Find a TenderAwardedContract award notice

Published 28 Apr 2026, 09:46 BST

Official UK procurement notice

London Museum- New Museum Project - Deep Time: Audience Research

Official notice

Authority: London Museum (Public body)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdSME suitable

Sectors: Research & Development (R&D) (73)Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: London (UKI31)

Published estimate£20,000£24,000 inc. VAT

Submissions closed 11 May 2026awarded 15 May 2026

Awarded to Curiouser Limited

Contract term 2 moends 30 Jul 2026 · starts 27 May 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This contract award is in relation to the procurement of audience research services for the Deep Time Exhibition in the Poultry Market at Smithfiield.

CPV: Market research services · Research and development consultancy services · Research and development services and related consultancy services · Research services · Social research services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1Awarded 2 moPublished value£20,000

Contract period: 27 May 2026 – 30 Jul 2026 (2 mo)Value: £20,000 exc. VAT · £24,000 inc. VAT

Delivery: London

73000000 Research and development services and related consultancy services 73110000 Research services 73200000 Research and development consultancy services 79310000 Market research services 79315000 Social research 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: 80%Price: 20%

Published sub-criteria (2)

Criterion 2: 80%
Criterion 1: 20%

Published award criteria (2)

Criterion 1: Price
Criterion 2

What this means for your bid

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: 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: 28 Apr 2026, 09:46 BST
Last source update: 3 Jun 2026, 13:48 BST
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-038324
Latest notice: Contract award notice (UK6)
Classification (CPV): Market research servicesResearch and development consultancy servicesResearch and development services and related consultancy servicesResearch servicesSocial research services
Delivery area: London (UKI31)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-068c38 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice

Run through: Delta eSourcing · Who buys & how to bid on Delta

Public notice page · account needed to bidElectronic submission allowed

Access & registration note: Free Select account; no DUNS asked at signup

Submission deadline: 11 May 2026, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline: 6 May 2026, 17:00 BST
Submission channel: Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission: Allowed

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/JBF8R39M6Z ↗

Timeline

28 Apr 2026 → 3 Jun 2026 · 5 dates

Tender notice published179 days ago
28 Apr 2026, 09:46 BST
Clarification questions by170 days ago
6 May 2026, 17:00 BST
Submission deadline166 days ago
11 May 2026, 12:00 BST
Contract starts150 days ago
27 May 2026, 00:00 BST
Latest notice published143 days ago
3 Jun 2026, 13:48 BST

Notice history

4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 28 Apr 2026

Tender notice published
28 Apr 2026, 09:46 BST
UK4
Contract award notice published
3 Jun 2026, 13:48 BST
UK6
Status changed to complete
3 Jun 2026, 13:48 BST
Contract signature expected
4 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £20,0001 award exc. VAT

Bids received 1212 from SMEs

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Curiouser Limited5 Jun 2026 – 30 Jul 2026	£20,000	15 May 2026	Awarded

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
12final-stage tenders	12	0	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

London Museum

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PDTH-9328-QRQP 150 London Wall, London, London, EC2Y 5HNContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Curiouser LimitedAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PWCV-1176-TPTR 1-3 Manor Road, Chatham, South East, ME46AEContact name, email, phone

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 Tender3 Jun 2026, 13:48 BST
Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender28 Apr 2026, 09:46 BST