Published date: 8 July 2016

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 16 June 2014

Contract summary

Industry

  • Museum construction work - 45212313

  • Architectural and related services - 71200000

Location of contract

South East

Value of contract

£315,000

Procurement reference

MT179179

Published date

8 July 2016

Closing date

16 June 2014

Contract start date

17 September 2014

Contract end date

30 June 2016

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Restricted procedure

A two-stage procedure, where the first stage is used to select suppliers, who are then invited to bid in the second stage.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

The Science Museum's new permanent interactive gallery will engage people with the drama and spectacle of science and maths, making sense of scientific phenomena and drawing on the sense of awe and wonder they create. The space will be sophisticated, welcoming, thought-provoking and inspiring for adults as well as children.
The new gallery will be more than double the size of the existing space and include new exhibits and large scale, immersive experiences, enabling significantly more people to get excited about science, and deepen their understanding and challenge their perceptions of it. Scientific marvels will be beautifully expressed, communicating our enthusiasm and sense of excitement for science.
The gallery will provide more opportunities and support for in-depth, focused exploration and experimentation, with a broader range of content including mathematics and earth and space sections. The exhibits will clearly link science and mathematical principles to the real world and to the Museum's collections, and there will be better equipped, more comfortable and flexible spaces for a wider range of live events.
The Museum is looking to appoint an architect to create the groundbreaking new interactive gallery. The architect, also acting as Lead Designer, will be required to collaborate and coordinate with individual exhibit designers and artists as well as the rest of the design team. This role is crucial to the development of a coherent, sophisticated yet practical design across the gallery and the circa 70 separate exhibits. As well as the refurbishment of circa 2,800m2, which will include circulation space, commercial areas and visitor facilities in addition to the interactive gallery, it is anticipated that this project will also include some internal structural interventions in order to open up space within the identified gallery location.

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Award information

Awarded date

17 September 2014

Contract start date

17 September 2014

Contract end date

30 June 2016

Total value of contract

£315,000

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Muf Architecture/Art Llp

Address

72-74 Mare Street,, London

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

Anna Dejean

Address

Science Museum
Exhibition Road
London
SW7 2DD

England

Telephone

+44 2079424000

Email

anna.dejean@sciencemuseum.ac.uk

Website

http://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk