Open tenders / Events, arts & leisure
Planned procurement · Notice 103155-2026
Supply of Storage Boxes
- Value
- £2m
- Stage
- Early notice
- Where
- London
- Lots
- 1
- Suitable for SMEs
- Not stated
- Contract
- 1 Mar 2027 – 31 Dec 2030
Framework: winning a place puts you on an approved list for future work. It's the entry ticket, not guaranteed work.
In plain English
The Natural History Museum wants a supplier of storage containers for its collections, including archival card boxes and trays, plastic boxes, plastic pallets, plastazote and acid free tissue, delivered UK-wide. The estimated value is £2,000,000 and the contract is stated to run from 1 March 2027 to 31 December 2030, supporting the move of collections to a new centre at Thames Valley Science Park.
Good fit for: Suppliers of archival storage, packaging or museum conservation materials who can provide a range of box types and sizes.
Written with AI from the official notice. Check the notice before relying on it.
What the buyer says
The Natural History Museum is one of the world’s best-loved visitor attractions, as well as a leading science research centre and commercial event space. We use the unique collection of more than 80 million objects we look after and our unrivalled expertise to tackle the biggest challenges facing the world today. The Museum has been awarded a substantial government investment to create a new science and digitisation centre at Thames Valley Science Park (TVSP), which is owned by the University of Reading. This is a once in a century opportunity to shape the future of the Museum, protect and share our unique collection and further our science. The new centre will include large collections stores alongside new specialist laboratories and non-technical workspaces. As part of this development, the Museum will be moving over a third of its 80 million specimens and Library and Archive collections from its four sites to the new site, plus undertaking substantial internal moves. The physical moves are currently scheduled to take place from 2028, with an extensive programme of preparation that has already commenced. The Museum is seeking to procure containers for housing Museum collections. There will be a variety of types and sizes required including the following: -lidded archival card boxes -archival card trays -lidded plastic boxes -plastic pallets -plastazote -acid free tissue
What happens next
This is an early notice: the buyer is planning a tender, and its documents come when the tender is published. Read the official notice for the details.
Procedure: not stated. Published 30 Oct 2026.
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