Published date: 11 February 2025

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: 25 February 2025, 5pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Transport services (excl. Waste transport) - 60000000

  • Hire of goods-transport vehicles with driver - 60180000

  • Supporting and auxiliary transport services; travel agencies services - 63000000

    • Transport agency services - 63520000

    • Museum services - 92521000

Location of contract

Yorkshire and the Humber

Value of contract

£50,000 to £100,000

Procurement reference

BIP924064318

Published date

11 February 2025

Closing date

25 February 2025

Closing time

5pm

Contract start date

15 May 2025

Contract end date

14 May 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?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

Royal Armouries wishes to procure a transport agent (supplier) to transport collection objects between its sites and to and from other locations within the U.K. (excluding Northern Ireland).
The other locations in the U.K. include cultural institutions, auction houses or private individuals. Sometimes the objects will need to be deinstalled and packed before transport and or unpacked and installed following transport. The supplier may need to supply appropriate packing media. Very large and or heavy objects such as artillery are excluded from this tender. The supplier must have a Section 5 carrier licence, storage approved by the Art's Council Manager - Security and Protection Advice and a vehicle that meets the requirements outlined in the tender specification.

Very large and or heavy objects such as artillery are excluded from this tender. The supplier must have a Section 5 carrier licence, storage approved by the Art's Council Manager - Security and Protection Advice and a vehicle that meets the requirements outlined in section 1.4.

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Additional text

The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.

About the buyer

Contact name

Katia Giovannini

Address

Armouries Drive
Leeds
LS10 1LT
UK

Telephone

01132201916

Email

procurement@armouries.org.uk