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Published 6 Oct 2025, 10:53 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Lift Consultancy for The Science Museum Group

Official notice

Authority: Science Museum Group (Central government)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow threshold
Sectors: Architecture & Engineering (71) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Published estimate£50,000≈ £17k / year · £60,000 inc. VAT48.6% below published estimate
Submissions closed 5 Nov 2025awarded 20 Feb 2026
Awarded to CUNDALL JOHNSTON & PARTNERS LLP
Contract term 3 yrsends 28 Feb 2029 · up to 28 Feb 2031 with extensions · starts 1 Mar 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

SMG wishes to award a contract for the provision of Lift Consultancy for The Science Museum Group (the “Agreement”). Please see Specification for further information about this requirement. Your quotation should be submitted via the In-Tend portal at in-tendhost.co.uk/sciencemuseumgroup/a… ↗ by 27 October 2025. Your quotation will be rejected if it is received after this date.

CPV: Advisory and consultative engineering services · Building consultancy services · Building services consultancy services · Civil engineering consultancy services · Consultative engineering and construction services · Structural engineering consultancy services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 3 yrsPublished value£50,000
Contract period: 1 Mar 2026 – 28 Feb 2029 (3 yrs) · up to 28 Feb 2031 with extensionsValue: £50,000 exc. VAT · £60,000 inc. VAT
Extensions: For extension up to a maximum of 2 additional years at SMG’s sole discretion.
71310000 Consultative engineering and construction services71311000 Civil engineering consultancy services71312000 Structural engineering consultancy services71315200 Building consultancy services71315210 Building services consultancy services71318000 Advisory and consultative engineering 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

Lot awarding rule: Your quotation should be submitted via the In-Tend portal at https://in-tendhost.co.uk/sciencemuseumgroup/aspx/Home.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Below threshold - open competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
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
6 Oct 2025, 10:53 BST
Last source update
16 Mar 2026, 16:03 GMT
Authority reference
SCM3766M
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-062426
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Advisory and consultative engineering servicesBuilding consultancy servicesBuilding services consultancy servicesCivil engineering consultancy servicesConsultative engineering and construction servicesStructural engineering consultancy services
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05a88b 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 allowed
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
Submission deadline
5 Nov 2025, 17:00 GMT
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Your quotation should be submitted via the In-Tend portal at in-tendhost.co.uk/sciencemuseumgroup/a… ↗ by 27 October 2025.

Timeline

6 Oct 2025 → 16 Mar 2026 · 4 dates
  1. Tender notice published381 days ago
    6 Oct 2025, 10:53 BST
  2. Submission deadline350 days ago
    5 Nov 2025, 17:00 GMT
  3. Contract starts235 days ago
    1 Mar 2026
  4. Latest notice published220 days ago
    16 Mar 2026, 16:03 GMT

Notice history

7 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 6 Oct 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    6 Oct 2025, 10:53 BST
    UK4
  2. Tender notice published
    23 Oct 2025, 10:19 BST
    UK4
  3. Deadline moved to 31 Oct 2025, 17:00 GMT
    23 Oct 2025, 10:19 BST
    +4 days · was 27 Oct 2025, 23:59 GMT
  4. Tender notice published
    30 Oct 2025, 11:37 GMT
    UK4
  5. Deadline moved to 5 Nov 2025, 17:00 GMT
    30 Oct 2025, 11:37 GMT
    +5 days · was 31 Oct 2025, 17:00 GMT
  6. Contract details notice published
    16 Mar 2026, 16:03 GMT
    UK7
  7. Status changed to complete
    16 Mar 2026, 16:03 GMT
Routine re-releases (4)
  • 2025-10: 1 release · 6 Oct 2025

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £25,7251 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 20 Feb 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
CUNDALL JOHNSTON & PARTNERS LLP£25,725 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Lift Consultancy for The Science Museum Group · CUNDALL JOHNSTON & PARTNERS LLP

    Signed
    20 Feb 2026
    Value
    £25,725
    Period
    1 Mar 2026 – 28 Feb 2029 · up to 28 Feb 2031 with extensions
    Status
    active
    Extensions
    From Commencement Date until 28th February 2029 with scope for extension up to a maximum of 2 additional year.
    6 agreed KPIs: Adherence to Reporting Schedule · Effectiveness of New Maintenance Contracts · Responsiveness to Queries and Requests …
    • Adherence to Reporting Schedule
    • Effectiveness of New Maintenance Contracts
    • Responsiveness to Queries and Requests
    • Compliance with Health and Safety Legislation
    • Reduction in Lift Breakdowns
    • Reduction in Lift Entrapments

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 name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Cundall Johnston & PartnersAwarded supplier Pilgrim Street, Newcastle Upon Tyne, North East, NE3 3AFContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications (4)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender