Official UK procurement notice
IWM/2526/GOV/3495: Supply and Delivery of Audio-Visual Hardware for IWM Duxford
Authority: Imperial War Museum (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionIWM is tendering for a supplier to provide AV hardware for the Digital Zone project at IWM Duxford. It is IWM’s intention to seek all the specified AV hardware from one supplier, however, if necessary, we are willing to consider joint bids from business partners or consortiums, provided one party acted as main contractor.
Please see tender documents for the specification and information on how to submit a bid.
Access Code : G37958W724
CPV: Audio equipment accessories · Audio-visual equipment · Audio-visual materials · Television and audio-visual equipment
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedWhat 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 (5)
- Proof of Supply Chain: 10%
- Quality Assurance: 10%
- Cost Assessment: 65%
- Post-Sales Support and Warranty: 10%
- Delivery Plan: 5%
Published award criteria (5)
- Cost Assessment
- Proof of Supply Chain
- Quality Assurance
- Post-Sales Support and Warranty
- Delivery Plan
- Price carries 80 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 8 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Goods
- 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
- 21 Jan 2026, 14:05 GMT
- Last source update
- 20 Mar 2026, 15:18 GMT
- Authority reference
Gov3495- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-005332- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-060b2eFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 9 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 20 Feb 2026, 16:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Timeline
21 Jan 2026 → 6 Apr 2026 · 5 dates- Tender notice published279 days ago21 Jan 2026, 14:05 GMT
- Clarification questions by249 days ago20 Feb 2026, 16:00 GMT
- Submission deadline232 days ago9 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Latest notice published221 days ago20 Mar 2026, 15:18 GMT
- Contract starts205 days ago6 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 21 Jan 2026- Tender notice published21 Jan 2026, 14:05 GMTUK4
- Contract award notice published20 Mar 2026, 15:18 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete20 Mar 2026, 15:18 GMT
- Contract signature expected25 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| DJW PROJECTS LIMITED6 Apr 2026 – 31 Jul 2026 | £89,614 | 18 Mar 2026 | Awarded |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9final-stage tenders | 2 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- DJW PROJECTS LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
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