Buyer profile · Local or regional public body
Natural History Museum tenders and contracts
- Tenders published
- 15
- About one every 24 days
- Contracts awarded
- 22
- To 23 different suppliers
- Value awarded
- £14.2m
- 13 contracts, frameworks excluded
- Typical contract
- £160k
- Median value awarded
- Open now
- 2
- 1 contracts end in 90 days
Figures cover in the last 12 months, from notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
Open tenders
- £1mestimated
- £1.5mestimated
Coming up
Pipeline, market engagement and planned procurement notices: early warning of tenders to come.
- £180kestimated
- £2mframework ceiling
- £290kestimated
- Value not stated
- Value not stated
- Value not stated
- £350kestimated
- £140kestimated
- Value not stated
- £1.5mestimated
When it goes to market
Tender notices published each month. Active in 10 of 12 months.
What it buys
Procurements in the last 12 months, by trade.
What its tenders ask for
Accreditations and conditions its notices mention in the last 12 months. Always check the tender documents.
Who it buys from
Suppliers awarded contracts in the last 12 months, by value awarded (frameworks excluded).
How it buys
How much of its work was open to any supplier.
- Advertised openly (any supplier could bid)79%
- Direct award (no competition)21%
Scorecard
How we scoreHow Natural History Museum has bought over the last 12 months, compared with similar buyers.
- Time to bid
- 35 days
- Longer than 81% of central government buyers
- Based on 14 advertised tenders
- Advertised openly
- 79%
- Higher than 81% of central government buyers
- Based on 29 procurements
- Won by small firms
- 85%
- Higher than 94% of central government buyers
- Based on 26 winning suppliers
- Bids per contract
- 9.5
- More than 90% of central government buyers
- Based on 14 awards
- Split into lots
- 7%
- About the same as most central government buyers
- Based on 15 advertised tenders
- Direct awards
- 21%
- Lower than 67% of central government buyers
- Based on 29 procurements
- Cancelled
- 13%
- Higher than 91% of central government buyers
- Based on 15 tenders
Compared with other central government buyers
Natural History Museum: 35 days
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–5 days | 1 |
| 5–10 days | 0 |
| 10–15 days | 1 |
| 15–20 days | 7 |
| 20–25 days | 12 |
| 25–30 days | 42 |
| 30–35 days | 56 |
| 35–40 days | 17 |
| 40–45 days | 8 |
| 45–50 days | 1 |
| 50–55 days | 0 |
| 55–60 days | 1 |
| 60+ days | 0 |
Natural History Museum: 9.5
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–2 bids | 7 |
| 2–4 bids | 37 |
| 4–6 bids | 36 |
| 6–8 bids | 22 |
| 8–10 bids | 22 |
| 10–12 bids | 9 |
| 12–14 bids | 4 |
| 14–16 bids | 4 |
| 16–18 bids | 4 |
| 18–20 bids | 2 |
| 20+ bids | 8 |
Natural History Museum: 79%
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–10% | 36 |
| 10–20% | 34 |
| 20–30% | 25 |
| 30–40% | 14 |
| 40–50% | 18 |
| 50–60% | 23 |
| 60–70% | 28 |
| 70–80% | 17 |
| 80–90% | 29 |
| 90–100% | 96 |
Natural History Museum: 85%
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–10% | 6 |
| 10–20% | 14 |
| 20–30% | 25 |
| 30–40% | 27 |
| 40–50% | 44 |
| 50–60% | 49 |
| 60–70% | 45 |
| 70–80% | 39 |
| 80–90% | 29 |
| 90–100% | 25 |
Each column is a group of central government buyers with similar figures. The coloured column holds Natural History Museum.See the full scoreboard
Contracts ending in the next 90 days
Contracts like these are often re-tendered. Knowing early gives you time to prepare.
| Contract | Current supplier | Value | Ends |
|---|---|---|---|
| CCE Project Consultancy Services | Udavey Ltd | £158k | 29 Jan 2027 |
Recent contract awards
| Contract | Won by | Value | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| NHM Learning Management System 2026 - 2030 | Learning Pool Limited | — | 20 Oct 2026 |
| CCE Project Consultancy Services | Udavey Ltd | £158k | 13 Oct 2026 |
| Raman Unit | Agilent Technologies Lda UK Limited | — | 25 Sept 2026 |
| Art Programme Principal Contractor | Bild Studios Ltd | £274k | 24 Sept 2026 |
| NHM150 Western Galleries - Base Build Mechanical, Electrical and Public Health | Building Design Partnership Limited | £720k | 18 Sept 2026 |
| Art Programme Principal Contractor | Bild Studios Ltd | £260k | 11 Sept 2026 |
| Wildlife Photographer of the Year Photographic Printing Services | Arteum Group Ltd | £250k | 9 Sept 2026 |
| Public Address and Voice Alarm Design Consultant | Avitas Global Ltd trading as RH Consulting | £200k | 9 Sept 2026 |
| NHM150 Western Galleries - Galleries Lead Designer (Fit Out) - Exhibition Design | Kellenberger-White Limited, Nissen Richards Studio Limited, Muf Architecture / Art LLP and 1 more | — | 26 Aug 2026 |
| Cold Water Services Design Consultancy | Frankham Consultancy Group Limited | £170k | 21 Aug 2026 |