Official UK procurement notice
IWM/2526/Dux/3492: Specialist Logistics for Large Museum Assets at IWM Duxford - AWARD NOTICE
Authority: Imperial War Museum (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionIWM Duxford, part of the Imperial War Museums (IWM), is a major heritage site and visitor attraction located on a historic airfield. The site includes 38 listed buildings and operates within a conservation area.
This project forms part of the IWM Masterplan and involves the relocation of 37 large historic vehicles from one building to multiple locations across the Duxford site.
Objects include:
•WWII tanks
•Cold War tanks
•Contemporary armoured vehicles
•Locomotives
The moves will be phased from April 2026, ensuring safe, damage-free handling and full compliance with all relevant regulations.
- How the procedure runs: •Stage 1 – The Procurement Specific Questionnaire (PSQ) •Stage 2 – The Tender •Stage 3 – The Interview
CPV: Hire of construction and civil engineering machinery and equipment with operator · Installation services of machinery and equipment · Museum services · Preservation services of exhibits · Relocation services · Road transport services · Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£110,000
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Published sub-criteria (4)
- Technical Submission: 35%
- Interview: 15%
- Cost Submission: 40%
- Social Value Submission: 10%
Published award criteria (4)
- Technical Submission
- Cost Submission
- Social Value Submission
- Interview
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 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
- Awarded
- 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
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 16 Jan 2026, 10:05 GMT
- Last source update
- 20 Mar 2026, 18:50 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 27 Mar 2026
- Authority reference
Dux3492- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-003750- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06074fFind a Tender
- How it runs
•Stage 1 – The Procurement Specific Questionnaire (PSQ)
•Stage 2 – The Tender
•Stage 3 – The Interview
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 16 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 11 Feb 2026, 16:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
16 Jan 2026 → 20 Apr 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published282 days ago16 Jan 2026, 10:05 GMT
- Clarification questions by255 days ago11 Feb 2026, 16:00 GMT
- Submission deadline250 days ago16 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Assessment summaries sent219 days ago20 Mar 2026
- Latest notice published218 days ago20 Mar 2026, 18:50 GMT
- Award decision expected by211 days ago27 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Standstill ends207 days ago31 Mar 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts188 days ago20 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
6 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 16 Jan 2026- Tender notice published16 Jan 2026, 10:05 GMTUK4
- Tender notice published21 Jan 2026, 16:05 GMTUK4
- Published value updated to £110,00021 Jan 2026, 16:05 GMTwas £172,000
- Contract award notice published20 Mar 2026, 18:50 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete20 Mar 2026, 18:50 GMT
- Contract signature expected7 Apr 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Published amendments (1)
A change has been made to the Parent Notice to reflect a change in the estimated contract value. Reduced from £172,000 (net) to £110,000 (net) in line with our pre-tender estimate.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allelys Heavy Haulage LtdSME20 Apr 2026 – 11 Sept 2026 | £86,127 | 20 Mar 2026standstill to 31 Mar 2026 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3final-stage tenders · 5 at stage one | 0 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Allelys Heavy Haulage LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender