Published date: 1 February 2024

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: 27 February 2024, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Transport services (excl. Waste transport) - 60000000

  • Museum services - 92521000

Location of contract

London

Value of contract

£50,000

Procurement reference

HM085

Published date

1 February 2024

Closing date

27 February 2024

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

7 March 2024

Contract end date

31 March 2026

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

1.1 The Horniman Museum and Gardens is undertaking a major redevelopment of parts of its Gardens and its Natural History Gallery, to be completed by early 2026, known as 'Nature +Love', with an objective of widening audiences. Nature + Love is redeveloping three key areas of the estate, making new connections between outdoor green spaces and interior gallery displays.
We are inviting tenders for the handling, packing, transport and storage for the decant phase of the Natural History Gallery as part of Nature + Love.
Deliverables:
 The safe removal of museum collections from the Natural History Gallery to enable the stripping out of the Natural History Gallery from July/August 2024
 Crating or specialist packing of larger specimens
 On site technician support
 Transport of select specimens to off-site commercial storage
 Off-site commercial storage of select specimens
 Transport to Horniman Study Collection Centre
 Freezing of specimens (or other suitable pest control methods)
 Removal of the Walrus from its current display and re-installation of the Walrus
 The safe transport back to the Horniman Museum and Gardens of museum collections for installation of specimens during the approximate time frame of November 2025-March 2026.
Essential Requirements
• The transport of museum collections must meet the minimum conditions to conform to Annex E of the Government Indemnity Scheme guidelines. See appendix 1
• External storage facilities provided must meet the minimum security and environmental conditions that are required to conform to Annex D of the Government Indemnity Scheme guidelines. If we are not familiar with your facilities we may need to visit before a contract can be awarded. See appendix 1
Please register your interest by email to Adrian Holloway (aholloway@horniman.ac.uk) by Wednesday the 14th February. Requests for access reports and clarifications may be also asked by email to Adrian. The final date for queries is the 21st February after which date all will be answered to all companies who have registered interest.
Formal tender submissions must be received by 12pm Tuesday 27th February. Tender submissions should be made electronically to Adrian Holloway (aholloway@horniman.ac.uk). We do not expect hardcopy submissions. Documents may be sent in MS Word or PDF format. Receipt of submissions will be acknowledged by email.
Tender responses will be evaluated against the selection criteria below:
Costs 40%
Ability to meet the tender and programme requirements 40%
Proposed method statements and understanding of risks 20%

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About the buyer

Contact name

Adrian Holloway

Address

100 London Road
LONDON
SE233PQ
England

Email

aholloway@horniman.ac.uk