Official UK procurement notice
IWM/2627/DE/3512: SEO/GEO Consultancy Services for Imperial War Museums
Authority: Imperial War Museum (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionImperial War Museums (IWM) is seeking a supplier to provide ongoing consultancy and advisory support for Search Engine Optimisation (SEO), Generative Engine Optimisation (GEO) and AI search visibility across its websites and digital estate.
The appointed supplier will work closely with IWM's content, digital and technical teams to improve organic search performance, online discoverability and visibility within both traditional search engines and AI-driven search and answer platforms.
Services are expected to include:
•Technical SEO audits and recommendations
•Content optimisation and content strategy
•Keyword research and search intent analysis
•Generative Engine Optimisation (GEO) and AI visibility consultancy
•Answer engine optimisation for AI assistants and answer engines
•Structured data and schema markup recommendations
•Search analytics, reporting and performance measurement
•User journey optimisation and conversion improvement
•Website discoverability and indexing improvements
•Training, knowledge transfer and capability building for internal teams
The supplier will support IWM in increasing reach and visibility across search engines and AI-powered discovery platforms, improving audience engagement and commercial outcomes, establishing meaningful performance measures and future-proofing digital discoverability strategies within an evolving search landscape.
IWM is advertising a two-year contract, with the option to extend by two further one-year periods. Please note that the advertised value of the contract anticipates that IWM will choose to use both contract extensions.
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- How the procedure runs: This competitive tendering procedure comprises three core stages: Stage One: PSQ Evaluation Stage Stage Two: Tender Evaluation Stage Stage Three: Presentation Stage
CPV: Advertising and marketing services · Data management services · Internet services · Marketing management consultancy services
The lotProcurement structure
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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).
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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).
Published sub-criteria (4)
- QUALITATIVE EVALUATION: 40%
- PRESENTATION EVALUATION: 30%
- COST EVALUATION: 20%
- SOCIAL VALUE EVALUATION: 10%
Published award criteria (4)
- QUALITATIVE EVALUATION
- SOCIAL VALUE EVALUATION
- COST EVALUATION
- PRESENTATION EVALUATION
- Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 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
- Closed
- 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
- 5 Aug 2026, 11:44 BST
- Last source update
- 5 Aug 2026, 11:44 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 2 Nov 2026
- Authority reference
3512- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-074105- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06dc31Find a Tender
- How it runs
This competitive tendering procedure comprises three core stages:
Stage One: PSQ Evaluation Stage
Stage Two: Tender Evaluation Stage
Stage Three: Presentation Stage
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 7 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 24 Aug 2026, 16:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
5 Aug 2026 → 1 Dec 2026 · 5 dates- Tender notice published83 days ago5 Aug 2026, 11:44 BST
- Clarification questions by64 days ago24 Aug 2026, 16:00 BST
- Submission deadline50 days ago7 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
- Today28 Oct 2026
- Award decision expected byin 5 days2 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract startsin 33 days1 Dec 2026
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published5 Aug 2026, 11:44 BSTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender