Published date: 25 October 2024

Last edited date: 28 October 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: 13 November 2024, 4pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Repair, maintenance and associated services related to personal computers, office equipment, telecommunications and audio-visual equipment - 50300000

Location of contract

SW7 2DD

Value of contract

£0 to £23,000

Procurement reference

IT-492-1428-SCM3511M

Published date

25 October 2024

Closing date

13 November 2024

Closing time

4pm

Contract start date

19 November 2024

Contract end date

19 November 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?

No

Description

The Science Museum Group is the world's pre-eminent Museum devoted to the history of science, technology, industry and Medicine. The SMG incorporates the Science Museum (South Kensington, London), the National Railway Museum (York), Locomotion: The National Railway Museum (Shildon), the National Science & Media Museum (Bradford), Museum of Science and Industry (Manchester) and collections stores at Blythe House (Olympia) and National Collections Centre (Wiltshire). The SMG has the status of a Non-Departmental Public Body and is accountable through the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport for the expenditure of its Grant-in Aid. It is also regarded as holding charitable and educational status. The SMG functions as an individual entity with the purpose of responsibility for the care and promotion of its collection and for the associated events and educational programmes.
Background
The Authority wishes to establish an Agreement for the provision of AV Integration for the Future of Food exhibition, the "Services". Under the SMG procurement policy, the Authority shall review all potential providers against standards of technical or professional ability and economic and financial standing details of which are covered in this document. Prior to commencing formal evaluation, Tender Responses will be checked to ensure they are fully compliant with the conditions of Tender. Non-compliant Tender Responses may be rejected by the Authority. Tender Responses which are deemed by the Authority to be fully compliant will proceed to evaluation. The process is detailed in Section 2 - evaluation process. Following evaluation of the compliant Tenders and approval of the outcome the Authority intends to appoint one successful Provider to enter into an Agreement. Whilst it is the SMG's intention to purchase the majority of its services under this Contract from the Provider appointed this does not confer any exclusivity on the appointed Provider. The SMG reserves the right to purchase any services (including those similar to the services covered by this contract) from any provider outside of this Contract.

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

Rahul Rajendran

Address

Exhibition Road
South Kensington
London
SW7 2DD
United Kingdom

Telephone

02079424171

Email

Rahul.Rajendran@ScienceMuseum.ac.uk

Website

https://www.sciencemuseumgroup.org.uk