Official UK procurement notice
AVIT Software - Museum of Watford
Authority: Watford Borough Council (Local council)
Sectors: Software Packages & ERP (48)IT Services & Software (72)Recreational, cultural and sporting services (92) Delivery: East of England (UKH23)
Published estimate£280,000≈ £140k / year · £336,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 3 Aug 2026awarded 6 Oct 2026
Award (standstill) to HERITAGE INTERACTIVE LTD
Contract term 2 yrsends 15 Oct 2028 · up to 15 Oct 2029 with extensions · starts 16 Oct 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionMuseum software development specialist to provide full technical, creative and delivery requirements for producing all AVIT Software for the new Museum of Watford. The contractor’s responsibilities span concept design, detailed design, production, testing, installation, and post‐opening support.
CPV: Content management software development services · Museum-exhibition services · Software package and information systems
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£280,000
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).
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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).
How bids were scored
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality
- Price
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- 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 Jul 2026, 15:21 BST
- Last source update
- 12 Oct 2026, 16:04 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 16 Oct 2026
- Authority reference
1049142981- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-064322- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06c6a1Find a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: Delta eSourcing · Who buys & how to bid on Delta
Access & registration note: Free Select account; no DUNS asked at signup
- Submission deadline
- 3 Aug 2026, 13:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 24 Jul 2026, 17:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
8 Jul 2026 → 21 Oct 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published105 days ago8 Jul 2026, 15:21 BST
- Clarification questions by89 days ago24 Jul 2026, 17:00 BST
- Submission deadline79 days ago3 Aug 2026, 13:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent14 days ago7 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published9 days ago12 Oct 2026, 16:04 BST
- Contract starts5 days ago16 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST
- Award decision expected by4 days ago16 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
- Today21 Oct 2026
- Standstill endsin 1 day21 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 8 Jul 2026- Tender notice published8 Jul 2026, 15:21 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published12 Oct 2026, 16:04 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete12 Oct 2026, 16:04 BST
- Contract signature expected26 Oct 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1some still in standstill
Awarded value £249,7041 award exc. VAT
Bids received 66 from SMEs
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| HERITAGE INTERACTIVE LTDSME2 Nov 2026 – 1 Oct 2028 · up to 1 Oct 2029Extensions: Up to a 12-month extension to be considered if required due to delays on base build or main fit-out. | £249,704 | 6 Oct 2026standstill to 21 Oct 2026 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6final-stage tenders | 6 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- HERITAGE INTERACTIVE LTDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender