Published date: 1 July 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: 5 August 2022, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Transport agency services - 63520000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£11,000,000

Procurement reference

BIP702633066

Published date

1 July 2022

Closing date

5 August 2022

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 October 2022

Contract end date

31 March 2027

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?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

Tate requires contractors to provide for the packing, handling, and safe movement of exhibition loans from private and institutional lenders from within the UK and abroad to some, or all of Tate's sites and to other venues in the UK and abroad (in the case of touring exhibitions) and to provide for the packing, handling, and safe movement of Tate Collection works from Tate sites to other venues in the UK and abroad (in the case of International Programme tours).
Contractors will be responsible for collection from the lender to delivery back to the lender at the end of the exhibition/exhibition tour. These services will require contractors who are skilled and have experience of dealing with the coordination, control, and management of the packing and transport of exhibitions comprising high value, delicate and environmentally sensitive works of art in a variety of media and from a wide range of source.

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About the buyer

Contact name

Declan McAlister

Address

20 John Islip Street
London
SW1P 4RG
UK

Telephone

+442078878811

Email

declan.mcalister@tate.org.uk