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Public Address and Voice Alarm Design Consultant

Details

Buyer
Natural History Museum
Supplier(s)
Avitas Global Ltd trading as RH Consulting
Value
£200,000
Duration
10 months
Topic
Fire-detection systems
Published
10 July 2026
Source
uk:find_a_tender

Tender description

The NHM intends to appoint a suitably qualified and experienced Lead Design Consultant to provide professional services in connection with the upgrade and replacement of the Public Address and Voice Alarm (PAVA) system across the Museum estate. The Consultant will be expected to take on Electrical Design Services and the BSA Principal Designer Role which can either be in house or sub-contracted to the Lead Designer. Design Consultancy Services will be required for this project from RIBA Stage 1 - 7. However, due to funding availability, only services for RIBA stages 1-4 are guaranteed. Future works on the project is expected to last to March 2030 and is subject to the Museum receiving funding. ## Contract award

Timeline

  1. Award published10 July 2026
    Current notice
  2. Award date10 July 2026
  3. Contract expiry date30 April 2027in 6 months

About the buyer

Natural History Museum is a non-departmental public body sponsored by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, and buys through its own procurement team. Framework agreements cover recurring needs such as collections storage, exhibition design and museum consumables, open to specialist suppliers. A dedicated procurement function based at the South Kensington site manages sourcing for both scientific research and visitor operations.

Over the past 5 years, most of Natural History Museum's contract awards have been in architectural and engineering services, business services and construction work.

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