Natural History Museum: Due Diligence Reports Framework

UK-London: Financial consultancy services.

Section I: Contracting Authority

   I.1) Name, Addresses and Contact Point(s):
       Natural History Museum
       Cromwell Road, London, SW7 5BD, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 2079425000, Email: nhmprocurement@nhm.ac.uk
       Contact: NHM Procurement
       Main Address: www.nhm.ac.uk
       NUTS Code: UKI3

   I.2) Joint procurement:
      The contract involves joint procurement: No          
      In the case of joint procurement involving different countries, state applicable national procurement law: Not Provided
      The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body: No

   I.4)Type of the contracting authority:
      Other type:: non-departmental public body, sponsored by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

   I.5) Main activity:
      Recreation, culture and religion

Section II: Object Of The Contract

   II.1) Scope of the procurement

      II.1.1) Title: Due Diligence Reports Framework            
      Reference number: Not Provided

      II.1.2) Main CPV code:
         66171000 - Financial consultancy services.


      II.1.3) Type of contract: SERVICES

      II.1.4) Short description: Framework for providers to supply due diligence reports on third parties.

      II.1.6) Information about lots
         This contract is divided into lots: No
            
      II.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
          Value: 240,000
                  
         Currency:GBP            

   II.2) Description

      II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s):
      Not Provided

      II.2.3) Place of performance
      Nuts code:
      UKI3 - Inner London – West
   
      Main site or place of performance:
      Inner London – West
             

      II.2.4) Description of the procurement: *This is a contract award notice*. NHM is undertaking a procurement process to identify and appoint several Service Providers to a framework to supply due diligence reports on third parties.

      II.2.5) Award criteria:
      Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 50%
      Quality criterion - Name: Social Value / Weighting: 10%
                  
      Cost criterion - Name: Price / Weighting: 40%
            

      II.2.11) Information about options
         Options: Yes
         Description of these options:The framework is for an initial period of 2 years with the option to extend for an additional 2 years (in one year increments)

      II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
         The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
         

      II.2.14) Additional information: Please note that we have awarded 5 independent suppliers a place on the framework and have not awarded to a consortium.


Section IV: Procedure

IV.1) Description

   IV.1.1)Type of procedure: Open


   IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
      The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement: Yes       
      

   IV.1.6) Information about electronic auction
      An electronic auction has been used: No

   IV.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
      The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes

IV.2) Administrative information

   IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
       Notice number in the OJEU: 2025/S 000-006959
      
   

   IV.2.9) Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice
      The contracting authority will not award any further contracts based on the above prior information notice: No

Section V: Award of contract

Award Of Contract (No.1)

   Contract No: Not Provided    
   Lot Number: Not Provided    
   Title: Not Provided

   A contract/lot is awarded: Yes


   V.2) Award of contract

      V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract: 23/06/2025

      V.2.2) Information about tenders
         Number of tenders received: 9
         Number of tenders received from SMEs: Not Provided          
         Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: Not Provided          
         Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: Not Provided          
         Number of tenders received by electronic means: Not Provided

      V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

      The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: Yes
         
         Contractor (No.1)
             CH Business Research, 08824643
             Raleigh House, 14c Compass Point Business Park, Stocks Bridge Way, St Ives, PE27 5JL, United Kingdom
             NUTS Code: UKK3
            The contractor is an SME: Yes
         
         Contractor (No.2)
             CR Investigations Ltd, 08003102
             167 Turners Hill, Cheshunt, Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire, EN8 9BH, United Kingdom
             NUTS Code: UKH23
            The contractor is an SME: Yes
         
         Contractor (No.3)
             Fulcrum Diligence Ltd, 10451182
             The Shard, 25th Flr, 32 London Bridge Street, London, SE1 9SG, United Kingdom
             NUTS Code: UKI
            The contractor is an SME: Yes
         
         Contractor (No.4)
             Geoghegan Research Limited, 09970676
             c/o Computaccounts (Barnet) Ltd, 5 Windsor Close, London, N3 3ST, United Kingdom
             NUTS Code: UKI
            The contractor is an SME: Yes
         
         Contractor (No.5)
             Helen Standring, N/A
             41 Camborne Road, Wandsworth, London, SW18 4BH, United Kingdom
             NUTS Code: UKI
            The contractor is an SME: No
         
         Contractor (No.6)
             Ridgeway Information Ltd, 07928376
             3-5 Crutched Friars, London, EC3N 2HT, United Kingdom
             NUTS Code: UKI
            The contractor is an SME: Yes

      V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
         Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: 240,000          
         Total value of the contract/lot: 240,000
         Currency: GBP

      V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
         The contract is likely to be subcontracted: No
         
Section VI: Complementary information

   VI.3) Additional information: To view this notice, please click here:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=966451683
   VI.4) Procedures for review

      VI.4.1) Review body
          Natural History Museum
          London, SW7 5BD, United Kingdom

      VI.4.3) Review procedure
         Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures: Not Provided

      VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
         Not Provided

   VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice: 22/07/2025