Published date: 6 March 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: 18 April 2024, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Railway and tramway locomotives and rolling stock and associated parts - 34600000

  • Rail locomotives and tenders - 34610000

Location of contract

SW7 2DD

Value of contract

£0 to £3,255,000

Procurement reference

IT-492-1354-NRM3237M

Published date

6 March 2024

Closing date

18 April 2024

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

3 June 2024

Contract end date

31 January 2032

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?

No

Description

The Science Museum Group (SMG) wishes to establish a Concessions Contract for the provision of custodianship for the operation, maintenance and overhaul of Flying Scotsman (60103).

Steam locomotive 60103, Flying Scotsman, is renowned for being the world's most famous locomotive and is one of the many icons of the national collection of rail vehicles. Since 2016 it has undertaken a number of mainline runs and visits to heritage railways as part of a custodianship arrangement. Ahead of the centenary celebrations in 2023, and as part of the custodial arrangements, it underwent an overhaul to ensure that it remained mainline operational.

The current agreement expired at the end of 2023 and SMG are now seeking to enter into a new arrangement that will take us to January 2032.

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? : Yes

About the buyer

Contact name

Rachel Elliott

Address

Exhibition Road
South Kensington
London
SW7 2DD
United Kingdom

Telephone

02000000000

Email

Rachel.Elliott@ScienceMuseum.ac.uk

Website

https://www.sciencemuseumgroup.org.uk