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OGH Beta Principal Contractor

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

Tender information last checkedLast checked 3 Oct 2026, 18:07.

Opportunity overview

The Old General Herbarium (OGH) Beta Project is a light touch refurbishment of a section of the OGH gallery to bring it back into public display for the first time since 1948. The project will install a temporary pop-up display opening in September 26. This is a light touch refurbishment of the front half of the gallery space allowing it to open up to visitors including the installation of the Pop-up exhibition offer lasting approximately 18-months. This offer is the first phase of a bigger project which is part of the NHM 150 programme. The Pop-up will act as a test bed for the planned permanent gallery which will involve full refurbishment and exhibition installation through the OGH gallery opening 2029 TBC. In order to access the tender documents for the OGH Beta Principal Contractor tender exercise, all tenderers must complete the NDA available in the SQ stage document library. The 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 from the 30th April 2026.

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-066d2b
Main Procurement Category
works
Above Threshold
No
Status
planning

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
planning

Contract period

Starts
29 May 2026, 00:00
Ends
31 Aug 2026, 23:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
45212300
Description
Construction work for art and cultural buildings
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
45212310
Description
Construction work for buildings relating to exhibitions
Entry 3
Scheme
CPV
Id
45212313
Description
Museum construction work
Entry 4
Scheme
CPV
Id
92500000
Description
Library, archives, museums and other cultural services
Entry 5
Scheme
CPV
Id
92521000
Description
Museum services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKI
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Planning and budget

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Description
11 suppliers have been contacted with information about the process to gauge interest. "I am contacting you as the Project Manager of a new exciting Pop-up Project at the Natural History Museum South Kensington. This email is part of our pre-tender market engagement ahead of Tender documents being posted via E-Dela on Monday 30th March 2026 with a closing date of Friday 1st May. The approximate value of the contract is £140k. The Natural History Museum is undertaking a programme of new gallery refurbishment and creation to mark its 150th Anniversary. The Pop-up exhibition ‘Human Nature’ will be based in our Old General Herbarium Gallery (OGH) on the second floor of the prestigious Hinze Hall. The OGH is a beautifully presented Grade 1 listed space (approx. 300sqm) which has been closed to the public for the last 80 years. Please see the gallery pictured below. The OGH Beta Project is a light touch refurbishment of the front half of the gallery space allowing it to open up to visitors including the installation of the Pop-up exhibition offer opening in September 2026 and lasting approximately 18-months. This offer is the first phase of a bigger project which is part of the NHM 150 programme. The Pop-up will act as a test bed for the planned permanent gallery which will involve full refurbishment and exhibition installation through the OGH gallery opening 2029 TBC." Interested suppliers must complete the NDA available in the SQ stage document library. The 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 from the 30th April 2026.
Due
17 Apr 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled

Documents

Entry 1
Id
024447-2026
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Published
18 Mar 2026, 10:51
Format
text/html

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

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

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PJBJ-4723-MZPX

Address

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

Contact

Name
Chloe Higgins

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - central government

Recorded locations

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

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

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