Cold Water Services Design Consultancy
The submission route named on the official notice.
This sits in the upper-middle of the Engineering & Architecture band — a substantial contract for the sector. Based on 33,646 valued Engineering & Architecture tenders in our corpus.
This opportunity is for Design Consultancy Services to survey, assess, review and design an upgrade of existing Cold Water Services systems at the Natural History Museum at South Kensington.
The Design Consultant is also expected to act as the NHM's technical advisor during refurbishment works and installation phase.
To gain access to the tender documentation, an NDA is required as confidential information will be shared.
Please access the NDA using the link below and ensure this is completed by an appropriate member of your organisation.
This will be counter signed by the NHM and returned to you via Delta e-Sourcing.
Once this has been completed, the tenderer will be granted access to the tender documentation. https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/CJ325AF2C9
What the supplier must deliver
The Design Consultant is also expected
The Design Consultant is also expected to act as the NHM's technical advisor during refurbishment works and installation phase.
Derived from the notice text — always confirm against the original documents.
What it takes to bid this
Typical UK bid effort for the £100k–£1m band — an estimate, not a quote.
Qualify & bid/no-bid ~10% · SQ / PQQ ~20% · Written response ~55% · Review & presentation ~15%
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- Hold at bidProfessional indemnity insurance (often £5–10m)
- Show at bidChartered leads (CEng / RIBA / RICS) named with CVs
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- Hold at bidFinancial standing (accounts, often ~2× contract value turnover)
- Hold at bidInsurance cover (PL / EL, often PI)
- Show at bidSocial value commitments
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