Top suppliers
Top suppliers to Natural History Museum
Top-five suppliers hold 81% of contract value — a concentrated market.
Procurement categories
What Natural History Museum buys
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV) breakdown of contracts awarded over the reporting period.
793818714566Recent contracts
Latest Natural History Museum contracts awarded
The most recently published award notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
Art Programme Principal Contractor
Bild Studios Ltd · 2026-09-13
£274K
Art Programme Principal Contractor
Bild Studios Ltd · 2026-09-10
£260K
Lot 2 - Old General Herbarium
KELLENBERGER-WHITE LIMITED · 2026-08-25
£420K
Lot 3 - Dinosaur Gallery 2030
MUF ARCHITECTURE / ART LLP · 2026-08-25
£430K
Lot 1 - Dinosaurs Gallery 2028
STUDIO MUTT LIMITED · 2026-08-25
£270K
Lot 4 - Origins (Life on Earth Gallery)
NISSEN RICHARDS STUDIO LIMITED · 2026-08-25
£449K
Cold Water Services Design Consultancy Services
Frankham Consultancy Group Ltf · 2026-08-20
£170K
NHM150 Western Galleries - Base Build Lead Architect
Haworth Tompkins · 2026-08-05
£1.5M
Botanical Paper (herbarium mounting sheets)
Conservation By Design Limited · 2026-07-28
Botanical Herbarium Consumables (folders, covers, packets and capsules)
Conservation By Design Limited · 2026-07-28
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NHM150 Western Galleries – Visitor Flow and Circulation Consultant
Deadline: 2026-09-14
£40K
Pipeline
Contracts expiring in the next 12 months
When these contracts end, Natural History Museum typically re-tenders. SMEs preparing bids 3-6 months ahead win disproportionately often.
Creative Content Exchange Platform
Expires: 2027-02-24
£500K
Cold Water Services Design Consultancy Services
Expires: 2027-03-31
£170K
Technical Adviser - Refurbishment and Roof Upgrade Design & Works - Palaeontology Building Northern Elevation
Expires: 2027-03-31
£148K
Public Address and Voice Alarm Design Consultant
Expires: 2027-04-30
£200K
Art Programme Principal Contractor
Expires: 2027-05-21
£274K
Art Programme Principal Contractor
Expires: 2027-05-21
£260K
Gallery 33 - 3D and 2D Exhibition Design / Lead Designer
Expires: 2027-07-31
£160K
Gallery 33 - Immersive Experience Ideation and Production
Expires: 2027-08-31
£150K
Market analysis
Bidding into Natural History Museum — what to expect
Supplier concentration and timing patterns that shape SME bid strategy.
77%
Awards to SMEs
81%
Top-5 supplier share
0%
Framework call-offs
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Awards to social enterprises
Around 77% of Natural History Museum’s classified awards go to small and medium-sized enterprises.
Frequently asked
Common questions about selling to Natural History Museum
How much does Natural History Museum spend on procurement?
Natural History Museum awarded 44 contracts totalling £39.8M between 2023-09-15 and 2026-09-15, working with 39 unique suppliers. Average contract value is £1.0M.
Who are Natural History Museum's top suppliers?
The largest suppliers to Natural History Museum by total award value are Total Support Services Ltd, CBRE Managed Services Limited, DBR (London) Limited. The top five suppliers together hold 81% of contract value.
What does Natural History Museum buy from suppliers?
Natural History Museum's procurement is concentrated in business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security, laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses), clothing, footwear, luggage articles and accessories, alongside specialist categories. See the full CPV breakdown below.
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Sources & methodology
How this profile is compiled
Analysed by ENKII · Updated 2026-09-15
This profile aggregates public-record procurement data published by the UK Government under the Open Government Licence v3.0. ENKII fetches, deduplicates, and aggregates source records; we don't edit the underlying facts.
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