Buyer
Natural History Museum
The tender notices in our corpus from Natural History Museum, newest first, read from Find a Tender and Contracts Finder. Each links to its own page and to the original.
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- 202Counted in the corpus search index when this page was read, across every stage (forecast, tender, award, contract). The index is refreshed by the corpus, so the newest notices may be missing for a while.Counted at Tue 20 Oct 2026, 09:20 BST.
- Newest notice published
- 8 Oct 2026
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- Collections Store Refurbishments - Logistics Hub - Principal ContractorNatural History Museum · Published 8 Oct 2026The Collection Store Refurbishment (CSR) Project forms part of both the wider NHM Unlocked Programme and NHM 150th Anniversary Campaign Programme, which supports: -The internal moves of 11 million specimens -The moves of 28 million specimens to our new facility at Thames Valley Science Park -The 1£1,000,000Estimated value stated in the noticeForecast · Planning
- DC1 Solar Wall Principal ContractorNatural History Museum · Published 2 Oct 2026The Museum is undertaking a procurement process to appoint a suitably qualified and experienced Principal Contractor with specialist façade expertise on a Design and Build basis for the design, engineering, procurement, manufacture, installation and completion of the works associated with the upgrad£950,000Estimated value stated in the noticeCloses Wed 4 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT
- CCE Project Consultancy ServicesNatural History Museum · Published 1 Oct 2026Interim Project Director October 26 - January 27 • Leading the project team, driving engagement with customers, and successful delivery of the project in budget and on time. • Work closely with key stakeholders to shape the long-term vision for the CCE, • Oversee development and delivery of the prodValue not stated in sourceHistorical · Awarded
- Art Programme Principal ContractorNatural History Museum · Published 30 Sep 2026Value not stated in sourceHistorical · Cancelled
- GB-London: NHM Unlocked Object Tracking SystemNatural History Museum · London · Published 25 Sep 2026The provision of a SaaS solution to support the NHM in its tracking and management of collection that is moving. This is a G-Cloud 14 Call-Off Contract£180,800Estimated value stated in the noticeHistorical · Contract
- Wildlife Photographer of the Year Photographic Printing ServicesNatural History Museum · Published 23 Sep 2026The Natural History Museum wishes to procure a supplier to provide Photographic Printing Services for the Wildlife Photographer of the Year Exhibition at the Museum in South Kensington, the Museum in Tring and for the Touring exhibition programme. All Participants to this tender exercise will be reValue not stated in sourceHistorical · Awarded
- NHM150 Western Galleries - AV Hardware IntegratorNatural History Museum · Published 18 Sep 2026This is an exciting opportunity for an AV Hardware Integrator to help us realise our vision for new galleries at the Natural History Museum. We are looking for an experienced AV Hardware Integrator to join our Exhibition Fit Out team to deliver beautiful and inspiring new galleries within our Grade£300,000Estimated value stated in the noticeCloses Fri 23 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
- NHM150 Western Galleries - Base Build Mechanical, Electrical and Public HealthNatural History Museum · Published 18 Sep 2026The Natural History Museum has announced important transformations of its internal spaces ahead of the 150th anniversary of the opening of the South Kensington site, occurring in 2031. As part of these transformations, the popular Dinosaur Gallery will be restored, and the Origins Gallery, the Old GValue not stated in sourceHistorical · Awarded
- Public Address and Voice Alarm Design ConsultantNatural History Museum · Published 17 Sep 2026The NHM intends to appoint a suitably qualified and experienced Lead Design Consultant to provide professional services in connection with the upgrade and replacement of the Public Address and Voice Alarm (PAVA) system across the Museum estate. The Consultant will be expected to take on ElectricalValue not stated in sourceHistorical · Awarded
- Art Programme Principal ContractorNatural History Museum · Published 14 Sep 2026The Natural History Museum wishes to secure the services of a Principal Contractor to undertake the build of setworks for an upcoming exhibition featuring art work from Sir John Akomfrah.Value not stated in sourceHistorical · Awarded
- Gallery 33 - Principal ContractorNatural History Museum · Published 14 Sep 2026In September 2027, we will open a new, permanent gallery at South Kensington dedicated to building a positive connection to nature in our very youngest audiences - aged 4-7 years old - and their adults. This brand-new gallery will be a place where visitors delight in the dazzling variety of life£1,400,000Estimated value stated in the noticeForecast · planning
- Cold Water Services - Tank Refurbishment Principal ContractorNatural History Museum · Published 10 Sep 2026Value not stated in sourceHistorical · Cancelled
- NHM150 Western Galleries - AV Hardware IntegratorNatural History Museum · Published 4 Sep 2026This is an exciting opportunity for an AV Hardware Integrator to help us realise our vision for new galleries at the Natural History Museum. We are looking for an experienced AV Hardware Integrator to join our Exhibition Fit Out team to deliver beautiful and inspiring new galleries within our Grade£290,000Estimated value stated in the noticeForecast · Planning
- NHM150 Western Galleries - Galleries Lead Designer (Fit Out) - Exhibition DesignNatural History Museum · Published 2 Sep 2026The Natural History Museum has launched NHM150, an ambitious transformation programme leading up to its 150th anniversary in 2031. The programme will significantly enhance the Museum’s public offer, increasing access, reach and impact through a major renewal of galleries and visitor experiences. ThrValue not stated in sourceHistorical · Awarded
- GB-London: Further Competition for Security Systems Maintenance under ESPO Security and Surveillance 628_23 Lot 2Natural History Museum · London · Published 24 Aug 2026Maintenance service for planned preventative and reactive maintenance of all CCTV and intruder detection equipment on 3 sites - NHM South Kensington, NHM Tring and a storage site located in Southwest London. This will also extend to the new NHM Unlocked site at the Thames Valley Science Park.£350,000Estimated value stated in the noticeHistorical · Contract
- Cold Water Services Design ConsultancyNatural History Museum · Published 21 Aug 2026This opportunity is for Design Consultancy Services to survey, assess, review and design an upgrade of existing Cold Water Services systems at the Natural History Museum at South Kensington. The Design Consultant is also expected to act as the NHM's technical advisor during refurbishment works andValue not stated in sourceHistorical · Awarded
- Museum Consumables for Collection Storage FrameworkNatural History Museum · Published 20 Aug 2026**Please note that this is an award notice. Lots 1 and 2 were awarded. Lots 3, 4 and 5 were not awarded** The Museum wishes to create a framework agreement with several suppliers to cover the supply a number of consumables required by the Museum to support two large Government-funded projects and tValue not stated in sourceHistorical · Awarded
- NHM150 Western Galleries – Visitor Flow and Circulation ConsultantNatural History Museum · Published 10 Aug 2026The Natural History Museum has launched NHM150, an ambitious transformation programme leading up to its 150th anniversary in 2031. The programme will significantly enhance the Museum’s public offer, increasing access, reach and impact through a major renewal of galleries and visitor experiences. The£40,000Estimated value stated in the noticeHistorical · Open
- NHM Retail Merchandise Management SystemNatural History Museum · Published 7 Aug 2026Value not stated in sourceHistorical · Cancelled
- NHM150 Western Galleries - Base Build Lead ArchitectNatural History Museum · Published 6 Aug 2026The Natural History Museum has announced important transformations of its internal spaces ahead of the 150th anniversary of the opening of the South Kensington site, occurring in 2031. As part of these transformations, the popular Dinosaur Gallery will be restored, and the Origins Gallery, the Old GValue not stated in sourceHistorical · Awarded
- Exhibition Lighting Design - Request for InformationNatural History Museum · Published 28 Jul 2026The Natural History Museum is seeking a Request for Information from Exhibition Lighting Designers to gauge experience in the creative design of lighting atmosphere within exhibitions. The information gathered from this RFI will be used to inform future Exhibition Lighting Design tenders and is notValue not stated in sourceForecast · Planning
- OGH Beta Principal ContractorNatural History Museum · Published 14 Jul 2026The 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 2026. The Museum is running a competition for the pValue not stated in sourceHistorical · Awarded
- OGH Beta Principal ContractorNatural History Museum · Published 13 Jul 2026The 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 2026. The Museum is running a competition for the pValue not stated in sourceHistorical · Awarded
- Natural History Museum - Bulk Storage SolutionNatural History Museum · Published 22 Jun 2026The Natural History Museum ("NHM") intends to initiate a procurement exercise in 2026 for a modern, cloud-aligned Bulk Data Storage and Lifecycle Management Solution to deliver scalable capacity that meets growing research demand and aligns with the Museum's digital transformation strategy. The soluValue not stated in sourceForecast · planning
- GB-London: Internal Audit ServicesNatural History Museum · London · Published 12 Jun 2026Contract for the provision of internal audit services. The initial contract is for three years and includes the option to extend up to one year, making the maximum contact length four years. The procurement was run as a further competition under Lot 1 Internal Audit and Assurance of the Crown Commer£280,000Estimated value stated in the noticeHistorical · Contract
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Collections Store Refurbishments - Logistics Hub - Principal Contractor
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DC1 Solar Wall Principal Contractor
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GB-London: NHM Unlocked Object Tracking System
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