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Gallery 33 Strip Out and Refurbishment Heritage Principal Contractor
Natural History Museum · Local or regional public body
In brief
Natural History Museum has announced plans to buy construction 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 estimated value is £1,500,000 excluding VAT.
The contract runs for 14 months, starting 2 March 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 tendering for a Heritage Principal Contractor (Strip Out and Refurbishment) to deliver our vision for the building and its new permanent exhibition in Gallery 33, replacing the current Creepy Crawlies gallery on the ground floor of the Grade 1 listed Waterhouse East Building. This new, permanent gallery at South Kensington will be dedicated to building a positive connection to nature in our very youngest audiences - aged 4-7 years old - and their adults. The Gallery 33 Strip Out & Refurbishment Project will be split into two key phases: •Phase 1: Strip Out of the existing 1980’s exhibition •Phase 2: Internal refurbishment of the gallery In order to…Read the full description
The Natural History Museum is tendering for a Heritage Principal Contractor (Strip Out and Refurbishment) to deliver our vision for the building and its new permanent exhibition in Gallery 33, replacing the current Creepy Crawlies gallery on the ground floor of the Grade 1 listed Waterhouse East Building. This new, permanent gallery at South Kensington will be dedicated to building a positive connection to nature in our very youngest audiences - aged 4-7 years old - and their adults.
The Gallery 33 Strip Out & Refurbishment Project will be split into two key phases:
•Phase 1: Strip Out of the existing 1980’s exhibition
•Phase 2: Internal refurbishment of the gallery
In order to participate in the tender exercise for the Strip Out and Refurbishment Heritage Principal Contractor, an NDA must be signed by an appropriate representative of the tendering company and returned to the Museum for countersignature. Once the NDA has been completed by both parties, it will be sent to tenderers for record keeping. The tenderer will then be added to the Tenderbox stage, where the tender documents will be made available.
To access the NDA, please use the following link: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/3ZP5KV7RS5
For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-London:-Construction-work-for-art-and-cultural-buildings./3ZP5KV7RS5
To respond to this opportunity, please click here:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/3ZP5KV7RS5
How to bid
- Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
- 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.
- Follow the submission instructions in the notice; it does not name an e-tendering portal.
Timeline
- Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 075445-2025
About the buyer
Natural History MuseumLast 12 months
Procurements
44Awards
22Suppliers it has used most for construction
- Bild Studios Ltd2 contracts
- Haworth Tompkins Limited2 contracts
- Sam Forster Associates Ltd2 contracts
- Building Design Partnership Limited1 contract
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From notice 075445-2025 on Find a Tender, first published 19 November 2025. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.