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Published 28 Apr 2025, 12:05 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Statutory Inspections Services · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Natural History Museum (Central government)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable

Sectors: Architecture & Engineering (71) Delivery: East of England (UKH23)London (UKI)South West (UKK1)

Published estimate£300,000≈ £100k / year · £360,000 inc. VAT37.7% below published estimate

Submissions closed 6 Jun 2025awarded 25 Jul 2025

Awarded to BUREAU TECHNICAL INSPECTION SERVICES LIMITED

Contract term 3 yrsends 31 Oct 2028 · up to 31 Oct 2030 with extensions · starts 1 Nov 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Natural History Museum is seeking tenders for defined inspection of statutory equipment over a period of six and twelve months frequency. This includes but is not limited to Lifts, LEV, Fume Extract, lifting equipment, beams, autoclaves, slings and shackles.

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CPV: Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services · Machinery-inspection services · Technical inspection and testing services · Technical inspection services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1AwardedRenewal 3 yrsSMEPublished value£300,000

Contract period: 1 Nov 2025 – 31 Oct 2028 (3 yrs) · up to 31 Oct 2030 with extensionsValue: £300,000 exc. VAT · £360,000 inc. VAT

Delivery: East of England, London, South WestEligibility: SME eligible

Extensions: The Contract may be extended beyond the Initial Term on a maximum of one occasion, for a period of up to two years on each occasion at NHM's sole discretion, by NHM giving the Contractor not less than three months' notice prior to the expiry of the Initial Term.

71000000 Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services 71630000 Technical inspection and testing services 71631000 Technical inspection services 71631100 Machinery-inspection services

Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)2

Economic & financial standing
Companies or organisations should have an annual turnover of three times the annual contract value or more.
NHM will assess the Tenderers credit score on Creditsafe. Tenderers must score a rating of more than 30 on Creditsafe.
Tenderers must have, or commit to obtain, prior to the award of the contract, the following levels of insurance cover: Employer’s (Compulsory) Liability Insurance = £5m; Public Liability Insurance = £5m; Professional Indemnity Insurance = £2m.
Technical & professional ability
UKAS accreditation to ISO 17020:2012 as a type A inspection body
SAFed membership

What it takes to win
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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 more

How bids were scored

Quality: 60%Price: 30%Social value: 10%

Published sub-criteria (3)

Technical Ability: 60%
Price: 30%
Social Value: 10%

Published award criteria (3)

Technical Ability: Long criteria description
Social Value: Long criteria description
Price: Long criteria description

Conditions of participation2

Economic & financial standing
Companies or organisations should have an annual turnover of three times the annual contract value or more.
NHM will assess the Tenderers credit score on Creditsafe. Tenderers must score a rating of more than 30 on Creditsafe.
Tenderers must have, or commit to obtain, prior to the award of the contract, the following levels of insurance cover: Employer’s (Compulsory) Liability Insurance = £5m; Public Liability Insurance = £5m; Professional Indemnity Insurance = £2m.
Technical & professional ability
UKAS accreditation to ISO 17020:2012 as a type A inspection body
SAFed membership

What this means for your bid

Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Open procedure
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Awarded
Procurement threshold: Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered: Yes (GPA, CPTPP)
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 28 Apr 2025, 12:05 BST
Last source update: 5 Nov 2025, 16:05 GMT
Award evaluation window: Submission end – 29 Jul 2025
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-017274
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV): Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection servicesMachinery-inspection servicesTechnical inspection and testing servicesTechnical inspection services
Delivery area: East of England (UKH23)London (UKI)South West (UKK1)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-050849 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice

Run through: Delta eSourcing · Who buys & how to bid on Delta

Public notice page · account needed to bidElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN

Access & registration note: Free Select account; no DUNS asked at signup

Submission deadline: 6 Jun 2025, 13:00 BST
Clarification deadline: 6 Jun 2025, 13:00 BST
Submission channel: Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission: Allowed
Accepted languages: en

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Timeline

28 Apr 2025 → 5 Nov 2025 · 8 dates

Tender notice published
28 Apr 2025, 12:05 BST
Clarification questions by
6 Jun 2025, 13:00 BST
Submission deadline
6 Jun 2025, 13:00 BST
Assessment summaries sent
25 Jul 2025, 00:00 BST
Award decision expected by
29 Jul 2025, 00:59 BST
Standstill ends
6 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
Contract starts356 days ago
1 Nov 2025
Latest notice published352 days ago
5 Nov 2025, 16:05 GMT

Notice history

5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 28 Apr 2025

Tender notice published
28 Apr 2025, 12:05 BST
UK4
Contract award notice published
25 Jul 2025, 16:05 BST
UK6
Status changed to complete
25 Jul 2025, 16:05 BST
Contract signature expected
21 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
scheduled
Contract details notice published
5 Nov 2025, 16:05 GMT
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £187,0001 award exc. VAT

Bids received 22 from SMEs

Contracts signed 1latest 15 Sept 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
BUREAU TECHNICAL INSPECTION SERVICES LIMITED1 Nov 2025 – 31 Oct 2028 · up to 31 Oct 2030Extensions: The Contract may be extended beyond the Initial Term on a maximum of one occasion, for a period of up to two years on each occasion at NHM's sole discretion, by NHM giving the Contractor not less than three months' notice prior to the expiry of the Initial Term.	£187,000	25 Jul 2025	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 1 · BUREAU TECHNICAL INSPECTION SERVICES LIMITED
Signed
15 Sept 2025
Value
£186,665
Period
1 Nov 2025 – 31 Oct 2028 · up to 31 Oct 2030 with extensions
Status
active
Extensions
The Contract may be extended beyond the Initial Term on a maximum of one occasion, for a period of up to two years on each occasion at NHM's sole discretion, by NHM giving the Contractor not less than three months' notice prior to the expiry of the Initial Term.
7 agreed KPIs: KPI 1 · KPI 2 · KPI 3 …
- KPI 1, Complete statutory inspections
- KPI 2, Keep up-to-date statutory inspection records
- KPI 3, Comply with H&S and client policies
- KPI 4, Produce suitable and sufficient risk assessments and method statements (RAMS)
- KPI 5, Comply with Client's security and risk management protocols
- KPI 6, Ensure capability and communication skills of management staff Competent staff deemed to be blend of training, qualifications and experience
- KPI 7, Regularly update asset databases and any corresponding statutory inspection schedules (including new or removed assets)

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
2final-stage tenders	2	0	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Natural History Museum

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PJBJ-4723-MZPX Cromwell Road, London, London, SW7 5BDContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Bureau Technical Inspection Services LimitedAwarded supplierGB-COH: 01466753 One Priory Court, Hessle, Yorkshire & Humber, HU13 9PBContact name, email, phone

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender5 Nov 2025, 16:05 GMT
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender25 Jul 2025, 16:05 BST
Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender28 Apr 2025, 12:05 BST