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Gallery 33 Strip Out and Refurbishment Heritage Principal Contractor

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

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 13:01.

Opportunity overview

The Natural History Museum is tendering for a Heritage Principal Contractor (Strip Out and Refurbishment) to deliver our vision for the building and its new permanent exhibition in Gallery 33, replacing the current Creepy Crawlies gallery on the ground floor of the Grade 1 listed Waterhouse East Building. This new, permanent gallery at South Kensington will be dedicated to building a positive connection to nature in our very youngest audiences - aged 4-7 years old - and their adults. The Gallery 33 Strip Out & Refurbishment Project will be split into two key phases: •Phase 1: Strip Out of the existing 1980’s exhibition •Phase 2: Internal refurbishment of the gallery In order to participate in the tender exercise for the Strip Out and Refurbishment Heritage Principal Contractor, an NDA must be signed by an appropriate representative of the tendering company and returned to the Museum for countersignature. Once the NDA has been completed by both parties, it will be sent to tenderers for record keeping. The tenderer will then be added to the Tenderbox stage, where the tender documents will be made available. To access the NDA, please use the following link: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/3ZP5KV7RS5 For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-London:-Construction-work-for-art-and-cultural-buildings./3ZP5KV7RS5 To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/3ZP5KV7RS5

Classification

  • CPV45212300 — Construction work for art and cultural buildings
  • CPV45212310 — Construction work for buildings relating to exhibitions
  • CPV45212313 — Museum construction work
  • CPV92500000 — Library, archives, museums and other cultural services
  • CPV92521000 — Museum 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-05e4e3
Status
planning
Above Threshold
No
Main Procurement Category
works

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
planning

Contract period

Ends
30 Apr 2027, 23:59
Starts
2 Mar 2026, 00:00

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
45212313
Scheme
CPV
Description
Museum construction work
Entry 4
Id
92500000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Library, archives, museums and other cultural services
Entry 5
Id
92521000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Museum services

Planning and budget

Documents

Entry 1
Id
075445-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Published
19 Nov 2025, 19:05

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Status
scheduled
Due
8 Jan 2026, 23:59
Description
The engagement has not yet been carried out.Engagement process description: In order to participate in this tender exercise, an NDA must be completed by an appropriate representative of the company. The NDA must be signed and returned to the Museum for countersignature. Once countersigned, the completed NDA will be sent back the tenderers for record keeping. The tender exercise is intended to be published w/c 24 November 2025.

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
publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public authority - central government

Identifier

Id
PJBJ-4723-MZPX
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Name
Chloe Higgins

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-05e4e3-2025-11-19T19:05:32ZPreliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·