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title: "First Light Pavilion Exhibition Software"
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# First Light Pavilion Exhibition Software

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/first-light-pavilion-exhibition-software-ocds-h6vhtk-029e28). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER: "First Light Pavilion Exhibition Software". Published status: active. Published Value: £544,000. 2 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 22 Apr 2021, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: in-tendhost.co.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/university-of-manchester-urn-133842)
- **Published Value:** £544,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 22 April 2021 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 2
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Library, archives, museums and other cultural services, Museum services
- **Delivery Location:** UKD3
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/first-light-pavilion-exhibition-software-ocds-h6vhtk-029e28#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-029e28`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/first-light-pavilion-exhibition-software-ocds-h6vhtk-029e28#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [in-tendhost.co.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fin-tendhost.co.uk%2Funiversityofmanchester%2Faspx%2FHome)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/first-light-pavilion-exhibition-software-ocds-h6vhtk-029e28#participate

## Description
We are seeking to appoint a multimedia production company(ies) to deliver audio visual exhibits for the exhibition gallery in the First Light Pavilion at the Jodrell Bank Discovery Centre - a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

## Lots (2)
### Lot 1: Entrance and chapter introductions / animations
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 92500000
- **Delivery regions:** UKD

- **Estimated Value:** £170,000
- **Description:** Lot 1 comprises of stand alone AV installations that whilst critical to telling the story of Bernard Lovell and Jodrell Bank, do not have a direct impact on the universe projection and soundscape which
is at the heart of the exhibition experience.
Co...

### Lot 2: Universe projection and complex interactives
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 92500000
- **Delivery regions:** UKD

- **Estimated Value:** £374,000
- **Description:** Lot 2 forms the core of the exhibition which is the universe projection - the array  of 15No. dish sections saved from the original 1957 telescope

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F005815-2021)
- **Last Source Update:** 2021-03-22T17:46:18.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-27T13:33:37.089Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-029e28