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Published 28 Aug 2026, 13:58 BST

Official UK procurement notice

LEAD DESIGNER: EXHIBITION AND GRAPHIC DESIGNER SPACE POD GALLERY SCIENCE MUSEUM LONDON

Official notice

Authority: Science Museum Group (Central government)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable
Sectors: Architecture & Engineering (71) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Published estimate£150,000≈ £100k / year · £180,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 23 Sept 2026awarded 20 Oct 2026
Award (standstill) to Studio Wignall and Moore
Contract term 1 yr 6 moends 30 Apr 2028 · starts 23 Oct 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

1.1. SMG wishes to establish a contract for the provision of a Lead Designer: Exhibition and Graphic Designer services for the Space Pod project (working title).

CPV: Architectural and related services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Awarded 1 yr 6 moPublished value£150,000
Contract period: 23 Oct 2026 – 30 Apr 2028 (1 yr 6 mo)Value: £150,000 exc. VAT · £180,000 inc. VAT
71200000 Architectural and related 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
Quality: 60%Price: 30%Environmental: 10%
Published sub-criteria (5)
  • Understanding of the brief: 15%
  • Creative response: 30%
  • Relevant experience, team coherence & experience, project resourcing: 15%
  • Fee and resource schedules: 30%
  • Sustainability: 10%
Published award criteria (5)
  • Understanding of the brief
  • Creative response
  • Relevant experience, team coherence & experience, project resourcing
  • Sustainability
  • Fee and resource schedules
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 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
Open 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
28 Aug 2026, 13:58 BST
Last source update
20 Oct 2026, 16:04 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 9 Oct 2026
Authority reference
SCM4103M
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-082199
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Classification (CPV)
Architectural and related services
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06ee93 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 allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
Submission deadline
23 Sept 2026, 13:00 BST
Clarification deadline
15 Sept 2026, 17:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

in-tendhost.co.uk/sciencemuseumgroup/a… ↗

Timeline

28 Aug 2026 → 29 Oct 2026 · 8 dates
  1. Tender notice published59 days ago
    28 Aug 2026, 13:58 BST
  2. Clarification questions by41 days ago
    15 Sept 2026, 17:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline33 days ago
    23 Sept 2026, 13:00 BST
  4. Award decision expected by16 days ago
    9 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
  5. Assessment summaries sent6 days ago
    20 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST
  6. Latest notice published6 days ago
    20 Oct 2026, 16:04 BST
  7. Contract starts3 days ago
    23 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST
  8. Today
    26 Oct 2026
  9. Standstill endsin 4 days
    29 Oct 2026, 23:59 GMT

Notice history

4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 28 Aug 2026
  1. Tender notice published
    28 Aug 2026, 13:58 BST
    UK4
  2. Contract award notice published
    20 Oct 2026, 16:04 BST
    UK6
  3. Status changed to complete
    20 Oct 2026, 16:04 BST
  4. Contract signature expected
    3 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1some still in standstill
Awarded value £150,0001 award exc. VAT
Bids received 1010 from SMEs
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Studio Wignall and Moore3 Nov 2026 – 21 Nov 2030£150,00020 Oct 2026standstill to 29 Oct 2026Standstill

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
10final-stage tenders100—

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 email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Studio Wignall and MooreAwarded supplierGB-COH: 14005442 The Art Workers Guild, 6 Queen Square, london, London, WC1N3ATContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender