315210, 71317100, 79417000
- **Delivery regions:** UKI
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £200,000

- **Contract Period:** 16/08/2026 to 30/04/2027
- **Renewal published:** yes

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

  - Supplier(s): **Avitas Global Ltd trading as RH Consulting**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-COH:06952596`
  - Value: £200,000 (exc. VAT)
  - Date: 09/07/2026

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £150,000
  - Signed Date: 08/09/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F040167-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-09-17T08:06:09.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-23T17:12:38.472Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-0686b9