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Natural History Museum

Cold Water Services - Tank Refurbishment Principal Contractor

ConstructionCPV 45212313
Value£150k
Deadline31 Aug 2026
Published27 Jul 2026
RegionNationwide
Timeline
Published 27 Jul 2026ClosedCloses 31 Aug 2026
Who to contact
Vicky Lee
v.lee@nhm.ac.uk

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£150ktotal contract value
median £158k
this tender£0£6.5m

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The brief

The Museum requires a specialist contractor to clean and reline the water tanks to mitigate against debris/ rust/ scale build up in the tanks, reduce legionella risk and reduce risk of leaks and impact on Museum operations.

The specialist contractor is also required to replace the existing aged pipework with new mild steel pipework that mitigates against scale build up in pipework.

These works should also improve flow/efficiency of the cold water services distribution system and avoid water leaks via increased robustness of pipework materials and fittings.

Due to the nature and location of the tanks, site visits are mandatory - bidders will be excluded from the tender if they do not visit site.

Site Visits can be made by prior arrangement with NHM.

Tenderers should contact the NHM via Message Centre function on the Portal to arrange a site visit.

Tenderers will be limited to a maximum of 2 [two] individuals for the site visit for Health and Safety reasons.

An NDA will also be required to be completed before access to the tender documents can be granted.

This can be downloaded and completed here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/739784A6W4

Requirements

What the notice asks for

01

The specialist contractor is also required

The specialist contractor is also required to replace the existing aged pipework with new mild steel pipework that mitigates against scale build up in pipework.

02

These works should also improve flow/efficiency

These works should also improve flow/efficiency of the cold water services distribution system and avoid water leaks via increased robustness of pipework materials and fittings.

03

Tenderers should contact the NHM via Message

Tenderers should contact the NHM via Message Centre function on the Portal to arrange a site visit.

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Source & provenance
OCID
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Stage
tender · Open
Source
Find a Tender
Buyer ref
070891-2026
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