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Published 11 Sept 2026, 15:12 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Art Programme Principal Contractor

Official notice

Authority: Natural History Museum (Central government)

Below threshold - without competition
Sectors: Construction & Civil Engineering (45) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Budget not disclosedValue not published
Submission deadline 11 Sept 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Natural History Museum wishes to secure the services of a Principal Contractor to undertake the build of setworks for an upcoming exhibition featuring art work from Sir John Akomfrah.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Below threshold - without competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status
Cancelled
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
11 Sept 2026, 15:12 BST
Last source update
30 Sept 2026, 09:57 BST
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-092171
Latest notice
Procurement termination notice (UK12)
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f85b Find a Tender

Notice history

4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 11 Sept 2026
  1. Transparency notice published
    11 Sept 2026, 15:12 BST
    UK5
  2. Contract award notice published
    11 Sept 2026, 15:13 BST
    UK6
  3. Contract signature expected
    23 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
    scheduled
  4. Procurement termination notice published
    30 Sept 2026, 09:57 BST
    UK12

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £260,0001 award exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1
Awarded toValueDateStatus
BILD STUDIOS LTD24 Sept 2026 – 21 May 2027£260,00011 Sept 2026Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 1 · BILD STUDIOS LTD

    Signed
    date not published
    Value
    —
    Status
    cancelled (14 Sept 2026), The Transparency notice and Contract Award notice published for this contract contained an error. These are being terminated and have been replaced by new notices.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Natural History Museum

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PJBJ-4723-MZPX Cromwell Road, South Kensington, London, SW75BDContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Bild Studios LtdAwarded supplierGB-COH: 10859991 73 Cornhill, London, London, EC3V 3QQContact name, email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure