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DC1 Solar Wall Principal Contractor
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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.
- 10 Sep 2026Planning notice
Planning notice published 10 September 2026.
Release 085686-2026
View this release on Find a Tender (opens in a new tab) - 2 Oct 2026Tender 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
07/ Related
Where to go next
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- Reference
- ocds-h6vhtk-06f657
- Source
- Find a Tender
- 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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