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Scope

Description

The Horniman Museum and Gardens is a grade II* listed museum with a world class Natural History, Anthropology and Musical instrument collection. Items in the Horniman Collection when not on display are stored, managed, studied and conserved at the Study Collection Centre (SCC). The existing Spirit Store is a refrigerated container which holds generally organic and biological items which are preserved in vessels of flammable spirit such as denatured alcohol or formalin. The store requires replacement. The Horniman wishes to appoint a contractor to develop their Employer's Requirements into a design and deliver the works for a replacement Spirit Store.

The Horniman Museum and Gardens is a grade II* listed museum with a world class Natural History, Anthropology and Musical instrument collection. Set within 16 acres of stunning grounds that also house an Aquarium, Animal Walk and Butterfly House. The Horniman connects us all with global cultures and the natural environment, encouraging us to shape a positive future for the world we all share. Items in the Horniman Collection when not on display are stored, managed, studied and conserved at the Study Collection Centre (SCC), Old School Close, Greenwich, London SE10 0PG. Many items require very particular storage conditions for safety and conservation.

At SCC, the existing Spirit Store holds generally organic and biological items which are preserved in vessels of flammable spirit such as denatured alcohol or formalin. Due to the need for flashpoint temperature control and inherent fire risk, the Spirit Store is a secure refrigerated walk-in container which stands apart from the main storage building.

The Spirit Store container is aged with general conditional, operational and plant performance limitations which give risk to safety and collection conservation risks. The nature and quantity of the museum's collection is also changing over time, and working practices are updating. These are the key drivers presenting opportunity for a project to re-provide a modernised Spirit Store facility. There are further containers on site which require re-organisation by repositioning them during this project.

Project broadly includes:

• The contractor's design of a replacement Spirit Store.

• The contractor's fabrication, construction, delivery, erection and fitting out of the replacement Spirit Store.

• The contractor's associated site preparations, groundworks, utilities and services provision.

• The contractor's associated firewall construction

• The contractor's carrying out repositioning of further existing container stores on the site, with associated groundworks.

The full Scope and Objectives of the project can be found in the attached Employer's

Requirements document and drawings A101, A102 and A103.

Please see supporting documents for further details

Commercial tool

Establishes a framework

Total value (estimated)

• £110,000 excluding VAT
• £132,000 including VAT

Below the relevant threshold

Contract dates (estimated)

• 30 October 2026 to 26 February 2027
• 3 months, 28 days

Main procurement category

Works

CPV classifications

• 45214600 - ÂÜÀòÔ­´´ work for research buildings
• 45214610 - Laboratory building construction work
• 45214620 - Research and testing facilities construction work
• 45214630 - Scientific installations
• 45214631 - Installation works of cleanrooms

Contract locations

• UKC - North East (England)
• UKD - North West (England)
• UKE - Yorkshire and the Humber
• UKF - East Midlands (England)
• UKG - West Midlands (England)
• UKH - East of England
• UKI - London
• UKJ - South East (England)
• UKK - South West (England)

Framework

Maximum number of suppliers

Unlimited

Maximum percentage fee charged to suppliers

0%

Framework operation description

The tender returns will be assessed on the following weighting:

• 60% Cost

• 40% Quality

Please ensure a completed set of quality assessment questions is provided, the questions can be found in the Quality Questions & Scoring Methodology document.

Assessment will be undertaken by Chris O'Donnell (Head of Estates), Adrian Holloway (Head of Collections Management), and Dorian Burt Associates as Project Managers.

Interviews if required will be conducted over video conferencing software on a suitable date prior to 23rd October 2026.

Award method when using the framework

With competition

Contracting authorities that may use the framework

Establishing party only

Participation

This procurement is reserved for

UK suppliers

Submission

Enquiry deadline

2 October 2026, 6:00pm

Tender submission deadline

9 October 2026, 12:00pm

Submission address and any special instructions

Digital tender submissions must be received by:

12 noon 9th October 2026

Tender submissions should be made electronically to:

HMG [at] dorianburt.co.uk

Tenders may be submitted electronically

No

Award criteria

Procedure

Procedure type

Below threshold - open competition

Documents

Associated tender documents

1 - Invitation to Tender (SCC Spirit Store).pdf

2 - Quality Questions & Scoring Methodology (SCC Spirit Store).pdf

3 - Spirit Store - Employers Requirements 2026 v2.pdf

4 - Spirit Store Pricing Schedule.xlsx

5 - SCC Spirit Store - Form of Tender.docx

A101 - SCC Spirit Store - Location Plan.pdf

A102-A - SCC Spirit Store - Site Plan.pdf

A103-A - SCC Spirit Store - Concepts.pdf

Appendix A - Spirit Store Outline Programme.pdf

Appendix B - SCC Spirit Store Photo Schedule.pdf

Appendix C - Spirit Store DSEAR RA and HAC.pdf

Rules for Visiting Contractors.pdf

Contracting authority

THE HORNIMAN PUBLIC MUSEUM AND PUBLIC PARK TRUST

• Companies House: 02456393
• Public Procurement Organisation Number: PZRB-3443-MXPW

100 London Road

London

SE23 3PQ

United Kingdom

Email: codonnell [at] horniman.ac.uk

Region: UKI44 - Lewisham and Southwark

Organisation type: Public authority - central government