Section one: Contracting authority/entity
one.1) Name and addresses
The Board and Trustees of the Natural History Museum
Cromwell Road
London
SW7 5BD
Telephone
+44 79425000
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKI3 - Inner London – West
Internet address(es)
Main address
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Museum Security Consortium
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 79710000 - Security services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKI3 - Inner London – West
Main site or place of performance
Inner London – West
two.2.4) Description of the procurement at the time of conclusion of the contract:
The 3 museum partners (The Natural History Museum, the Science Museum Group and the Victoria and Albert Museum) commission Wilson James Limited to provide security services across the numerous sites of the 3 museum partners, including control rooms, perimeter security and internal patrols, emergency response and first aid, management of electronic security systems, event and exhibition security officers, staff entrance security, traffic control, loading bay, bag search and door security across the various sites, providing co-ordinated, professional security services.
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement, dynamic purchasing system or concession
Start date
1 April 2018
End date
31 March 2025
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
Section four. Procedure
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Contract award notice concerning this contract
Notice number: 2018/S 085-191827
Section five. Award of contract/concession
Contract No
2024/S 000-041316
Title
Museum Security Consortium
five.2) Award of contract/concession
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract/concession award decision:
8 December 2017
five.2.2) Information about tenders
The contract/concession has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire
Wilson James Ltd
Chalkwell Lawns, 648-659 London Road, Westcliff-on-Sea
Essex
SS0 9HR
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKH31 - Southend-on-Sea
National registration number
02269560
The contractor/concessionaire is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot/concession (at the time of conclusion of the contract;excluding VAT)
Total value of the procurement: £63,487,185
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
A VEAT notice was published on FTS with reference 2024/S 000-041316. The name and contact details of the contracting authorities: The Board and Trustees of the Victoria and Albert Museum Cromwell Road KensingtonSW7 2RL United Kingdom E-mail: procurement@vam.ac.uk. Internet address(es): http://www.vam.ac.uk/ ; The Board and Trustees of the Natural History Museum Cromwell Road London SW7 5BD United Kingdom E-mail: nhmprocurement@nhm.ac.uk. Internet address(es): http://www.nhm.ac.uk ; The Board and Trustees of the Science Museum Exhibition Road London SW7 2DD United Kingdom E-mail: procurement@sciencemuseum.ac.uk Internet address(es): http://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk
To view this notice, please click here:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=925577742
GO Reference: GO-2025214-PRO-29439631
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
The High Court of England and Wales
The Strand
City of Westminster
WC2A 2LL
Country
United Kingdom
Section seven: Modifications to the contract/concession
seven.1) Description of the procurement after the modifications
seven.1.1) Main CPV code
- 79710000 - Security services
seven.1.3) Place of performance
NUTS code
- UKI3 - Inner London – West
Main site or place of performance
Inner London – West
seven.1.4) Description of the procurement:
The 3 museum partners commission Wilson James Limited to provide security services across the numerous sites of the 3 museum partners, including control rooms, perimeter security and internal patrols, emergency response and first aid, management of electronic security systems, event and exhibition security officers, staff entrance security, traffic control, loading bay, bag search and door security across the various sites, providing co-ordinated, professional security services.
seven.1.5) Duration of the contract, framework agreement, dynamic purchasing system or concession
Start date
1 April 2026
End date
31 March 2027
seven.1.6) Information on value of the contract/lot/concession (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot/concession:
£12,150,514
seven.1.7) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire
Wilson James Ltd.
Chalkwell Lawns, 648-659 London Road, Westcliff-on-Sea
Essex
SS0 9HR
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKH31 - Southend-on-Sea
National registration number
02269560
The contractor/concessionaire is an SME
No
seven.2) Information about modifications
seven.2.1) Description of the modifications
Nature and extent of the modifications (with indication of possible earlier changes to the contract):
The 3 museum partners extended their contract for security services across the numerous sites of the 3 partners with Wilson James Limited (due to expire 31/03/26) by a further year until 31/03/27 with an estimated increased value for that further year of £12,150,514. The original agreement for with Wilson James Limited (notice 2018/S 085 – 191827 estimated value £63.487,185) was extended by a further year in 2022 (notice 2018/S 085 – 191827 estimated value £11.979,731) to expire 31/03/26.
seven.2.2) Reasons for modification
Need for additional works, services or supplies by the original contractor/concessionaire.
Description of the economic or technical reasons and the inconvenience or duplication of cost preventing a change of contractor:
To incentive WJ to invest in security for new V&A building now to avoid risk. WJ expertise needed for NHM collections move to new site and for SMG major construction works, to avoid risk/cost/operation issues from a new supplier at critical point. SMG/VA’s planned security assessments to address increasing risk need WJ’s knowledge of systems/equipment. Until Terrorism Bill becomes final law actions required of new supplier unclear and inconvenient/costly to vary. For further details see VEAT
seven.2.3) Increase in price
Updated total contract value before the modifications (taking into account possible earlier contract modifications, price adaptions and average inflation)
Value excluding VAT: £75,466,916
Total contract value after the modifications
Value excluding VAT: £87,617,430