AwardedAwarded 21 August 2026

Cold Water Services Design Consultancy

Natural History Museum · Local or regional public body

In brief

Natural History Museum awarded architecture and engineering work to Frankham Consultancy Group Limited on 21 August 2026.

The notice gives a value of £300,000 excluding VAT.

The contract runs for 7 months, up to 31 months with extensions, starting 31 August 2026.

The buyer says it is suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.

Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.

What the notice says

This opportunity is for Design Consultancy Services to survey, assess, review and design an upgrade of existing Cold Water Services systems at the Natural History Museum at South Kensington. The Design Consultant is also expected to act as the NHM's technical advisor during refurbishment works and installation phase. To gain access to the tender documentation, an NDA is required as confidential information will be shared. Please access the NDA using the link below and ensure this is completed by an appropriate member of your organisation. This will be counter signed by the NHM and returned to you via Delta e-Sourcing. Once this has been completed, the tenderer will be granted access to the tender documentation. https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/CJ325AF2C9

Who won

WinnerValueDates
Frankham Consultancy Group Limited (SME)
10 bids received
£170,000
Awarded 21 August 2026

Values as the award notice gives them, excluding VAT where stated.

Timeline

  1. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 057989-2026
  2. Tender notice · UK4, notice 060830-2026
  3. Contract award notice · UK6, notice 079940-2026

About the buyer

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Awards

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From notice 057989-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 19 June 2026, last updated 21 August 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.