Published date: 29 April 2021

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 25 February 2021, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Other building completion work - 45450000

  • Construction-related services - 71500000

Location of contract

North West

Value of contract

£0

Procurement reference

National Museums Liverpool - Museum of Liverpool Contract Administrator

Published date

29 April 2021

Closing date

25 February 2021

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

25 March 2021

Contract end date

26 November 2021

Contract type

Supply 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

Bidders are asked to submit a formal tender for the "MoL Wondrous Place Contract Administrator".

National Museums Liverpool (NML) is seeking the appointment of a Contract Administrator incorporating Building Surveyor and Quantity Surveying services to support the delivery of a permanent gallery redevelopment at the Museum of Liverpool at Pier Head Liverpool Waterfront, opening in November 2021.

The Role of the Contract Administrator is to manage and coordinate the tendering process for the works packages, to assist with appointments and to manage the construction works and exhibition build on site, ensuring a dust-free conditioned gallery before artefacts arrive in October 2021. The appointment will continue through until the gallery is ready to receive the installation of all artefacts.

The Museum of Liverpool is a leading city history Museum renowned for its work with communities. It explores how national and international events have shaped Liverpool, the diversity, character and creativity of its people. By 2030 it will attract 900,000 visitors annually.

Wondrous Place is the name of a gallery at the Museum of Liverpool. It covers an area of 750 sqm and, together with a section of the Skylight Gallery, it explores the importance of Liverpool as a creative city, and the particular significance of music and sport to the city's identity.

Wondrous Place and the Skylight Gallery were de-installed in January 2018 to host the Double Fantasy exhibition. Setworks, graphics, cases and multimedia units were moved and stored in various locations. Some of these assets will be re-used and other assets will be fully redeveloped as part of the refreshment and reinstatement programme.

Wondrous Place opened just under 10 years ago and celebrates Liverpool's popular culture. Given its subject matter, from the outset the design and interpretation of the gallery relied heavily on digital content, with two large immersive theatres, and a significantly large number of audio-visual displays and interactives.

The overall design and layout of Wondrous Place will remain the same, but this project gives us the opportunity to bring its content up to date to reflect contemporary culture and to be more inclusive and representative. Areas that will be updated include sections on Sport, Music and Creative Liverpool to include contemporary references, greater representation and inclusion of diverse communities and significant events. The co-curated elements of the gallery will also be replaced as a result of seven new collaborations with local community organisations.

The gallery has 850 objects with circa 600 objects on loan from largely private individuals reflecting popular and contemporary culture.

More information

Previous notice about this procurement

National Museums Liverpool - Museum of Liverpool Contract Administrator

  • Opportunity
  • Published 2 February 2021, last edited 17 February 2021

Attachments

Award information

Awarded date

17 March 2021

Contract start date

28 April 2021

Contract end date

26 October 2021

Total value of contract

£36,450

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Cunliffes Ltd

Address

Claire Court,
Oriel Road,
Liverpool,
L20 7AD

Reference

No reference - other

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

Ian Lindsay

Address

127 Dale Street
LIVERPOOL
L22JH
England

Telephone

0

Email

Ian.lindsay@liverpoolmuseums.org.uk