Published date: 29 September 2020

Last edited date: 29 September 2020

This notice was replaced on 26 November 2020

This notice does not contain the most up-to-date information about this procurement. The most recent notice is:

Awarded contract (published 26 November 2020)

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Contract summary

Industry

  • Recreational, cultural and sporting services - 92000000

  • Library, archives, museums and other cultural services - 92500000

  • Museum services and preservation services of historical sites and buildings - 92520000

    • Museum-exhibition services - 92521100

Location of contract

Yorkshire and the Humber

Value of contract

£65,000

Procurement reference

HULLCC001-DN501422-40130329

Published date

29 September 2020

Closing date

20 October 2020

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

30 November 2020

Contract end date

27 August 2021

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No


Description

i) The Hull Maritime Programme of work is a £30m development of four sites and two historic ships, which will celebrate Hull's maritime heritage.

ii) A major element of the project is the refurbishment and redisplay of the Hull Maritime Museum. To achieve this all of the museum's 50,000 objects will need to be transferred to temporary storage.

iii) One of the first elements of this work to be undertaken will be to remove two large paintings from the museum's main staircase area. These two paintings along with 10 others from the museum's collection will require packing and transportation to a conservation studio for essential conservation treatment including repairs of their frames and re-glazing. A full specification of the works required in this tender is included in Schedule 2 of the ITT - Part 1 - Specification, but will briefly entail the following;

1. Removal
Contractor to arrange removal and packing of the objects listed in Schedule 2 Specification.

2. Transport
Contractor to arrange transport of the objects to their facility for conservation.

3. Conservation
Contractor to carry out conservation treatments for all objects, including repairs on their frames and re-glazing.

4. Return-Transport
Once the contractor has completed the conservation works, a return transport should be arranged for the objects to be transferred to a long-term storage facility specified at a later stage by the Authority.


More information

Previous notice about this procurement

The Removal, Transport, Conservation, & Return of Paintings in the collection of Hull Maritime Museum

  • Opportunity
  • Published 29 September 2020


About the buyer

Contact name

Andy Bardon

Address

Guildhall
Alfred Gelder Street
Hull
HU1 2AA
United Kingdom

Telephone

+44 1482300300

Email

andy.bardon@hullcc.gov.uk

Website

http://www.hull.gov.uk