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Published 29 Jun 2026, 09:02 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Sound Design and Recording Services - Manchester Cotton and Transatlantic Slavery Exhibition

Official notice

Authority: Science Museum Group (Central government)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow threshold
Sectors: Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment (32)Recreational, cultural and sporting services (92) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Published estimate£17,900≈ £18k / year · £21,480 inc. VAT12.6% below published estimate
Submissions closed 17 Jul 2026awarded 25 Sept 2026
Awarded to Call & Response Studios ltd
Contract term 1 yrends 30 Jul 2027 · starts 27 Jul 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

SMG wishes to award a contract for the provision of sound design services, including the development and delivery of the overall exhibition soundscape and voiceover recording services for the Science Museum Group’s Manchester Cotton and Transatlantic Slavery Exhibition, due to open in March 2027.

CPV: Museum services · Museum-exhibition services · Sound recorders · Sound recordings · Sound technician

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Awarded 1 yrPublished value£17,900
Contract period: 27 Jul 2026 – 30 Jul 2027 (1 yr)Value: £17,900 exc. VAT · £21,480 inc. VAT
32332300 Sound recorders32353000 Sound recordings92370000 Sound technician92521000 Museum services92521100 Museum-exhibition 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: Responses will be evaluated on both price and quality to determine the most advantageous offer. Please see Section 2: Assessment Methodology in the ITQ Tender document.

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
29 Jun 2026, 09:02 BST
Last source update
29 Sept 2026, 16:13 BST
Authority reference
SIM4127M
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-060574
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Museum servicesMuseum-exhibition servicesSound recordersSound recordingsSound technician
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06beb6 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
17 Jul 2026, 17:00 BST
Clarification deadline
10 Jul 2026, 17:00 BST
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 17th July 2026 at 5 pm. Your quotation may be rejected if it is received after this date.

Timeline

29 Jun 2026 → 29 Sept 2026 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published109 days ago
    29 Jun 2026, 09:02 BST
  2. Clarification questions by97 days ago
    10 Jul 2026, 17:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline90 days ago
    17 Jul 2026, 17:00 BST
  4. Contract starts81 days ago
    27 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST
  5. Latest notice published16 days ago
    29 Sept 2026, 16:13 BST

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 29 Jun 2026
  1. Tender notice published
    29 Jun 2026, 09:02 BST
    UK4
  2. Contract details notice published
    29 Sept 2026, 16:13 BST
    UK7
  3. Status changed to complete
    29 Sept 2026, 16:13 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £15,6501 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 25 Sept 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Call & Response Studios ltd——Awarded

Contracts

  • Manchester Cotton and Transatlantic Slavery Exhibition - Sound Design and Recording Services · Call & Response Studios ltd

    Signed
    25 Sept 2026
    Value
    £15,650
    Period
    25 Sept 2026 – 30 Sept 2027
    Status
    active

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
  • Call & Response Studios ltdAwarded supplierGB-COH: 13074727 West Service Yard Victoria Embankment London, London, London, WC2R 1LAContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications (2)

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