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    ContractsOld General Herbarium Gallery Refurbishment - Principal Contractor Wanted
    Awarded contract

    Old General Herbarium Gallery Refurbishment - Principal Contractor Wanted

    Awarded
    £188k
    Published 13 Jul 2026

    Competitive tender for Principal Contractor services to refurbish and reopen an historic museum gallery section by September 2026, with tender documents available from 30th April 2026 following NDA completion.

    🇬🇧United Kingdom· LondonPublished 13 Jul 2026· 1 months agoviaFind a Tender
    Awarded
    £188k
    Published 13 Jul 2026

    Decision brief

    4 fields
    • Contract value
      £187,956
      Pounds sterling
    • Closing date
      Rolling
      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 1 months ago.

    13 July 2026
    Awarded — no open tender advertised

    Brief

    The Old General Herbarium (OGH) Beta Project is seeking a Principal Contractor to manage the light touch refurbishment and fit-out of a gallery section, bringing it back into public display for the first time since 1948. A temporary pop-up display is scheduled to open in September 2026. To participate in this competitive tender, all bidders must first complete and sign a Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) available in the SQ stage document library. The signed NDA must be returned to the Museum for countersignature. Once both parties have executed the NDA, tenderers will gain access to the Tenderbox stage where full tender documents will be available from 30th April 2026. This opportunity is ideal for contractors experienced in museum gallery refurbishment and temporary exhibition installations.

    Track record

    3 awards · 2 winners
    Open field

    No single supplier dominates the field.

    In construction, Natural History Museum has awarded 3 contracts to 2 suppliers.

    Who wins here
    1. Sam Forster Associates Ltd2× · 67%
    2. HAWORTH TOMPKINS LIMITED1× · 33%

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    Publisher
    UK Cabinet Office
    Licence
    OGL v3.0
    Source
    find-tender.service.gov.uk
    Record ID
    ocds-h6vhtk-06c976
    NH
    Buyer
    Natural History Museum
    Sector
    Construction