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    ContractsPrincipal Contractor for Old General Herbarium Gallery Refurbishment
    Awarded contract

    Principal Contractor for Old General Herbarium Gallery Refurbishment

    Awarded
    £188k
    Published 14 Jul 2026

    Competitive tender opportunity for Principal Contractor services to refurbish and reopen the Old General Herbarium gallery for a September 2026 pop-up display opening.

    🇬🇧United Kingdom· LondonPublished 14 Jul 2026· 4 months agoviaFind a Tender
    Awarded
    £188k
    Published 14 Jul 2026

    Decision brief

    4 fields
    • Contract value
      £187,956
      Pounds sterling
    • Closing date
      Not published
      No closing date published
    • Sector
      Construction
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    • Location
      🇬🇧United Kingdom
      London

    Suppliers

    1 supplier
    • SF
      Sam Forster Associates Ltd
    Lead contractor

    Lifecycle

    Awarded

    Contract awarded. Originally published 4 months ago.

    14 July 2026
    Awarded — no open tender advertised

    Brief

    The Old General Herbarium (OGH) Beta Project is a refurbishment and fit-out of a gallery section to restore public display for the first time since 1948. A temporary pop-up display will open in September 2026. The Museum is seeking a Principal Contractor to manage the refurbishment and fit-out works. To participate, all tenderers must complete and sign a Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) available in the SQ stage document library and return it to the Museum for countersignature. Once the NDA is executed by both parties, tenderers will be added to the Tenderbox stage where full tender documents will be available from 30 April 2026. This is a competitive tender exercise.

    Track record

    4 awards · 3 winners
    Open field

    No single supplier dominates the field.

    In construction, Natural History Museum has awarded 4 contracts to 3 suppliers.

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    1. Sam Forster Associates Ltd2× · 50%
    2. Bild Studios Ltd1× · 25%
    3. HAWORTH TOMPKINS LIMITED1× · 25%

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    Publisher
    UK Cabinet Office
    Licence
    OGL v3.0
    Source
    find-tender.service.gov.uk
    Record ID
    ocds-h6vhtk-066d16

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