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Published 30 Mar 2026, 11:48 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Freelance Project Manager at Science and Industry Museum, Manchester

Official notice

Authority: Science Museum Group (Central government)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow threshold
Sectors: IT Services & Software (72)Recreational, cultural and sporting services (92) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Published estimate£40,000≈ £40k / year · £48,000 inc. VAT0.4% below published estimate
Submissions closed 12 Apr 2026awarded 20 Apr 2026
Awarded to Anna Moutrey Production Ltd
Contract term 1 yrends 16 Apr 2027 · starts 17 Apr 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

SMG wishes to award a contract for the provision of a freelance Project Manager to support the delivery of Manchester Cotton and Transatlantic Slavery exhibition due to open at Science and Industry Museum in February 2027.

There will be an Online Information Session on 8th April at 17 :30 where candidates will have the opportunity to ask further questions about the role and project.

Link - events.teams.microsoft.com/event/6a0d6647-d162-… ↗

CPV: Museum-exhibition services · Project management consultancy services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Awarded 1 yrPublished value£40,000
Contract period: 17 Apr 2026 – 16 Apr 2027 (1 yr)Value: £40,000 exc. VAT · £48,000 inc. VAT
72224000 Project management consultancy services92521100 Museum-exhibition 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

Lot awarding rule: Price + Quality

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Below threshold - open competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Below threshold
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
30 Mar 2026, 11:48 BST
Last source update
28 Apr 2026, 13:51 BST
Authority reference
SIM4053M
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-029005
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Museum-exhibition servicesProject management consultancy services
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06779e Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowed
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
Submission deadline
12 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
Clarification deadline
9 Apr 2026, 17:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

in-tendhost.co.uk/sciencemuseumgroup/a… ↗ (You must register on the portal to access the ITQ documents)

Timeline

30 Mar 2026 → 28 Apr 2026 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published210 days ago
    30 Mar 2026, 11:48 BST
  2. Clarification questions by200 days ago
    9 Apr 2026, 17:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline197 days ago
    12 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
  4. Contract starts193 days ago
    17 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
  5. Latest notice published181 days ago
    28 Apr 2026, 13:51 BST

Notice history

4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 30 Mar 2026
  1. Tender notice published
    30 Mar 2026, 11:48 BST
    UK4
  2. Tender notice published
    2 Apr 2026, 12:22 BST
    UK4
  3. Contract details notice published
    28 Apr 2026, 13:51 BST
    UK7
  4. Status changed to complete
    28 Apr 2026, 13:51 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £39,8501 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 20 Apr 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Anna Moutrey Production Ltd£39,850 †—Awarded

Contracts

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 name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Anna Moutrey Production LtdAwarded supplierGB-COH: 16953616 20 Swan Street, Manchester, US, M4 5JW, USContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications (4)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Notices published for this procedure

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