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SIM Architect and Lead Designer for Wonderlab and Power Up - AWARD
Authority: Science Museum Group
CPV: Architectural design services (71220000)
Published contract value£216,000VAT basis not stated
Contract ends 31 May 2028
Awarded to THISS Studio
Contract starts 27 May 2025
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Science Museum Group ("SMG", the "Authority") is the world's pre-eminent Museum devoted to the history of science, technology, industry and Medicine. The Authority intends to appoint a single successful supplier to provide Architect and Lead Designer services for Wonderlab and Power Up Project at the Science and Industry Museum, Manchester.
*Please refer the tender document pack for further information
**The specification will be uploaded w/c 24 Feb 2025
Published procurement details
- Procedure
- Restricted procedure
- Buyer reference
- IT-492-1461-SIM3635M - AWARD
- Category
- Services
- Tender status
- Complete
- Award status
- Active
- Suitable for SMEs
- Yes
- Suitable for voluntary, community and social enterprises
- No
- Tender deadline
- Procurement method
- Selective
- Additional classifications 1: Reference
- 71221000
- Additional classifications 1: Scheme
- CPV
- Additional classifications 1: Description
- Architectural services for buildings
- Additional classifications 2: Reference
- 71200000
- Additional classifications 2: Scheme
- CPV
- Additional classifications 2: Description
- Architectural and related services
- Additional classifications 3: Reference
- 71240000
- Additional classifications 3: Scheme
- CPV
- Additional classifications 3: Description
- Architectural, engineering and planning services
- Tender contract period: Start date
- Tender contract period: End date
- Item 1: Delivery locations as published
- SW7 2DD; British Oversea Territories; Channel Islands; Europe; Isle of Man; Rest of the World; United Kingdom
Key dates
Published dates- Contract starts27 May 2025
- Award decision1 Oct 2025
- Notice published2 Dec 2025
- Contract ends31 May 2028
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
- Science Museum GroupContracting authority
Suppliers named on the notice
- THISS StudioSupplier
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
Source record
- Source
- Contracts Finder
- Notice language
- en
- Release reference
- ocds-b5fd17-938ffc84-d194-49be-b66a-60bce91f3e90-2025-12-02T12:09:45Z
- Published
- 2 Dec 2025
- Latest update
- 2 Dec 2025
- Procedure reference
- ocds-b5fd17-938ffc84-d194-49be-b66a-60bce91f3e90
- Contract reference
- ocds-b5fd17-938ffc84-d194-49be-b66a-60bce91f3e90-1