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Scope

Description

The Natural History Museum has launched NHM150, an ambitious transformation programme leading up to its 150th anniversary in 2031. The programme will significantly enhance the Museum’s public offer, increasing access, reach and impact through a major renewal of galleries and visitor experiences.

The Natural History Museum is seeking to appoint a Visitor Flow and Circulation Consultant to support the delivery of Phase 2 of the NHM150 Programme. The appointment will span both the base build projects and the associated gallery fit out projects and the consultant will form part of the wider multidisciplinary design teams.

The consultant will provide strategic and technical advice relating to visitor flow, horizontal and vertical circulation, capacity, orientation, and visitor movement throughout the refurbished Western Galleries and Oceans Hall. The consultant shall support the development of an integrated visitor circulation strategy which considers individual galleries and spaces, the Western Galleries and Oceans Hall as a whole, and within the context of the wider museum.

The appointment will cover RIBA Stages 2-4 of the Western Galleries Base Build, Oceans Gallery Base Build, Dinosaurs 28 (Swing Space) Exhibition Fit Out and Lives of Dinosaurs (Dinosaurs 30) Exhibition Fit Out projects. They will be required to work as a fully integrated member of the project design teams, providing specialist expertise, analysis and design support to ensure the delivery of a coherent, accessible and enjoyable visitor experience across the Phase 2 galleries.

The consultant shall also provide advice and recommendations in response to queries by the Lead Designer(s) and NHM Core Team, for the Old General Herbarium & Botany Library Exhibition Fit Out, Life on Earth (Origins) Exhibition Fit Out and Oceans Gallery Exhibition Fit Out projects.

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Total value (estimated)

• £40,000 excluding VAT
• £48,000 including VAT

Below the relevant threshold

Contract dates (estimated)

• 5 October 2026 to 31 May 2029
• Possible extension to 31 August 2029
• 2 years, 10 months, 27 days

Description of possible extension:

Subject to the outcome of the feasibility study and at the Museum’s sole discretion, the Museum may also appoint the consultant to the Oceans Gallery Fit Out project to provide their services as a fully integrated member of the project design team for RIBA Stages 2-4.

The contract will have an initial firm period of 2 years and 8 months, with an option to extend the Contract period for a further 3 months. The Contract may be extended at the Museum’s sole discretion, and the extension will be issued under a new contract to the Supplier.

Main procurement category

Services

CPV classifications

• 45212000 - ÂÜÀòÔ­´´ work for buildings relating to leisure, sports, culture, lodging and restaurants
• 45212313 - Museum construction work
• 71250000 - Architectural, engineering and surveying services
• 71315200 - Building consultancy services
• 71315300 - Building surveying services
• 71320000 - Engineering design services
• 71620000 - Analysis services
• 92520000 - Museum services and preservation services of historical sites and buildings

Contract locations

• UKI - London

Participation

Particular suitability

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)

Submission

Enquiry deadline

14 August 2026, 12:00pm

Tender submission deadline

14 September 2026, 12:00pm

Submission address and any special instructions

Tenders may be submitted electronically

Yes

Award criteria

Procedure

Procedure type

Below threshold - open competition

Contracting authority

Natural History Museum

• Public Procurement Organisation Number: PJBJ-4723-MZPX

Cromwell Road

London

SW7 5BD

United Kingdom

Contact name: Chloe Higgins

Email: c.higgins [at] nhm.ac.uk

Region: UKI33 - Kensington & Chelsea and Hammersmith & Fulham

Organisation type: Public authority - central government