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DfC – National Museums NI - Exhibition Interpretation Production (Graphics)

Buyer: National Museums Northern Ireland (NMNI) →

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BuyerNational Museums Northern Ireland (NMNI)
StatusOpen
Deadline28 Sept 2026
Value£288,000
Published28 Aug 2026

What is being bought

National Museums NI requires a Supplier to provide the production, delivery and installation of exhibition interpretation graphics across its museum sites, including wallpapers, panels, vinyl graphics, signage and related display materials, to support temporary and permanent exhibitions.

Delivery location

UKN, GB

Categories

Graphic display panels 31682230Graphic design services 79822500Museum-exhibition services 92521100

Lot details

Lot 1

No lot description published.

Statusactive
Value£288,000
Contract periodFrom 26 Oct 2026 to 25 Oct 2029
SME suitabilitySuitable for SMEs

Award criteria
Key Staff - Technical Experience — As per tender documentation. (21%)
Key staff - Account Manager — As per tender documentation (14%)
Service Delivery — As per tender documentation. (14%)
Contract Management — As per tender documentation (10.5%)
Sustainability — As per tender documentation. (10.5%)
Total Hourly Rate — As per tender documentation. (20%)
Total Material Costs — As per tender documentation. (10%)

What is included

ItemCategoryQuantity
1Graphic display panels, Museum-exhibition services, Graphic design servicesNot published

Comparable-procurement analytics

Benchmarked against retained Find a Tender procedures with CPV division 31. The category anchor is Graphic display panels (31682230); this is a deliberately broad market comparator. The comparison is shown at several levels rather than pretending one company or region is always the best benchmark.

Comparison setProceduresReported bids per procedureNamed award suppliersPrice evidence
Market: CPV division 311,7115 median · 62.1 average (513 of 1,711 with a bid count)6.1 average (610 of 1,711 with named award suppliers)Not published
Same buyer0Not publishedNot publishedNot published
Delivery region: UKN854 median · 20.8 average (21 of 85 with a bid count)2.3 average (46 of 85 with named award suppliers)Not published
Similar published value (0.5×–2×)1403.5 median · 4.3 average (6 of 140 with a bid count)1 average (6 of 140 with named award suppliers)Not published

“Reported bids” is an official aggregate, sometimes reported per lot; it is the closest available competition measure. “Named award suppliers” are winners, not all applicants.

Price-outcome signal

Not enough comparable procedures currently publish both a GBP tender value and a usable lowest-valid-bid value to calculate a responsible price-reduction benchmark. Tenderline deliberately does not infer a saving from named award suppliers or from missing award values.

Procurement strategy & market signals

Framework agreementNot published
Dynamic purchasing systemNot published
Competitive procurementNot published
Recurring requirementYes
Procurement method rationaleNot published
Rationale classificationsNot published
Special regimeNot published
Covered byGPA
Submission policyallowed
Selection criteriaNot published
Risk detailsN/A

Planning & early market engagement

BudgetNot published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Planning documents0
Planning milestones0

No planning milestones published.

Related procurements

No linked framework, prior procurement or reprocurement published.

Documents & submission route

Source data inventory

Diagnostic view. “Not published” means this current release does not provide a value.

OCIDocds-h6vhtk-06ee62
Latest release ID082103-2026
Latest release timestampFri Aug 28 2026 10:16:04 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Sourcefind-a-tender
Official notice URLhttps://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/082103-2026
Tender statusactive
Procurement methodopen
Procurement method detailsOpen procedure
Main procurement categoryservices
Above thresholdYes
Legal basis2023/54
Tender period: startNot published
Tender period: end2026-09-28T15:00:00+01:00
Expression of interest deadlineNot published
Enquiry deadline2026-09-21T15:00:00+01:00
Award period: startNot published
Award period: end2026-10-12T23:59:59+01:00
Submission method detailsTenders must be submitted electronically via the relevant Call for Tender (CfT) opportunity on eTendersNI, website details immediately below. Paper submissions will not be accepted or considered and will be rejected by the Contracting Authority / Buyer. The tender documents are available with unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at: URL https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
Submission languagesen
Electronic catalogue policyNot published
Total tender value£288,000
Tender lots in source1
Tender items in source1
Tender documents in source2
Awards in latest release0
Contracts in latest release0
Parties in latest release2

Notice history

DateEventReference
28 Aug 2026tender082103-2026

All source data

Unmodified official OCDS data retained by Tenderline for this procurement process.

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Complete JSON history (1 releases)
28 Aug 2026 · 082103-2026 · tender
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