Project Office: NHM Collections Store Refurbishments- Architect, Principal Designer (BSA) and Sustainability services, RIBA Stages 2-7

UK-London: Construction work for art and cultural buildings.

Scope

Scope: NHM Collections Store Refurbishments- Architect, Principal Designer (BSA) and Sustainability services, RIBA Stages 2-7

Description:

The Natural History Museum requires a Lead Architect, with Principal Designer (BSA) and Sustainability Consultancy services for RIBA Stages 2-7 of the Collections Store Refurbishments Project.

The Collections Store Refurbishments project will deliver the rehousing of five specimen collections plus Library and Archive material across nine spaces at South Kensington. The appointed supplier will form part of the consultant team supporting the design and implementation of this project through RIBA Stages 2-7. This role will contribute directly to the the Refurbishments project, which supports the Museum’s Strategy to 2031 and the NHM Unlocked Programme.
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https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=958771337

Total value (estimated):

GBP 475,000 excluding VAT GBP 570,000 including VAT

Contract dates (estimated)

01/09/2025 to 16/12/2030

CPV Classifications:

45212300 - Construction work for art and cultural buildings.
45212311 - Art gallery construction work.
45212313 - Museum construction work.
45212350 - Buildings of particular historical or architectural interest.
71200000 - Architectural and related services.
92500000 - Library, archives, museums and other cultural services.
92520000 - Museum services and preservation services of historical sites and buildings.
92521000 - Museum services.

Delivery regions:

UKI LONDON
   

Engagement

Engagement deadline
20/06/2025
The engagement was carried out before this notice was published. Engagement process description:
Please follow the link here to our preliminary engagement questionnaire: https://forms.office.com/e/ZKifdeYSW1

This will give you a sense of the project and services required and help us in shaping the Invitation to Tender. Response is not mandatory, and no exclusions will be made based on the answers provided here.

•Date tender goes out: w/c 23rd June 2025
•Date tender returns are due: 25th July 2025

•Indicative dates:
- RIBA Stage 2 ends February 2026
- RIBA Stage 3 ends July 2026
- Main Contractor Procurement ends March 2027
- Construction and Moves Programme ends December 2030


The following list of suppliers have been sent the form directly prior to the tender exercise:
IF_DO
Freehaus
Haworth Tompkins
Wright + Wright Architects
Purcell
Donald Insall
Lawson Ward
John McAslan
Dannatt Johnson
Rodney Melville + Partners
Martin Ashley
Connolly Wellingham Architects 

Suppliers were sent the following information:

The Natural History Museum will be going out to tender next week for Lead Architect, with Principal Designer (BSA) and Sustainability Consultancy Services on our Collections Store Refurbishments project. The appointment will cover RIBA Stages 2 to 7.

The tender will be managed as an Open Procedure on the Government Find a Tender service, via the Delta eSourcing portal. The Invitation to Tender and appended documents will be released week commencing Monday 23rd June.

Please take the time to review preliminary engagement questionnaire here: https://forms.office.com/e/ZKifdeYSW1. This will give you a sense of the project and services required and help us in shaping the Invitation to Tender. Response is not mandatory, and no exclusions will be made based on the answers provided here. Please submit any responses by Friday 20th June.

Contracting authority

       Natural History Museum, PJBJ-4723-MZPX
       Cromwell Road, London, SW7 5BD, United Kingdom
       Email: thom.rhoades@nhm.ac.uk
       Contact: Thom Rhoades
       Address of the buyer profile: https://www.nhm.ac.uk

Organisation type: MINISTRY
Devolved regulations that apply: None