Tenders/CUE & Butterfly House Decarbonisation

CUE & Butterfly House Decarbonisation

THE HORNIMAN PUBLIC MUSEUM AND PUBLIC PARK TRUST
Published: Mar 31, 2026
Updated: May 10, 2026
Source: uk_fts

Description

The Butterfly House and Centre for Understanding the Environment (CUE) are located within the wider Horniman Gardens site, which is a Grade II listed Park and Garden. The CUE was constructed in 1995 and was originally intended as a temporary structure with an expected lifespan of 20 years. The Butterfly House was constructed in 2016 as glasshouse for tropical plants and butterflies.
The Horniman wish to engage a Main Contractor who will manage and deliver the implementation of the decarbonisation of the above buildings in the listed setting. The works will be let on the basis of traditional JCT contract intermediate form without quantities, but with some contractor design elements.
As part of the Horniman's Climate and Ecology Manifesto we have made a commitment to become Greenhouse Gas Neutral by 2040. The key objective of this project is to move us towards this goal by doing the following:
โ€ข Butterfly House: Replacing the gas cabinet air heater with air-to-air Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs).
โ€ข Butterfly House: Thermal performance and air tightness improvement by replacing existing glass and acrylic with triple layer polycarbonate cladding to existing steel structure with new aluminum glazing bars, window and vents.
โ€ข Butterfly House: Thermal performance and carbon reduction by installation of new trench heating with new Air Handling Unit and visitor path surface or as an alternative an fan-coil system
โ€ข CUE: Replacing the gas boiler in the Centre for Understanding the Environment (CUE) building with air-to-water Air Source Heat Pumps.
โ€ข CUE: Improve the thermal performance and air tightness improvement by draught proofing and thermal bridge mitigation including floor, wall and roof new thermal insulation.
โ€ข CUE: Install Mechanical Ventilation Heat Recovery (MVHR)
โ€ข Upgrading the electrical cables inside both the Butterfly House and CUE building.

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About This Opportunity

This is a works contract in the environment and climate, construction and civil works and energy and power sectors, with a focus on Buildings, Bridges, Power Generation and Oil Gas. Located in United Kingdom, Europe, this opportunity is open to firms and consortiums, with an estimated budget of GBP 900,000.

Published through UK FTS - Find a Tender Service, a national government procurement portal. Public procurement tenders follow the country's national bidding regulations and may have specific eligibility and documentation requirements for civil works in the environment and climate sector. Works contracts of this nature generally require demonstrated experience in similar infrastructure projects, adequate equipment and technical personnel, and financial capacity including bank guarantees. Interested parties should review the full documentation on the original source before submitting their proposal.

Key Details

Estimated Budget
ยฃ900,000 - ยฃ900,000
Contract Type
Works
Eligibility
Firms / Consortiums
Language
English
Reference
029636-2026

Source

uk_fts
uk_fts
Official Source

Contracting Authority

THE HORNIMAN PUBLIC MUSEUM AND PUBLIC PARK TRUST
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡งUnited Kingdom

Contact

Contact Person
Henry Stenning

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