Published date: 9 September 2022

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 30 September 2022, 5:12pm

Contract summary

Industry

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

Location of contract

SW7 2DD

Value of contract

£55,000

Procurement reference

IT-492-1202-NRM2806M

Published date

9 September 2022

Closing date

30 September 2022

Closing time

5:12pm

Contract start date

14 October 2022

Contract end date

30 June 2023

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (below threshold)

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

This procedure can be used for procurements below the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

This work package requires a Conservation contractor to undertake:

- Site Prep/Removal of Obstructions at National Railway Museum (NRM)
- Dismantling of the Gaunless Bridge (the object) at NRM
- Packing of object for transport at NRM
- Transport from NRM to an external workshop
- Making safe site at NRM
- Conservation of the object at an external workshop, to a Science Museum Group (SMG) Curatorial and SMG Conservation agreed standard
- Secure storage of object off-site at an external workshop
- Production of an ongoing conservation maintenance schedule to handover to SMG Conservation
- Packing of object for transport at an external workshop
- Transport of object from an external workshop to Locomotion (LCM)
- Unpacking, assembly and installation of bridge into a plinth at LCM (the plinth build being undertaken by a separate party)

Plus:

- Inputs into the production and planning of plinth design and drawings, considering object conservation requirements and object installation method and recommending appropriate approaches and inclusions (the plinth design and drawings being undertaken by a separate party)

More information

Links

Additional text

You can view our tender documents and apply for the opportunity here: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/sciencemuseumgroup/aspx/Home

Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No

About the buyer

Contact name

Ryan Jones

Address

Exhibition Road
South Kensington
London
SW7 2DD
United Kingdom

Telephone

03300580058

Email

Ryan.Jones@ScienceMuseum.ac.uk

Website

https://www.sciencemuseumgroup.org.uk