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Published 8 Sept 2025, 10:15 BST

Official UK procurement notice

AV Integration Services for the Horrible Science Exhibition

Official notice

Authority: Science Museum Group (Central government)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow threshold
Sectors: Repair & Maintenance (50)Installation services (except software) (51) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Published estimate£60,000≈ £25k / year · £72,000 inc. VAT0.6% below published estimate
Submissions closed 10 Oct 2025awarded 11 Nov 2025
Awarded to daaad
Contract term 2 yrs 5 moends 31 Mar 2028 · starts 23 Oct 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Science Museum Group wishes to establish an Agreement/Contract for the provision of the detailed design, technical commissioning, installation, and de-rigging of audio-visual systems for the Science Museum Group’s Horrible Science exhibition. This will cover:

  • The design, installation, commissioning and de-installation at the Science and Industry Museum, Manchester.
  • The installation, commissioning and de-installation at the Science Museum, London.

The Agreement must also include a warranty for the AV control system that remains valid for the full duration of the exhibition across both venues from its opening in Manchester in February 2026 until the close of the exhibition in London in February 2028.

Please refer to the tender documents for further details.

CPV: Installation services of radio, television, sound and video equipment · Repair and maintenance services of audio-visual and optical equipment

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Awarded 2 yrs 5 moPublished value£60,000
Contract period: 23 Oct 2025 – 31 Mar 2028 (2 yrs 5 mo)Value: £60,000 exc. VAT · £72,000 inc. VAT
50340000 Repair and maintenance services of audio-visual and optical equipment51310000 Installation services of radio, television, sound and video equipment

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: Price & Quality - details are provided in the ITQ document

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
8 Sept 2025, 10:15 BST
Last source update
11 Nov 2025, 13:50 GMT
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-054528
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Installation services of radio, television, sound and video equipmentRepair and maintenance services of audio-visual and optical equipment
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-059587 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
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Submission deadline
10 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
Clarification deadline
26 Sept 2025, 17:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

in-tendhost.co.uk/sciencemuseumgroup/a… ↗

Timeline

8 Sept 2025 → 11 Nov 2025 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    8 Sept 2025, 10:15 BST
  2. Clarification questions by390 days ago
    26 Sept 2025, 17:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline375 days ago
    10 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
  4. Contract starts363 days ago
    23 Oct 2025, 00:00 BST
  5. Latest notice published344 days ago
    11 Nov 2025, 13:50 GMT

Notice history

4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 8 Sept 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    8 Sept 2025, 10:15 BST
    UK4
  2. Tender notice published
    17 Sept 2025, 10:43 BST
    UK4
  3. Contract details notice published
    11 Nov 2025, 13:50 GMT
    UK7
  4. Status changed to complete
    11 Nov 2025, 13:50 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £59,6701 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 11 Nov 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
daaadSME£59,670 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 1 · daaadSME

    Signed
    11 Nov 2025
    Value
    £59,670
    Period
    11 Nov 2025 – 10 Apr 2028
    Status
    active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Science Museum Group

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

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • daaadAwarded supplier Static Complex, 9-23 Roscoe Lane, Liverpool, North West, L15 3HQContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications (4)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Notices published for this procedure

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