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title: "Manchester Cotton and Transatlantic Slavery Exhibition - Fit Out and Graphics"
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# Manchester Cotton and Transatlantic Slavery Exhibition - Fit Out and Graphics

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/manchester-cotton-and-transatlantic-slavery-exhibition-fit-out-and-graphics-ocds-h6vhtk-06e6af). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Science Museum Group: "Manchester Cotton and Transatlantic Slavery Exhibition - Fit Out and Graphics". Published status: complete. Published Value: £300,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 15 Sept 2026, 17:00 BST. Published submission portal: in-tendhost.co.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Science Museum Group](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/science-museum-group-gov-pb177)
- **Published Value:** £300,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 15 September 2026 at 17:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Below threshold - open competition
- **Main Category:** works
- **Classifications (CPV):** Library, archives, museums and other cultural services, Museum construction work, Museum services, Museum-exhibition services, Services furnished by professional organisations
- **Delivery Location:** Not published
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £300,000 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **Official Documents:** 3 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/manchester-cotton-and-transatlantic-slavery-exhibition-fit-out-and-graphics-ocds-h6vhtk-06e6af#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-06e6af`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/manchester-cotton-and-transatlantic-slavery-exhibition-fit-out-and-graphics-ocds-h6vhtk-06e6af#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [in-tendhost.co.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fin-tendhost.co.uk%2Fsciencemuseumgroup%2Faspx%2FHome).)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/manchester-cotton-and-transatlantic-slavery-exhibition-fit-out-and-graphics-ocds-h6vhtk-06e6af#participate

## Description
SMG seeks to appoint a skilled and experienced Main Contractor to provide services including high-quality fabrication, graphics production, installation and deinstallation of the temporary exhibition titled Manchester Cotton and Transatlantic Slavery Exhibition at the Science and Industry Museum, Manchester.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 45212313, 92500000, 92521000, 92521100, 98112000

- **Estimated Value:** £300,000

- **Contract Period:** 27/09/2026 to 31/03/2027

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **MER Services Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-111041`
  - Value: £300,000 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £300,000
  - Signed Date: 13/10/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F078604-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-10-21T10:16:47.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-24T22:35:47.460Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-06e6af