Planning

Wildlife Photographer of the Year 61 - Principal Contractor

  • Natural History Museum

UK2: Preliminary market engagement notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-012646

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-04fc50

Published 2 April 2025, 7:05pm



Scope

Description

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.

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Total value (estimated)

  • £290,000 including VAT

Below the relevant threshold

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 30 June 2025 to 1 October 2025
  • Possible extension to 1 October 2027
  • 2 years, 3 months, 2 days

Main procurement category

Works

CPV classifications

  • 45212300 - Construction work for art and cultural buildings
  • 45212310 - Construction work for buildings relating to exhibitions
  • 45212311 - Art gallery construction work
  • 45212313 - Museum construction work
  • 92521100 - Museum-exhibition services

Engagement

Engagement deadline

10 April 2025

Engagement process 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


Submission

Publication date of tender notice (estimated)

10 May 2025


Contracting authority

Natural History Museum

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PJBJ-4723-MZPX

Cromwell Road

London

SW7 5BD

United Kingdom

Contact name: Vicky Lee

Email: v.lee@nhm.ac.uk

Region: UKI33 - Kensington & Chelsea and Hammersmith & Fulham

Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government