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# Audio-Visual Hardware for SMG Horrible Science Exhibition

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/audio-visual-hardware-for-smg-horrible-science-exhibition-ocds-h6vhtk-059a24). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Science Museum Group: "Audio-Visual Hardware for SMG Horrible Science Exhibition". Published status: complete. Published Value: £29,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 3 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST. Published submission portal: in-tendhost.co.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Science Museum Group](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/science-museum-group-gov-pb177)
- **Published Value:** £29,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 3 October 2025 at 23:59 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Below threshold - open competition
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Audio-visual equipment, Audio-visual materials
- **Delivery Location:** Not published
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £22,956 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **Official Documents:** 4 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/audio-visual-hardware-for-smg-horrible-science-exhibition-ocds-h6vhtk-059a24#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-059a24`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/audio-visual-hardware-for-smg-horrible-science-exhibition-ocds-h6vhtk-059a24#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [in-tendhost.co.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fin-tendhost.co.uk%2Fsciencemuseumgroup%2Faspx%2FHome)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/audio-visual-hardware-for-smg-horrible-science-exhibition-ocds-h6vhtk-059a24#participate

## Description
SMG wishes to award a contract for the provision of audio-visual hardware for the Horrible Science Exhibition which will be opening in February 2026 at the Science and Industry Museum in Manchester and tour to the Science Museum in London in 2027. This procurement is for AV equipment on gallery. This hardware includes typical items such as digital signage-grade screens, projectors, headphones, Brightsign media players and more. None of the hardware is deemed to be exotic or bespoke in any way. This request is for hardware supply only. 
Kindly find the details outlined in the ITQ document.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 32321200, 32321300

- **Estimated Value:** £29,000

- **Contract Period:** 15/10/2025 to 16/12/2025

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Access AV Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-166267`
  - Value: £22,956 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £22,956
  - Signed Date: 31/10/2025

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F056513-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-11-11T14:01:28.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-27T09:02:50.510Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-059a24