Published date: 4 October 2024

Last edited date: 21 October 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: 1 November 2024, 11:59pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Museum construction work - 45212313

  • Museum services - 92521000

Location of contract

SW7 2DD

Value of contract

£0 to £60,000

Procurement reference

IT-492-1423-NRM3509M

Published date

4 October 2024

Closing date

1 November 2024

Closing time

11:59pm

Contract start date

18 November 2024

Contract end date

31 January 2026

Contract type

Works

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?

Yes

Description

The Science Museum Group is looking for a principal contractor to deliver exhibition fitout services for the Railway Firsts exhibition at the National Railway Museum (NRM) in York and Locomotion (LCM). This includes fabrication and install of all setworks including 3D, graphics, AV, and any other interpretation.

Railway Firsts will be a temporary exhibition consisting of 12 pop up installations across NRM and LCM, recognising 'firsts' in the rail industry. From the first electric locomotive, to the first fast food train. The new exhibition will provide visitors to the museum with a high-quality, story-driven, meaningful experience. It will raise awareness and pride in the railways and our collection. The exhibition will open in February 2025 and forms part of our wider Festival 2025 programme across both of our museums.

**Please find the further information in the ITT document pack - outstanding documents are an updated drawing pack to replace current Appendix 1. And Appendix 5 - pricing matrix template. we will aim to get these updated documents on the week of 7th of October.

***Updated on 8th October 2024: uploaded new Appendix 1, Appendix 5 and 6

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

Catherine Mak

Address

Exhibition Road
South Kensington
London
SW7 2DD
United Kingdom

Telephone

01904 686 291

Email

Catherine.Mak@ScienceMuseum.ac.uk

Website

https://www.sciencemuseumgroup.org.uk