Supply of Storage Boxes
Natural History Museum · Local or regional public body
In brief
Natural History Museum has announced plans to buy office supplies 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.
It is a framework worth up to £2,000,000 excluding VAT: the most the buyer expects to spend across all suppliers, not one contract.
The contract runs for 46 months, starting 1 March 2027.
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 9.5 bids per contract for this buyer (from 14 awards in the last 12 months).
Framework
Winning puts you on a list of suppliers the buyer can call on; it does not guarantee work. The £2,000,000 is the most the buyer expects to spend across all suppliers over the framework's life, not one contract.
What the notice says
The Natural History Museum is one of the world’s best-loved visitor attractions, as well as a leading science research centre and commercial event space. We use the unique collection of more than 80 million objects we look after and our unrivalled expertise to tackle the biggest challenges facing the world today. The Museum has been awarded a substantial government investment to create a new science and digitisation centre at Thames Valley Science Park (TVSP), which is owned by the University of Reading. This is a once in a century opportunity to shape the future of the Museum, protect and share our unique collection and further our science. The new centre will include large collections…Read the full description
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 103155-2026
About the buyer
Procurements
40Awards
22Similar open tenders
All open office supplies tenders- £6mestimated
- £180kframework ceiling
From notice 103155-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 30 October 2026. We last checked for changes on 30 October 2026.