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Wildlife Photographer of the Year 61 - Principal Contractor
Art gallery construction work
Construction work for art and cultural buildings
Construction work for buildings relating to exhibitions
+2 more
Location not published
Published value
£290,000
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
Procurement Executive Summary
AI & Search Synopsis
Generated from official OCDS record
Tenderline Synopsis: Natural History Museum: "Wildlife Photographer of the Year 61 - Principal Contractor". Published status: planning. Published value: £290,000. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
| Contracting Authority | Natural History Museum | Scope & Categories | Not published | Submission Window | planning No deadline published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Submission Gateway | Direct notice route | Legal Basis & Regime | Standard procurement | Estimated Value (exc. VAT) | £290,000 |
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: Natural History Museum
Market Analytics
Derived from OCDS awards & bid statistics
Published history for Natural History Museum. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
Not availableInsufficient comparable data
Competition Density
10.6Bids / Report
Supplier ConcentrationLow Concentration
NISSEN RICHARDS STUDIO LIMITEDTop vendor: 24.7% of attributable valuePayment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Coverage: 17 active published awards; 11 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Historical Awarded Suppliers With This Authority:
| Supplier Name | Historic Awards | Attributable GBP Value |
|---|---|---|
| NISSEN RICHARDS STUDIO LIMITED | 1 win | £448,890 |
| MUF ARCHITECTURE / ART LLP | 1 win | £429,758 |
| KELLENBERGER-WHITE LIMITED | 1 win | £420,200 |
| STUDIO MUTT LIMITED | 1 win | £269,768 |
| The Moule Partnership | 1 win | £250,000 |
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityNatural History Museum | Procedure methodNot published | Procurement categoryNot published |
Statusplanning | Framework / DPSNot published | CompetitionNot published |
Above thresholdNot published | Legal basisNot published | Tender period startsNot published |
Clarification deadlineNot published | Electronic submissionNot published | Submission languagesNot published |
Published2 Apr 2025, 19:05 BST | Last source update2 Apr 2025, 19:05 BST | Recurring procurementNot published |
ClassificationArt gallery construction work, Construction work for art and cultural buildings, Construction work for buildings relating to exhibitions, Museum construction work, Museum-exhibition services | ||
Delivery areaLocation not published | ||
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-04fc50 | ||
What is being bought
The Natural History Museum wishes to procure the services of a Principal Contractor for Wildlife Photographer of the Year 61 to carry out the following for this year's exhibition: derigging existing exhibition, installing new exhibition incl. maintaining current setworks and some new build elements, plus fabrication of graphic panels for Tring.
There will be an option to extend the contract for 1 + 1 year.
To view this notice, please click here:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=938425444
What changed
From the official release history
- tender value changed
2 Apr 2025, 19:05 BST - Status changed to planning
2 Apr 2025, 19:05 BST - Official notice release published
2 Apr 2025, 19:05 BST - Buyer information updated
2 Apr 2025, 19:05 BST
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
- Lot 1 · #1Individual lot title not publishedplanningPublished valueNot publishedThe source published no individual title or description for this lot.Contract periodNot publishedEligibilityNot publishedOptions / renewalNot published
Timeline
- Pipeline notice
2 Apr 2025, 19:05 BST - Procedure published
2 Apr 2025, 19:05 BST - engagement
10 Apr 2025, 00:59 BST · scheduledThe following list of suppliers will be contacted prior to the tender exercise being published and the follow information will be shared with the suppliers: Suppliers: The Moule Partnership Ltd Exib Ltd M.E.R Services Ltd SetWorks Ltd Qwerk Ltd Realm Projects Ltd •Tender for 3 years of the exhibition – scope for this year will include derigging existing exhibition, installing new exhibition incl. maintaining current setworks and some new build elements, plus fabrication of graphic panels for Tring •Total contract value for 3 years is approximately £250k (ex VAT) •Tender will request a fixed price for this year's scope based on RIBA stage 3 Scheme Design. NHM have a methodology to assess pricing in future years •Date tender goes out: 12th May 2025 •Date tender returns are due: 9th June 2025 •Date exhibition opens: 17th October 2025 •Key project milestones e.g. RIBA stage 4, Contractor appointment and kick off, Construction drawings, Off-site fabrication, On-site derig/install
Commercial outcome and competition
AwardsNo award published |
ContractsNo contract published |
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published |
Buyer and organisations in this procedure
Natural History Museum
Contracting authority GB-PPON-PJBJ-4723-MZPXDocuments (1)
Official links; attachments are not copied
- 2 Apr 2025, 19:05 BST
Related procedures (0)
No related procedures published
Planning and rationale
Planning budgetNot published |
No-engagement rationaleNot published |
Procedure rationaleNot published |