Gallery 33 Strip Out and Refurbishment Heritage Principal Contractor
Natural History MuseumEstimated Value
Up to £1,500,000
Deadline
Not specified
Published
19 November 2025
Type
Not specified
Overview
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.
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:-Con... To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/3ZP5KV7RS5
Submission
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.
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Building Design Partnership Limited
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Haworth Tompkins
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- 3
Sam Forster Associates Ltd
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Natural History MuseumKey Dates
Published
19 November 2025
Submission deadline
Not specified
Notice type
planning
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