Published date: 4 September 2024

Last edited date: 4 September 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: 30 September 2024, 11:59pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Signage - 34928470

  • Graphic design services - 79822500

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

    • Museum services - 92521000

    • Museum-exhibition services - 92521100

Location of contract

SW7 2DD

Value of contract

£0 to £51,000

Procurement reference

IT-492-1414-NRM3494M

Published date

4 September 2024

Closing date

30 September 2024

Closing time

11:59pm

Contract start date

21 October 2024

Contract end date

31 March 2025

Contract type

Service contract

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 contractor to work with for the fabrication and onsite fit-out for the Main Hall Interpretation and Wayfinding project at Locomotion (LCM) in Shildon. This includes fabrication and install of new interpretation panels, wayfinding signage , AV housing, floor vinyl and physical interactives graphics.

The scope of work covers fabrication and installation of:
o 46 Vehicle interpretation panels (VIP) utilising existing bases
o 6 Theme panels (existing frame in place)
o 1 new Theme panel
o 6 AV housing units (existing base in place)
o Floor vinyls
o Physical interactives graphics refresh
o Wayfinding

Requirements:
o Provide shop drawings for review by design team during fabrication/construction stages
o Produce one complete prototype of AV housing and vehicle interpretation panel
o Fabricate, deliver, and install graphics, display systems and other setworks (except where otherwise stated)
o Attendance at design team meetings
o Removal and disposal of existing setworks

The scope of work excludes:
o Provision of AV hardware (to be supplied by SMG; software supplied and installed by others)
o Vehicle barriers and other hardware required to display vehicles
o New object showcases
o Existing exhibition displays
o Changes to lighting, power and data
o Existing infrastructure

#Please refer further information in the tender document pack

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