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Bespoke and specialist exhibition display production design & fitout services
goods
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Exhibition equipment
Exhibition
fair and congress organisation services
+1 more
Published value
Not published
Submission deadline 29 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
Lots published1
Procurement Executive Summary
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Tenderline Synopsis: Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh: "Bespoke and specialist exhibition display production design & fitout services". Published status: active. Published value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 29 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk.
| Contracting Authority | Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh | Scope & Categories | GOODS (1 lot) | Submission Window | 22d 7h left 29 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Submission Gateway | Legal Basis & Regime | 32014L0024 · Open procedure | Estimated Value (exc. VAT) | Not published |
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
Market Analytics
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Published history for Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
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Competition Density
1.5Bids / Report
Supplier ConcentrationNo estimate
Insufficient attributable awardsNo concentration estimate availablePayment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Coverage: 6 active published awards; 6 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityRoyal Botanic Garden Edinburgh | Procedure methodOpen procedure | Procurement categorygoods |
Statusactive | Framework / DPSNot published | CompetitionNot published |
Above thresholdNot published | Legal basisCELEX · 32014L0024 | Tender period startsNot published |
Clarification deadlineNot published | Electronic submissionNot published | Submission languagesen |
Published26 Aug 2026, 17:15 BST | Last source update26 Aug 2026, 17:15 BST | Recurring procurementNo |
ClassificationExhibition equipment, Exhibition, fair and congress organisation services, Specialty design services | ||
Delivery area | ||
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-06ed08 | ||
How to participate
Submission method{"electronicSubmission"} | Electronic submissionNot published | Clarification deadlineNot published |
Submission languagesen | Expression of interest deadlineNot published | E-Sourcing Portal |
Submission instructions http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk | ||
What is being bought
AMENDED SPECIFICATION SCOPE AND TIMELINES - RBGE would like to commission a specialist exhibition fit-out contractor to work with us to deliver the production design, build and installation of interpretative displays for the Palm Houses.
What changed
From the official release history
- Status changed to active
26 Aug 2026, 17:15 BST - Official notice release published
26 Aug 2026, 17:15 BST - Submission deadline changed to 29 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
26 Aug 2026, 17:15 BST - Buyer information updated
26 Aug 2026, 17:15 BST
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
- Lot 1 · #1Individual lot title not publishedactiveOptionsRenewalPublished value£365,000PLEASE NOTE AMENDED SPECIFICATION SCOPE AND TIMLINES RBGE would like to commission a specialist exhibition fit-out contractor to work with us to deliver the production design, build and installation of interpretative displays for the Palm Houses. The successful fit-out contractor must propose and then lead a multidisciplinary design team who can provide the following activities, but not limited to (to read in conjunction with the full Scope of Services in the ITT): 1. Principal designer duties 2. Production design 3. Production management including budget and programme working with the project manager 4. Fabrication of exhibition structures 5. Scenic model making 6. Small scale mechanical & electromechanical interactives 7. Electrical design and install (specific to the exhibition units only, exhibition lighting by others) 8. Structural advice and implementation 9. Graphic production (design by others) 10. AV hardware supply (Software design & commissioning by others) 11. Main contractor duties 12. Site mobilisation 13. Installation of exhibition elements 14. Managing and mitigating health & safety including RAMS Not all scope has to be delivered in-house, but the successful contractor must be able to clearly demonstrate previous experience of successfully forming and managing a multidisciplinary design team to deliver successful projects of similar scale and nature. RBGE will supply the following to the successful contractor: - Design intent drawings for all exhibitions elements, including dimensions, location, material and content specification. - Exhibition data sheets for all exhibits, including AV exhibits - Graphic design and artwork files setup to dimensions from drawings supplied by the successful contractor. - Audio Visual software. - Any real artefacts for use in the displaysContract period9 Nov 2026, 00:00 GMT — 17 Jun 2027, 23:59 BSTEligibilityNot publishedOptions / renewalIf required · If necessary
Timeline
- Procedure published
26 Aug 2026, 17:15 BST - Submission deadline
29 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
Commercial outcome and competition
AwardsNo award published |
ContractsNo contract published |
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published |
Buyer and organisations in this procedure
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
Contracting authority GB-FTS-45270Documents (2)
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