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Natural History Museum

DC1 Solar Wall Principal Contractor

Live tender · OpenOpen · closes Wed 4 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT

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01/ The notice

Key facts

Value
£950,000Estimated value stated in the notice
Deadline (UK time)
Wed 4 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMTOpen for bids.
Published
2 Oct 2026
Region
Not stated

02/ The brief

What the notice says

Not fully read: this is the notice text; attached documents are not read.

The 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 upgrade and replacement of the DC1 Glass Solar Wall within the Museum estate. The Contractor shall provide all resources, specialist façade design input, management, supervision and coordination necessary to deliver the works in accordance with the Contract, detailed performance specification and Employer’s Requirements.

The Darwin Centre Phase 1 (DC1) is a prominent building in the Museum complex visible from Queens Gate in South Kensington and overlooking the newly created and award winning UNP gardens. The replacement of this façade will enable this section of the site to be returned to operational functionality and integrated back into full use.

An investigative study was commissioned by the Museum following the failure of three glass panels on the South Facing ‘Solar Wall’ elevation of the DC1. The solar wall was installed in 2002, and the secondary components within façade systems such as these usually have an expected service life of 25 years if correctly maintained.

And NDA will be required before access to the tender documents can be granted. Please ensure NDAs are signed by authorised person in your organisation and returned to the NHM via the Message Centre for counter signature. Access to the tender documents will be granted when both parties have signed the NDA.

For more information about this opportunity, please visit the eSourcing portal at:

https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-London:-Museum-construction-work./WHV9ZF52Y4

To respond to this opportunity, please click here:

https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/WHV9ZF52Y4

03/ Classification

CPV codes

Common Procurement Vocabulary codes, exactly as the notice lists them. No descriptions are added here.

  • 45212313
  • 45262000
  • 45262650
  • 45441000
  • 45443000
  • 71320000

04/ History

Releases of this notice

2 releases held, oldest first. Dates are UK time.

  1. 10 Sep 2026
    Planning notice

    Planning notice published 10 September 2026.

    Release 085686-2026

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  2. 2 Oct 2026
    Tender notice (UK4)

    Tender notice (UK4) published 2 October 2026. The notice text changed; the source gives no change note.

    Deadline in this release: Wed 4 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT.

    Release 093466-2026

    View this release on Find a Tender (opens in a new tab)

05/ Limits

What the source does not tell us

  • None recorded for the fields above. Attached documents are not read, so this is not a full account of the tender.

06/ Questions

About this notice

The notice gives a deadline of Wednesday 4 November 2026, 12:00 GMT. Check the tender documents for the exact time and for any extension the buyer publishes.

Natural History Museum published this notice.

Estimated value stated in the notice: £950,000.

07/ Related

Where to go next

These links follow a fixed rule applied to this notice’s buyer, text and CPV codes. They are not advice on whether to bid.

Reference
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Source
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Stage
tender · Open
Last verified
Fri 9 Oct 2026, 08:14 BST
Read at
Tue 20 Oct 2026, 17:02 BST

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