Official UK procurement notice
Roof Safe Access Specialist Contractor
Authority: Natural History Museum (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe NHM intends to create a Framework Agreement for the Design and Build of roof access safety systems over a period of 3 years, with two optional extensions of 1 year + 1 year. The Framework Agreement will include the ability to call off for a pre-construction services agreement (PCSA) and a JCT Design and Build Contract to deliver construction of the roof access system. Due to funding restrictions, only work in FY2526 is guaranteed and all works must be completed by March 2026.
Subject to funding availability in future years and satisfactory performance in the current years' contracts, the NHM will call off on the PCSA and JCT Design and Build Contract for subsequent year's works.
To access the documents for this tender exercise, all tenderers will be required to sign an NDA and return this to the Museum for counter signature. This will be made available via the SQ Stage of Delta e-Sourcing. The NDA must be signed by an authorised signatory on behalf of the company and returned to the Museum via the Message Centre of the SQ Stage. Once the NDA has been counter signed, it will be sent back to the tenderer and access to the tender documents will be granted.
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CPV: Erection of fencing · Erection of railings · Installation of safety equipment · Museum construction work · Safety installations · Site-safety equipment
How this framework works
From the published notice- Type
- Closed framework
- Call-offs
- call-offs are awarded directly to appointed suppliers, without further competition
- Framework period
- 2 yrs 4 mo · up to 4 yrs 4 mo from 1 Dec 2025
Published description of the framework
A rate card will be obtained as part of this tender exercise. This will be used, alongside the total price for FY2526 works, to assess rates for future works.
Following successful and satisfactory completion of FY2526 works, the option to call-off on the JCT D&B will be made available in April 2026, subject to funding availability. The Supplier will be asked to submit pricing for the D&B (call-off to be based upon the rates provided in the rate card submitted as part of this tender), subject to the terms of the Framework Agreement.
Should agreement of the D&B not be reached, the Museum reserves the right to go out to tender for the work.
The lotProcurement structure
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How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published sub-criteria (3)
- Total price for FY2526 works, Future Rates: 30%
- Social Values: Supply Chain, Diversity: 10%
- Relevant Experience, Methodology, Staff, Subcontractors, Sustainability: 60%
Published award criteria (3)
- Relevant Experience, Methodology, Staff, Subcontractors, Sustainability
- Social Values: Supply Chain, Diversity
- Total price for FY2526 works, Future Rates
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- “Roof Safe Access Specialist Contractor” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract, and call-offs are awarded directly: getting appointed is the whole game.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Works
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 31 Jul 2025, 14:06 BST
- Last source update
- 28 Oct 2025, 14:05 GMT
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-068994- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-056a3dFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 25 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 17 Nov 2025, 17:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Timeline
31 Jul 2025 → 1 Dec 2025 · 6 dates- Planning notice published31 Jul 2025, 14:06 BST
- Market engagement31 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
Written enquiries were sent to 4 companies during the weeks commencing 7th July and 14th July:
•Introland Limited
•Eurosafe Solutions Limited
•Safesite Limited
•Bespoke Roof Safety Limited
The following text was used for the written enquiries:
“I am a project manager at the Natural History Museum in London.
We are interested in procuring a contractor to survey, design and install a new roof safe access system across our South Kensington site. The site comprises 15 buildings, ranging from the 1880s to new, with 138 roofs covering an area of 27,000 square metres.
Would you be able to arrange a discussion about this potential project?”
Following the written enquiries, short phone conversations were held with Eurosafe, Safesite and Bespoke Roof Safety during the weeks commencing 14th July and 21st July. The same information was discussed on each call:
•Whether the project as outlined in the text above was feasible over a multi-year timescale.
•Whether it was feasible to install safe roof systems on priority roof areas within the 2025-2026 financial year.
•Whether the contractor has the capability to provide the services detailed in the text above and whether they would be interested in tendering for this project.
•The intended procurement route for the project would be a multi-year framework with a PCSA each year converting to a Design and Build contract.
- Tender notice published364 days ago28 Oct 2025, 14:05 GMT
- Clarification questions by344 days ago17 Nov 2025, 17:00 GMT
- Admission / appointment period ends336 days ago · period end, not a bid countdown25 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Contract starts331 days ago1 Dec 2025
Notice history
6 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 31 Jul 2025- Preliminary market engagement notice published31 Jul 2025, 14:06 BSTUK2
- Tender notice published28 Oct 2025, 14:05 GMTUK4
- Published value updated to £2,500,00028 Oct 2025, 14:05 GMTwas £4,000,000
- Status changed to active28 Oct 2025, 14:05 GMT
- Procurement method changed28 Oct 2025, 14:05 GMT
- Deadline published: 25 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT28 Oct 2025, 14:05 GMT
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender