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    ContractsLead Architect for Natural History Museum Western Galleries Base Build Project
    Awarded contract

    Lead Architect for Natural History Museum Western Galleries Base Build Project

    Awarded
    £1.5m
    Published 6 Aug 2026

    The Natural History Museum seeks a Lead Architect to design and coordinate the base build phase of its Western Galleries renovation project, delivering four gallery spaces between 2028 and 2031.

    🇬🇧United Kingdom· LondonPublished 6 Aug 2026· 4 weeks agoviaFind a Tender
    Awarded
    £1.5m
    Published 6 Aug 2026

    Decision brief

    4 fields
    • Contract value
      £1,530,845
      Pounds sterling
    • Closing date
      Rolling
      No closing date published
    • Sector
      Construction
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    • Location
      🇬🇧United Kingdom
      London

    Suppliers

    1 supplier
    • HT
      HAWORTH TOMPKINS LIMITED
    Lead contractor

    Lifecycle

    Awarded

    Contract awarded. Originally published 4 weeks ago.

    6 August 2026
    Awarded — no open tender advertised

    Brief

    The Natural History Museum is seeking a Lead Architect to design and supervise the base build phase of the Western Galleries project, a major renovation ahead of the museum's 150th anniversary in 2031. The project encompasses four gallery spaces: the Swing Space (opening 2028), Botany Library and Old General Herbarium (2029), Dinosaur Gallery (2030), and Origins Gallery (2031). The Lead Architect will be responsible for developing architectural designs across RIBA stages 2-7, coordinating with multiple consultants including MEP, circulation, accessibility, and fire specialists, and ensuring continuity with the separate fit-out phase. Base build scope includes conservation of gallery spaces, structural works, new mechanical and electrical systems, creation of new plant rooms and vertical circulation cores with lifts and staircases, relocation of offices and facilities, and clearance of existing installations. The appointed firm must also provide heritage consultancy, structural engineering, sustainability, and Building Safety Act Principal Design services for both base build and fit-out projects. Prospective bidders must complete and sign a Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) to access tender documents; those who signed an NDA during the Pre-Market Engagement stage need not sign again.

    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%

    Across construction, the most active winners are HOLCIM UK LIMITED, TARMAC TRADING LIMITED, LINDUM GROUP LIMITED — the field to beat, or your route in as a partner.

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    Publisher
    UK Cabinet Office
    Licence
    OGL v3.0
    Source
    find-tender.service.gov.uk
    Record ID
    ocds-h6vhtk-06855f
    NH
    Buyer
    Natural History Museum
    Sector
    Construction