Published date: 28 April 2023

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: 24 May 2023, 10am

Contract summary

Industry

  • Library, archives, museums and other cultural services - 92500000

Location of contract

SW3 4HT

Value of contract

£30,000 to £35,000

Procurement reference

K-7-14-3-1-3-6

Published date

28 April 2023

Closing date

24 May 2023

Closing time

10am

Contract start date

26 May 2023

Contract end date

1 September 2023

Contract type

Works

Procedure type

Competitive quotation (below threshold)

The buyer selects a group of potential suppliers to invite to tender.

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

The Museum is constructing a new gallery which will explore the role of the British Army on home soil, ranging from helping to enforce the idea of a unified nation in the 17th Century, through to counter terrorism and humanitarian aid in the 21st century. We are utilising existing display cases and creating two new ones. The Museum wishes to employ a suitably qualified and experienced mount maker to assist in the installation of the gallery, in particular, the manufacture and positioning of mounts for the display items. There will be many objects in the gallery requiring mounts to be made from scratch and a small number of objects that are re-using existing mounts these have been denoted on Annex A - Object Mount Schedule, which should also be used as the pricing document. Annex B are the Case Layouts.

In the costs, the mount maker will also need to account for measuring of objects at our Stevenage store and Chelsea Museum, both prior to making the mounts and after making to ensure they fit the objects seamlessly. The mount maker should also allow for attendance on site for around 2 weeks to fit the mounts on site during the installation of objects phase as noted in para 4. Programme below, of this document. They will work alongside the Museum's team of conservators and collections staff.

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About the buyer

Contact name

Ms J Holmes

Address

Royal Hospital Road
LONDON
SW34HT
England

Telephone

020 7730 0717

Email

jholmes@nam.ac.uk

Website

www.nam.ac.uk