Find a TenderAwardedContract details notice
Published 28 Apr 2025, 12:57 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Ages of Invention Structural Engineering Services

Official notice

Authority: Science Museum Group (Central government)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdSME suitable
Sectors: Architecture & Engineering (71) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Published estimate£25,000≈ £7k / year · £30,000 inc. VAT4.4% below published estimate
Submissions closed 19 May 2025awarded 18 Sept 2025
Awarded to Alan Baxter Limited
Contract term 3 yrs 7 moends 29 Dec 2028 · starts 29 May 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

SMG wishes to award a contract for the provision of Structural Engineering Services for the Ages of Invention Gallery.

CPV: Structural engineering consultancy services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Awarded 3 yrs 7 moSMEPublished value£25,000
Contract period: 29 May 2025 – 29 Dec 2028 (3 yrs 7 mo)Value: £25,000 exc. VAT · £30,000 inc. VAT
Eligibility: SME eligible

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored

Lot awarding rule: Responses will be evaluated on both price and quality to determine the most advantageous offer. Price 30% - quality 70%.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Below threshold - open competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Below threshold
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
28 Apr 2025, 12:57 BST
Last source update
22 Sept 2025, 10:55 BST
Authority reference
SCM3698M
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-017289
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Structural engineering consultancy services
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-050855 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowed
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
Submission deadline
19 May 2025, 17:00 BST
Clarification deadline
12 May 2025, 18:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Your quotation should be submitted via the In-Tend portal at in-tendhost.co.uk/sciencemuseumgroup/a… ↗ by 19/05/2025.

Timeline

28 Apr 2025 → 22 Sept 2025 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    28 Apr 2025, 12:57 BST
  2. Clarification questions by
    12 May 2025, 18:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline
    19 May 2025, 17:00 BST
  4. Contract starts
    29 May 2025
  5. Latest notice published395 days ago
    22 Sept 2025, 10:55 BST

Notice history

5 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 28 Apr 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    28 Apr 2025, 12:57 BST
    UK4
  2. Tender notice published
    28 Apr 2025, 12:59 BST
    UK4
  3. Tender notice published
    28 Apr 2025, 13:47 BST
    UK4
  4. Contract details notice published
    22 Sept 2025, 10:55 BST
    UK7
  5. Status changed to complete
    22 Sept 2025, 10:55 BST
Routine re-releases (4)
  • 2025-04: 1 release · 28 Apr 2025

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £23,9041 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 18 Sept 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Alan Baxter LimitedSME£23,904 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Structural Engineering Services for the Ages of Invention Gallery project · Alan Baxter LimitedSME

    Signed
    18 Sept 2025
    Value
    £23,904
    Period
    19 Sept 2025 – 31 Dec 2028
    Status
    active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Science Museum Group

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PDTR-3338-MNPG The Science Museum, London, London, SW7 2DDContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Alan Baxter LtdAwarded supplierGB-COH: 06600598 75 Cowcross Street, London, London, EC1M 6ELContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications (4)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender