Contract

Gallery 33 Refurbishment: Design and Consultancy Services

  • Natural History Museum

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-062464

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-04d69b (view related notices)

Published 6 October 2025, 12:05pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Natural History Museum

Cromwell Road

London

SW7 5BD

Contact

Chloe Higgins

Email

c.higgins@nhm.ac.uk

Telephone

+44 2079426046

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKI - London

Internet address(es)

Main address

www.nhm.ac.uk

one.2) Information about joint procurement

The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law

one.5) Main activity

Recreation, culture and religion


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Gallery 33 Refurbishment: Design and Consultancy Services

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 71320000 - Engineering design services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

The Natural History Museum wishes to appoint a company to provide the services of Architect and Lead Designer, Building Safety Act Principal Designer, Structural Engineer and Sustainability Consultant for the refurbishment of Gallery 33 within the Museum.

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: £720,000

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKI - London
Main site or place of performance

LONDON

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

The Natural History Museum wishes to appoint a company to provide the services of Architect and Lead Designer, Building Safety Act Principal Designer, Structural Engineer and Sustainability Consultant for the purposes of refurbishing Gallery 33 within the Museum.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 50

Quality criterion - Name: Social Value / Weighting: 10

Cost criterion - Name: Pricing / Weighting: 40

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No

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

To respond to this opportunity please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/627C5W8UTV


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Open procedure

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 000-002772


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

30 September 2025

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 16

Number of tenders received from SMEs: 14

Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0

Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0

Number of tenders received by electronic means: 16

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Studio Downie Architects LLP

Woodgate Studios, 2-8 Games Road

Barnet

EN4 9HN

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKH23 - Hertfordshire
National registration number

OC320198

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: £222,842.5

Total value of the contract/lot: £222,842.5


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

To view this notice, please click here:

https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=984907933 GO Reference: GO-2025106-PRO-32635458

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Natural History Museum

Cromwell Road

London

SW7 5BD

Country

United Kingdom