Published date: 8 October 2021

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 November 2021, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Transport agency services - 63520000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£10,000,000

Procurement reference

BIP632861352

Published date

8 October 2021

Closing date

30 November 2021

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 April 2022

Contract end date

31 March 2026

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?

Yes

Description

The Galleries require fine art transport agents to provide all services associated with the transportation of works of art between various sites. Works of art may be from the permanent collections of the Galleries or may be borrowed from other institutions, organisations and private individuals. Most movements of Objects are within the UK and mainland Europe but all regions of the world can be included.
The Galleries have categorized their transportation requirements into three Lots, which increase increase in complexity, plus a fourth lot for the medium to long term storage of objects
The Galleries are committed to ensuring that the works of art in the collections and the cultural objects it borrows are handled, transported, stored and displayed in the safest and most appropriate ways possible, and the successful suppliers shall be able to demonstrate understanding and experience of the handling and transportation of high value fine art objects.

More information

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About the buyer

Address

www.nationalgallery.org.uk
Trafalgar Square
London
WC2N 5DN
UK

Telephone

+442077475810

Email

contracting@ng-london.org.uk