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Wildlife Photographer of the Year 61 - Principal Contractor

Natural History Museum · Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 29 Sept 2026, 23:33.

Opportunity overview

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

Classification

  • CPV45212300 — Construction work for art and cultural buildings
  • CPV45212310 — Construction work for buildings relating to exhibitions
  • CPV45212311 — Art gallery construction work
  • CPV45212313 — Museum construction work
  • CPV92521100 — Museum-exhibition services

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
ocds-h6vhtk-04fc50
Status
planning
Above Threshold
No
Main Procurement Category
works

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Communication

Future Notice Date
10 May 2025, 00:59

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
planning
Has Renewal
Yes

Contract period

Ends
1 Oct 2025, 00:59
Starts
30 Jun 2025, 01:00
Max Extent Date
1 Oct 2027, 00:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
45212300
Scheme
CPV
Description
Construction work for art and cultural buildings
Entry 2
Id
45212310
Scheme
CPV
Description
Construction work for buildings relating to exhibitions
Entry 3
Id
45212311
Scheme
CPV
Description
Art gallery construction work
Entry 4
Id
45212313
Scheme
CPV
Description
Museum construction work
Entry 5
Id
92521100
Scheme
CPV
Description
Museum-exhibition services

Planning and budget

Documents

Entry 1
Id
012646-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Published
2 Apr 2025, 19:05

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Status
scheduled
Due
10 Apr 2025, 00:59
Description
The 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

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-PPON-PJBJ-4723-MZPX
Name
Natural History Museum

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKI33
Country
GB
Locality
London
Postal Code
SW7 5BD
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Cromwell Road

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public authority - sub-central government

Identifier

Id
PJBJ-4723-MZPX
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Name
Vicky Lee

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · London · UKI33 · SW7 5BD · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-04fc50-2025-04-02T19:05:08+01:00Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·