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Animatronic Dinosaurs

Buyer: Natural History Museum →

BuyerNatural History Museum
Statusplanning
DeadlineNot published
Value£350,000
Published13 May 2026

What is being bought

We are seeking information from experienced producers of animatronic dinosaurs to help us assess suitability for potential projects. Please note that these projects are still in early research/planning phases so contract values and dates are estimates and may vary once further information is known.

Delivery location

UKI, GB

Categories

Scale models 34999400Exhibition equipment 39154000Museum services 92521000Museum-exhibition services 92521100

Lot details

Lot 1

No lot description published.

Statusplanning
Contract periodFrom 1 Dec 2026 to 31 May 2028

What is included

ItemCategoryQuantity
1Scale models, Exhibition equipment, Museum services, Museum-exhibition servicesNot published

Comparable-procurement analytics

Benchmarked against retained Find a Tender procedures with CPV division 34. The category anchor is Scale models (34999400); this is a deliberately broad market comparator. The comparison is shown at several levels rather than pretending one company or region is always the best benchmark.

Comparison setProceduresReported bids per procedureNamed award suppliersPrice evidence
Market: CPV division 343,2743 median · 23.5 average (1,248 of 3,274 with a bid count)3.5 average (1,388 of 3,274 with named award suppliers)Not published
Same buyer0Not publishedNot publishedNot published
Delivery region: UKI1854 median · 15.7 average (49 of 185 with a bid count)2.6 average (59 of 185 with named award suppliers)Not published
Similar published value (0.5×–2×)2082 median · 2.3 average (4 of 208 with a bid count)1 average (5 of 208 with named award suppliers)Not published

“Reported bids” is an official aggregate, sometimes reported per lot; it is the closest available competition measure. “Named award suppliers” are winners, not all applicants.

Price-outcome signal

Not enough comparable procedures currently publish both a GBP tender value and a usable lowest-valid-bid value to calculate a responsible price-reduction benchmark. Tenderline deliberately does not infer a saving from named award suppliers or from missing award values.

Procurement strategy & market signals

Framework agreementNot published
Dynamic purchasing systemNot published
Competitive procurementNot published
Recurring requirementNot published
Procurement method rationaleNot published
Rationale classificationsNot published
Special regimeNot published
Covered byNot published
Submission policyNot published
Selection criteriaNot published
Risk detailsNot published

Planning & early market engagement

BudgetValue not published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Planning documents1
Planning milestones1
MilestoneTypeDueStatus
We are seeking information from experienced producers of animatronic dinosaurs to help us assess suitability for potential projects. Please complete this short questionnaire https://forms.cloud.microsoft/e/AX9NVSXNnSengagement5 Jun 2026scheduled

Related procurements

No linked framework, prior procurement or reprocurement published.

Documents & submission route

Source data inventory

Diagnostic view. “Not published” means this current release does not provide a value.

OCIDocds-h6vhtk-069744
Latest release ID043741-2026
Latest release timestampWed May 13 2026 08:47:50 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Sourcefind-a-tender
Official notice URLNot published
Tender statusplanning
Procurement methodNot published
Procurement method detailsNot published
Main procurement categorygoods
Above thresholdYes
Legal basis2023/54
Tender period: startNot published
Tender period: endNot published
Expression of interest deadlineNot published
Enquiry deadlineNot published
Award period: startNot published
Award period: endNot published
Submission method detailsNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Electronic catalogue policyNot published
Total tender value£350,000
Tender lots in source1
Tender items in source1
Tender documents in source0
Awards in latest release0
Contracts in latest release0
Parties in latest release1

Notice history

DateEventReference
13 May 2026planning043741-2026

All source data

Unmodified official OCDS data retained by Tenderline for this procurement process.

Complete current OCDS release JSON
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Complete JSON history (1 releases)
13 May 2026 · 043741-2026 · planning
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