Contract

Due Diligence Reports Framework

  • Natural History Museum

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-041958

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-04e73b (view related notices)

Published 22 July 2025, 12:06pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Natural History Museum

Cromwell Road

London

SW7 5BD

Contact

NHM Procurement

Email

nhmprocurement@nhm.ac.uk

Telephone

+44 2079425000

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKI3 - Inner London – West

Internet address(es)

Main address

www.nhm.ac.uk

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Other type

non-departmental public body, sponsored by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

one.5) Main activity

Recreation, culture and religion


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Due Diligence Reports Framework

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 66171000 - Financial consultancy services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

Framework for providers to supply due diligence reports on third parties.

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)

Value excluding VAT: £240,000

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

*This is a contract award notice*. NHM is undertaking a procurement process to identify and appoint several Service Providers to a framework to supply due diligence reports on third parties.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 50%

Quality criterion - Name: Social Value / Weighting: 10%

Cost criterion - Name: Price / Weighting: 40%

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: Yes

Description of options

The framework is for an initial period of 2 years with the option to extend for an additional 2 years (in one year increments)

two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No

two.2.14) Additional information

Please note that we have awarded 5 independent suppliers a place on the framework and have not awarded to a consortium.


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Open procedure

four.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system

The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes

four.2) Administrative information

four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number: 2025/S 000-006959


Section five. Award of contract

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

23 June 2025

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 9

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: Yes

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

CH Business Research

Raleigh House, 14c Compass Point Business Park, Stocks Bridge Way

St Ives

PE27 5JL

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKK3 - Cornwall and Isles of Scilly
National registration number

08824643

The contractor is an SME

Yes

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

CR Investigations Ltd

167 Turners Hill, Cheshunt, Waltham Cross

Hertfordshire

EN8 9BH

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKH23 - Hertfordshire
National registration number

08003102

The contractor is an SME

Yes

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Fulcrum Diligence Ltd

The Shard, 25th Flr, 32 London Bridge Street

London

SE1 9SG

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKI - London
National registration number

10451182

The contractor is an SME

Yes

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Geoghegan Research Limited

c/o Computaccounts (Barnet) Ltd, 5 Windsor Close

London

N3 3ST

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKI - London
National registration number

09970676

The contractor is an SME

Yes

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Helen Standring

41 Camborne Road, Wandsworth

London

SW18 4BH

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKI - London
National registration number

N/A

The contractor is an SME

No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Ridgeway Information Ltd

3-5 Crutched Friars

London

EC3N 2HT

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKI - London
National registration number

07928376

The contractor is an SME

Yes

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £240,000

Total value of the contract/lot: £240,000


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

To view this notice, please click here:

https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=966451683 GO Reference: GO-2025722-PRO-31507430

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Natural History Museum

London

SW7 5BD

Country

United Kingdom