Official UK procurement notice
Cooling Towers Consultants at Science Museum, London
Authority: Science Museum Group (Central government)
Sectors: Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting (31)Architecture & Engineering (71) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Published estimate£150,000≈ £50k / year · £180,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 26 Aug 2025awarded 9 Sept 2025
Awarded to NEON COMPLIANCE LTD
Contract term 3 yrsends 1 Jan 2029 · up to 1 Jan 2031 with extensions · starts 2 Jan 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Science Museum Group is seeking a contractor to provide a comprehensive range of services, encompassing both ongoing technical co-ordination and specialized consultancy, in relation to the cooling tower systems at the Science Museum in London.
CPV: Building consultancy services · Cooling towers · Technical testing, analysis and consultancy services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£150,000
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).
How bids were scored
- Simple description: Plesae find the details outlined in the tender documents
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
- 22 Jul 2025, 09:56 BST
- Last source update
- 2 Dec 2025, 11:57 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 4 Oct 2025
- Authority reference
SCM3722M- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-041848- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-056377Find a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
- Submission deadline
- 26 Aug 2025, 00:59 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 15 Aug 2025, 18:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
22 Jul 2025 → 2 Jan 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published22 Jul 2025, 09:56 BST
- Clarification questions by15 Aug 2025, 18:00 BST
- Submission deadline26 Aug 2025, 00:59 BST
- Assessment summaries sent9 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST
- Standstill ends399 days ago18 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
- Award decision expected by383 days ago4 Oct 2025, 00:59 BST
- Latest notice published324 days ago2 Dec 2025, 11:57 GMT
- Contract starts293 days ago2 Jan 2026
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 22 Jul 2025- Tender notice published22 Jul 2025, 09:56 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published9 Sept 2025, 16:57 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete9 Sept 2025, 16:57 BST
- Contract signature expected22 Sept 2025, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published2 Dec 2025, 11:57 GMTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £150,0001 award exc. VAT
Bids received 11 from SMEs
Named bidders 1published on the award notice
Contracts signed 1latest 27 Nov 2025
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| NEON COMPLIANCE LTD2 Jan 2026 – 2 Jan 2029 · up to 2 Jan 2031Extensions: The Agreement is intended to run for an initial period of 3 years with the option to extend for up to 2 additional years at SMG’s sole discretion | £150,000 | 9 Sept 2025 | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · NEON COMPLIANCE LTD
- Signed
- 27 Nov 2025
- Value
- £150,000
- Period
- 2 Jan 2026 – 2 Jan 2029 · up to 2 Jan 2031 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- The Agreement is intended to run for an initial period of 3 years with the option to extend for up to 2 additional years at SMG's sole discretion
No agreed KPIs: The contract is below £5 million incl. VAT
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1final-stage tenders | 1 | 0 | — |
Who bid
- wonNeon Compliance Ltd · Greater London
Bidders as named on the Procurement Act 2023 award notice. “Won” means the bidder holds an award on this notice.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- NEON COMPLIANCE LTDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender