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Published 6 Aug 2026, 14:33 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Ecommerce 3rd Party Logistics Provider

Official notice

Authority: Science Museum Group (Central government)

ServicesCompetitive flexible procedureAbove threshold
Sectors: Supporting and auxiliary transport services; travel agencies services (63) Delivery: UK
Published estimate£600,000≈ £200k / year · £720,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 4 Sept 2026
Contract term 3 yrsends 30 Jun 2030 · up to 30 Jun 2032 with extensions · starts 1 Jul 2027

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Science Museum Group ("SMG") operates a growing ecommerce proposition supporting the sale of products associated with the Science Museum and the National Railway Museum. Ecommerce is an important commercial channel, serving customers throughout the UK and internationally, and contributes to SMG's revenue generation and visitor engagement objectives.

SMG's ecommerce platform is operated on Shopify Plus and includes a range of own-brand, exhibition-related, educational and retail merchandise products. The appointed supplier will be required to provide third-party logistics and fulfilment services that support a high-quality customer experience and align with SMG's brand values and service expectations.

SMG’s current contract is with an external third-party logistics provider for warehousing and fulfilment services. The existing contract expires on 30 June 2027 and SMG is seeking to appoint a provider to support a managed transition and seamless commencement of fulfilment services from 1 July 2027.

  • The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 4 Aug 2031, 23:59 BST.
  • How the procedure runs: Two stage procurement process.

CPV: Storage and warehousing services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Renewal 3 yrsPublished value£600,000
Contract period: 1 Jul 2027 – 30 Jun 2030 (3 yrs) · up to 30 Jun 2032 with extensionsValue: £600,000 exc. VAT · £720,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: UK
Extensions: Two optional extensions of one year each.
63120000 Storage and warehousing services

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
Quality: 80%Price: 20%
Published sub-criteria (6)
  • Services and meeting the requirements: 25%
  • Functional Requirements: 15%
  • Technical Requirements: 15%
  • Implementation & mobilisation: 15%
  • Interviews: 10%
  • Costs: 20%
Published award criteria (6)
  • Services and meeting the requirements
  • Functional Requirements
  • Technical Requirements
  • Implementation & mobilisation
  • Interviews
  • Costs
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 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
Competitive flexible procedure
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Closed
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
Yes · next expected 4 Aug 2031
First published
6 Aug 2026, 14:33 BST
Last source update
6 Aug 2026, 14:33 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 16 Nov 2026
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-074805
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Storage and warehousing services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06ddf1 Find a Tender
How it runs

Two stage procurement process.

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
Requests to participate (first stage)
4 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
Submission deadline
4 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

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

Timeline

6 Aug 2026 → 1 Jul 2027 · 4 dates
  1. Tender notice published82 days ago
    6 Aug 2026, 14:33 BST
  2. Submission deadline52 days ago
    4 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
  3. Today
    27 Oct 2026
  4. Award decision expected byin 20 days
    16 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
  5. Contract startsin 246 days
    1 Jul 2027, 00:00 BST

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Tender notice published
    6 Aug 2026, 14:33 BST
    UK4

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

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender