Official UK procurement notice
Art Programme Principal Contractor
Authority: Natural History Museum (Central government)
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 descriptionThe 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 publishedLot #1Awarded
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-06f85bFind a Tender
Notice history
4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 11 Sept 2026- Transparency notice published11 Sept 2026, 15:12 BSTUK5
- Contract award notice published11 Sept 2026, 15:13 BSTUK6
- Contract signature expected23 Sept 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Procurement termination notice published30 Sept 2026, 09:57 BSTUK12
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £260,0001 award exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| BILD STUDIOS LTD24 Sept 2026 – 21 May 2027 | £260,000 | 11 Sept 2026 | Awarded |
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 These are being terminated and have been replaced by new notices.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
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Bild Studios LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Procurement termination notice Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender