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Framework Agreement for Graphic Production and Installation

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BuyerNational Museums Liverpool
StatusClosed
Deadline1 Sept 2026
Value£333,333
Published4 Aug 2026

What is being bought

National Museums Liverpool (NML) is inviting tenders from suitably qualified and experienced contractors to enter into a multi-provider framework agreement to undertake Graphic Production and Installation across our exhibition galleries and venues. NML typically produce 18-22 Exhibitions and Displays across its 7 venues per year with at least 5 of those being considering large-scale. We also have several permanent galleries which require maintaining to a high level. We would be expecting contractors to be producing graphics including but not limited to large-scale printed wallpaper, graphic panels on substrates, printed and cut vinyl, labels, recyclable/sustainable signage, and screen printing. The requirements of each call-off contract will contain varying scope depending on the design and exhibition venue.

Delivery location

UKD7, GB

Categories

Signage 34928470Exhibition stands 39154100Graphic design services 79822500Museum-exhibition services 92521100

Lot details

Lot 1

No lot description published.

Statusactive
Value£333,333
Contract periodFrom 2 Nov 2026 to 4 Nov 2030
SME suitabilitySuitable for SMEs

Award criteria
Quality (70%)
Pricing (10%)
Samples (20%)

What is included

ItemCategoryQuantity
1Signage, Exhibition stands, Graphic design services, Museum-exhibition servicesNot published

Comparable-procurement analytics

Benchmarked against retained Find a Tender procedures with CPV division 34. The category anchor is Signage (34928470); 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 344,5603 median · 24 average (1,842 of 4,560 with a bid count)3.7 average (2,058 of 4,560 with named award suppliers)Not published
Same buyer0Not publishedNot publishedNot published
Delivery region: UKD7184.5 median · 5.3 average (10 of 18 with a bid count)1.4 average (12 of 18 with named award suppliers)Not published
Similar published value (0.5×–2×)2702 median · 2.3 average (4 of 270 with a bid count)1 average (5 of 270 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 agreementYes
Dynamic purchasing systemNot published
Competitive procurementNot published
Recurring requirementNot published
Procurement method rationaleNot published
Rationale classificationsNot published
Special regimeNot published
Covered byNot published
Submission policyallowed
Selection criteriaNot published
Risk detailsNot published

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-06d9b5
Latest release ID073485-2026
Latest release timestampTue Aug 04 2026 09:01:15 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Sourcefind-a-tender
Official notice URLhttps://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/073485-2026
Tender statusactive
Procurement methodopen
Procurement method detailsCompetitive flexible procedure
Main procurement categorygoods
Above thresholdYes
Legal basis2023/54
Tender period: startNot published
Tender period: end2026-09-01T10:00:00+01:00
Expression of interest deadlineNot published
Enquiry deadline2026-08-25T23:59:00+01:00
Award period: startNot published
Award period: end2026-10-20T23:59:59+01:00
Submission method detailshttps://in-tendhost.co.uk/nationalmuseumsliverpool/aspx/Home
Submission languagesen
Electronic catalogue policyNot published
Total tender value£333,333
Tender lots in source1
Tender items in source1
Tender documents in source4
Awards in latest release0
Contracts in latest release0
Parties in latest release1

Notice history

DateEventReference
4 Aug 2026tenderUpdate073485-2026
3 Aug 2026tender073080-2026

All source data

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

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