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Exhibition Lighting Design - Request for Information

Natural History Museum · Local or regional public body

In brief

Natural History Museum has announced plans to buy architecture and engineering and leisure and events work. This is an early notice: there is nothing to bid on yet, but it tells you a tender may follow.

The notice does not state a value.

The contract runs for 2 days, starting 2 August 2026.

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

Can I win this?

Competition

Usually high: a median of 10 bids per contract for this buyer (from 17 awards in the last 12 months).

What the notice says

The Natural History Museum is seeking a Request for Information from Exhibition Lighting Designers to gauge experience in the creative design of lighting atmosphere within exhibitions. The information gathered from this RFI will be used to inform future Exhibition Lighting Design tenders and is not a guarantee of work or future dealings with the NHM.

How to bid

  1. Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
  2. Register your organisation on the Central Digital Platform (through Find a Tender) if you have not already. Suppliers need to be registered to take part in procurements under the Procurement Act 2023.
  3. Follow the submission instructions in the notice; it does not name an e-tendering portal.

Timeline

  1. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 071051-2026

Last time this was bought

Gallery 33 - 3D and 2D Exhibition Design/Lead Designer

Awarded
10 December 2025
Value
Not stated, or split across lots
Contract ends
31 July 2027

Matched on Natural History Museum, the type of work and the title; it may be a related contract rather than the same one. Check the notice to be sure.

About the buyer

Natural History MuseumLast 12 months

Procurements

44

Awards

22

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From notice 071051-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 28 July 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.