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Published 2 Sept 2025, 09:59 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Lighting Design Services for Technicians, Wonderlab and Power Up

Official notice

Authority: Science Museum Group (Central government)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow threshold
Sectors: Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting (31)Architecture & Engineering (71) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Published estimate£30,000≈ £7k / year · £36,000 inc. VAT10.5% above published estimate
Submissions closed 22 Sept 2025awarded 4 Dec 2025
Awarded to Sutton Vane Associates Ltd
Contract term 4 yrs 1 moends 31 Oct 2029 · starts 9 Oct 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Science and Industry Museum at Manchester would like to appoint a Lighting Designer for the Wonderlab, Power Up and Technician's projects.

CPV: Engineering design services for mechanical and electrical installations for buildings · Lighting systems

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Awarded 4 yrs 1 moPublished value£30,000
Contract period: 9 Oct 2025 – 31 Oct 2029 (4 yrs 1 mo)Value: £30,000 exc. VAT · £36,000 inc. VAT
31527260 Lighting systems71321000 Engineering design services for mechanical and electrical installations for buildings

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: Price & Quality - details are provided in the ITQ

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
2 Sept 2025, 09:59 BST
Last source update
18 Dec 2025, 14:51 GMT
Authority reference
SIM3672M
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-053015
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Engineering design services for mechanical and electrical installations for buildingsLighting systems
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0591ce 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
22 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
15 Sept 2025, 17:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

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

Timeline

2 Sept 2025 → 18 Dec 2025 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    2 Sept 2025, 09:59 BST
  2. Clarification questions by
    15 Sept 2025, 17:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline395 days ago
    22 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
  4. Contract starts379 days ago
    9 Oct 2025, 00:00 BST
  5. Latest notice published308 days ago
    18 Dec 2025, 14:51 GMT

Notice history

5 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 2 Sept 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    2 Sept 2025, 09:59 BST
    UK4
  2. Tender notice published
    2 Sept 2025, 14:44 BST
    UK4
  3. Tender notice published
    17 Sept 2025, 10:44 BST
    UK4
  4. Contract details notice published
    18 Dec 2025, 14:51 GMT
    UK7
  5. Status changed to complete
    18 Dec 2025, 14:51 GMT
Routine re-releases (4)
  • 2025-09: 1 release · 2 Sept 2025

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £33,1481 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 4 Dec 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Sutton Vane Associates LtdSME£33,148 †—Awarded

Contracts

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
  • Sutton Vane Associates LtdAwarded supplier Dimes Place, 106-108 King Street, London, London, W6 0QPContact email

Official documents & specifications (5)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Notices published for this procedure

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