Official UK procurement notice
Appointment of an Exhibition and Interpretation Manufacture and Installation Supplier
Authority: Sunderland City Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe provision of a Exhibition and Interpretation Supplier required to manufacture and install a range of exhibition and interpretative elements for the F Pit Museum, Heritage Visitor Centre and outdoor exhibition space based on RIBA4 technical design.
In line with the Authorities requirements, we are seeking a supplier for a range of printed display boards and information panels, steel totem columns, a 3D concrete map feature, and AV hardware
CPV: Museum construction work · Museum-exhibition services · Signage
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Published value£85,000
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Lot awarding rule: Criteria is based on 40% price weighting and 60% Quality weighting
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Closed
- 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
- 1 May 2026, 09:48 BST
- Last source update
- 1 May 2026, 10:04 BST
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-040329- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-068ff6Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 29 May 2026, 17:00 BST
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Any queries must be raised before 20th May 2026 through the Correspondence section of Open.
Timeline
1 May 2026 → 26 Jun 2026 · 4 dates- Planning notice published181 days ago1 May 2026, 09:48 BST
- Tender notice published181 days ago1 May 2026, 10:04 BST
- Submission deadline152 days ago29 May 2026, 17:00 BST
- Contract starts125 days ago26 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
6 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 1 May 2026- Preliminary market engagement notice published1 May 2026, 09:48 BSTUK2
- Tender notice published1 May 2026, 10:04 BSTUK4
- Published value updated1 May 2026, 10:04 BST
- Status changed to active1 May 2026, 10:04 BST
- Procurement method changed1 May 2026, 10:04 BST
- Deadline published: 29 May 2026, 17:00 BST1 May 2026, 10:04 BST
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications
Notices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender