Official UK procurement notice
IWM/2627/Exh/3514: 3D Exhibition Design Services Framework for Imperial War Museums
Authority: Imperial War Museum (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionImperial War Museums (IWM) is inviting Potential Providers to participate in the Procurement Specific Questionnaire (PSQ) stage for 3D Exhibition Design Services Framework. The framework is intended to provide IWM with access to high-quality, reliable and cost-effective 3D exhibition design suppliers with demonstrable capability in museum, heritage or public-facing exhibition environments. Potential Providers must be capable of delivering high-quality 3D exhibition design services. IWM is not seeking standalone 2D graphic design services under this framework. Call-off contracts will be placed on an as-needed basis in accordance with IWM’s operational and commercial requirements.
At this stage, IWM is undertaking the Procurement Specific Questionnaire (PSQ) stage only. Tender documents will be issued to shortlisted Potential Providers in accordance with the provisional timetable published alongside the PSQ document.
IWM is advertising a three-year framework agreement, with the option to extend by a further one-year period. Please note that the advertised value of the Framework anticipates that IWM will choose to use the extension.
Access Code: 262BGR94ZU
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- How the procedure runs: Stage One: Procurement Specific Questionnaire Stage Two: Tender Bid Evaluation
CPV: Architectural design services · Museum-exhibition services · Project and design preparation, estimation of costs · Specialty design services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1RenewalPublished value£250,000
- Economic & financial standing
If awarded the contract, Potential Providers must ensure that they hold the required insurances before any work can be undertaken:
- Employers' Liability Insurance of not less than £10 million for any one occurrence;
- Public Liability Insurance of not less than £10 million for any one occurrence;
- Professional Indemnity Insurance of not less than £5 million for any one occurrence;
- Any other insurance required under the Contract or applicable law.
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 (3)
- Technical Submission Evaluation: 60%
- Financial Submission Evaluation: 30%
- Social Value Submission Evaluation: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
- Technical Submission Evaluation
- Social Value Submission Evaluation
- Financial Submission Evaluation
- Economic & financial standing
If awarded the contract, Potential Providers must ensure that they hold the required insurances before any work can be undertaken:
- Employers' Liability Insurance of not less than £10 million for any one occurrence;
- Public Liability Insurance of not less than £10 million for any one occurrence;
- Professional Indemnity Insurance of not less than £5 million for any one occurrence;
- Any other insurance required under the Contract or applicable law.
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- “IWM/2627/Exh/3514: 3D Exhibition Design Services Framework for…” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
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
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 1 Sept 2026, 14:24 BST
- Last source update
- 1 Sept 2026, 14:24 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 18 Jan 2027
- Authority reference
3514- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-082707- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06efa2Find a Tender
- How it runs
Stage One: Procurement Specific Questionnaire
Stage Two: Tender Bid Evaluation
How it was run
Official notice- Requests to participate (first stage)
- 2 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
- Appointment period ends
- 2 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 23 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
1 Sept 2026 → 1 Feb 2027 · 5 dates- Tender notice published55 days ago1 Sept 2026, 14:24 BST
- Clarification questions by33 days ago23 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
- Admission / appointment period ends24 days ago · period end, not a bid countdown2 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
- Today26 Oct 2026
- Award decision expected byin 84 days18 Jan 2027, 23:59 GMT
- Contract startsin 97 days1 Feb 2027
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published1 Sept 2026, 14:24 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