NHM150 Western Galleries - Base Build Lead Architect
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The Natural History Museum has announced important transformations of its internal spaces ahead of the 150th anniversary of the opening of the South Kensington site, occurring in 2031.
As part of these transformations, the popular Dinosaur Gallery will be restored, and the Origins Gallery, the Old General Herbarium and the Swing Space, currently closed to the public, will be reopened and returned to public use.
These galleries are identified collectively as the' Western Galleries'.
The works in each gallery will be articulated in two phases: base build, which is the object of this tender, and fit out, which will be tendered separately.
The first works to commence will be the Swing Space in Autumn 2027 (base build) for an opening in 2028, followed shortly after by the Botany Library and the Old General Herbarium, due in 2029, Dinosaur Gallery, opening in 2030, and Origins Gallery that wi…
What the supplier must deliver
Creation of new plant rooms to support
Creation of new plant rooms to support the increased needs of the spaces.
They will also be asked to provide
They will also be asked to provide Heritage consultancy, structural engineer, sustainability and BSA Principal Design services for the base build and fit out projects.
In order to access the documents
In order to access the documents for the tender exercise, all tenderers must complete the NDA available in the SQ stage document library.
The NDA must be signed by
The NDA must be signed by an appropriate representative of the tendering company and returned to the Museum for countersignature.
Bidders who signed an NDA as part
Bidders who signed an NDA as part of the Pre-Market Engagement stage do NOT need to sign the NDA again, and will be added to the Tenderbox automatically.
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