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Published 10 Sept 2026, 15:50 BST
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Menin Gate Soundscape

services
SME eligible
VCSE eligible
Below threshold
Below threshold - open competition
Audio-visual equipment
Commissioning of public lighting installations
Installation services of sound equipment
BE
Published value
€87,000
≈ €94,791 / year
Submission deadline
16 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT
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Clarification Cut-Off
30 Oct 2026, 17:00 GMT
Tender enquiry deadline · 1 lot
Contract duration
11 months
Starts 1 Jan 2027, 00:00 GMT
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Instructions: This tender will be managed using the CWGC e-Procurement portal - https://in-tendhost.co.uk/cwgc/aspx/Home where further details can be found. To participate in this tender, view the tender documents, or participate any future tenders issued by the CWGC, you must first register with the portal. Guidance on how to register, and how to bid can be found by selecting the following link: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/cwgc/aspx/BuyerProfiles When registering, please complete as much of the information as possible. You should also be aware that as part of the registration process you must provide a copy of your current Health & Safety policy and/or Statement All correspondence relating to this tender must ONLY be submitted via the portal. IMPORTANT NOTE: When entering a contact email address for both the Primary and Additional Users, you are advised to add a GENERIC address which can be readily accessed by more than one person i.e. "[email protected]", rather than a personal address such as "[email protected]". This way you will still be able to access any communications sent by us via the portal if an individual in unavailable. Please note: the Contract start and end dates stated herein are estimates. The final dates will be agreed with the successful tenderer.

What is being bought & procurement scope

Procurement Scope & Specification
Tenderline summary generated from the published notice
Executive Summary: COMMONWEALTH WAR GRAVES COMMISSION: "Menin Gate Soundscape". Published status: active. Published value: €87,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 16 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT. Published submission portal: in-tendhost.co.uk.
Official Requirement Description:
The Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) is seeking proposals from appropriate suppliers for the creation of an immersive soundscape installation and supporting activations at the Menin Gate Memorial in Ypres/Ieper Belgium to commemorate the Gate's centenary in 2027.

Lots and requirements (1)

Procurement Structure
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Individual lot title not published
    active
    Published value€87,000
    The source published no individual title or description for this lot.
    Contract period:
    1 Jan 2027 — 1 Dec 2027 (11 mo)
    Eligibility:
    SME eligible
    VCSE eligible
    Pre-Qualification & Selection Criteria (PQQ)
    • PQQ
      This tender will be managed using the CWGC e-Procurement portal - https://in-tendhost.co.uk/cwgc/aspx/Home where further details can be found. To participate in this tender, view the tender documents, or participate any future tenders issued by the CWGC, you must first register with the portal. Guidance on how to register, and how to bid can be found by selecting the following link: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/cwgc/aspx/BuyerProfiles When registering, please complete as much of the information as possible. You should also be aware that as part of the registration process you must provide a copy of your current Health & Safety policy and/or Statement All correspondence relating to this tender must ONLY be submitted via the portal. IMPORTANT NOTE: When entering a contact email address for both the Primary and Additional Users, you are advised to add a GENERIC address which can be readily accessed by more than one person i.e. "[email protected]", rather than a personal address such as "[email protected]". This way you will still be able to access any communications sent by us via the portal if an individual in unavailable.

Qualification snapshot & criteria

Go / No-Go Decision Box
Criteria & entry requirements
Evaluation weighting
Award criteria weighting not published in structured data — consult the tender pack documents.
Incumbent & Market Position
Open Competition LandscapeNo single vendor holds a majority of retained authority awards.
Entry requirements & qualification
  • Turnover Benchmark
    Guideline requirement: ~€189,582 annual turnover.Per Cabinet Office EFS 2026 & Sourcing Playbook: general proportionality cap (~2× run-rate), not an automatic disqualifier.
  • Insurance Commitments (No Upfront Purchase Needed)
    Standard public thresholds: Employer Liability (£5m), Public Liability (£5m-£10m), Professional Indemnity (£1m-£5m).✓ Commitment required upon award only — no upfront policy purchase needed to bid
  • Accreditations & Security Vetting
    Check tender pack for Cyber Essentials Plus (PPN 014 risk-proportional), ISO 27001/9001, and BPSS / SC security clearance requirements for named delivery personnel.
  • Contract Duration & Term OptionsExpected duration: 11 months
  • Source: Cabinet Office Sourcing Playbook & EFS Guidance.

    Buyer track record & authority intelligence: COMMONWEALTH WAR GRAVES COMMISSION

    Rolling 24 months
    Derived from OCDS data
    Published track record for COMMONWEALTH WAR GRAVES COMMISSION. These figures describe a rolling 24-month window, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
    Avg price drop
    Not availableEarly / insufficient sample
    Needs a published budget AND award for the same procedure
    Competition Density
    Not availableNo published reports
    Single-bidder rate: Not published
    Supplier Concentration
    No estimate
    Insufficient attributable awardsNo attributable single-supplier awards retained
    Published spend
    Check noticePublished terms
    Payment obligations depend on the applicable regime and contract.
    Typical award value
    Not available
    Too few awards for a meaningful range
    Awarded spend by half-year
    2024-H2
    2025-H1
    2025-H2
    2026-H1
    2026-H2
    Methodology & coverage notes (0 active published awards)
    Coverage: 0 active published awards; 0 bid reports (which may be per lot); 0 valued awards. Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Every figure carries an evidence level: Robust (5+ observations), Moderate (3–4), Indicative (1–2). Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.

    Sector Market Benchmark & Opportunity Radar

    CPV 32 · UK Sector Analysis
    Observed CPV-sector evidence
    Suitable for SMEs
    Prepared 10 Sept 2026, 17:26 BST
    Observed CPV-sector evidence where it exists, with clearly labelled UK all-sector context for sparse fields; this is market context, not a bid forecast.
    Median Winning Discount
    2.35%
    CPV sector evidence · 68 comparable price observations
    Typical Bids Received
    3reported bids
    CPV sector evidence · 849 published bid reports
    Decision Velocity
    ~48 days
    CPV sector evidence · median from 83 completed procedures
    Notice Stability
    Stable notice
    Published terms remained unchanged
    Top Contenders in this Sector (CPV 32)
    Active commercial suppliers winning public contracts in this field
    Supplier
    Awards won
    Total awarded value
    Avg. winning discount
    1 contract£6,400,000,000At ceiling / not disclosed
    1 contract£1,850,000,000At ceiling / not disclosed
    2 contracts£1,800,000,000At ceiling / not disclosed
    3 contracts£1,602,500,000At ceiling / not disclosed
    Airwave SolutionsCRN: 03985643
    5 contracts£1,564,981,925At ceiling / not disclosed
    IBM UNITED KINGDOM LIMITEDCRN: PNQM-8935-PYGQ
    25 contracts£1,362,000,000At ceiling / not disclosed
    STS DefenceCRN: 03193298
    6 contracts£1,175,054,335At ceiling / not disclosed
    4 contracts£959,213,500At ceiling / not disclosed
    1 contract£826,750,000At ceiling / not disclosed
    29 contracts£777,150,408At ceiling / not disclosed
    Comparable Published Opportunities & Re-tender Precedents
    Ranked by multi-factor similarity score
    Historic records ranked from matching published evidence. They serve as research precedents for contract scoping, specifications, and previous awardees.
    Published procedure
    Published value
    Matching evidence
    National Gas Monitor Support and TrainingHome Office · 3 Sept 2026, 10:30 BST
    £60,000
    same CPV family
    similar value band
    Upgrade To Front Of House PA System At Brewhouse AuditoriumEast Staffordshire Borough Council · 9 Sept 2026, 14:36 BST
    £80,000
    same CPV family
    similar value band
    Avon & Somerset and Dorset Police Generator Servicing and MaintenanceThe Police and Crime Commissioner for Avon & Somerset · 2 Sept 2026, 10:06 BST
    £90,000
    same CPV family
    similar value band
    Supply and Installation of Fuel TankNorth Northamptonshire Council · 8 Sept 2026, 08:15 BST
    £60,000
    same CPV family
    similar value band
    £81,000
    same CPV family
    similar value band
    Method: tender-intelligence-v1. Empirical OCDS facts and cross-sector percentiles; missing fields remain unrecorded.SME Friendly Qualification Criteria

    Procedure terms & legal framework

    Procedure methodBelow threshold - open competitionLegal basis
    UKPGA · 2023/54
    Procurement Act 2023
    Procurement categoryservices
    Notice statusactiveProcurement thresholdSub-thresholdRegulatory regimeStandard commercial regime
    Commercial structureStand-alone contract (No framework)Competition typeCompetitive procedureGPA WTO coveredUnspecified in notice
    Recurring procurementNo (One-off requirement)First published10 Sept 2026, 15:50 BSTLast source update10 Sept 2026, 15:50 BST
    Classification (CPV)Audio-visual equipment, Commissioning of public lighting installations, Installation services of sound equipment
    Delivery area
    BE
    Official Registry OCIDocds-h6vhtk-06f736

    How to participate & submission route

    Authorized E-Sourcing Portal
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    Expression of interest (EOI)Tender submission deadline
    16 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT
    Clarification deadline
    30 Oct 2026, 17:00 GMT
    Submission channelOfficial e-sourcing portalElectronic submissionAllowedAccepted languagesEnglish (en)
    Participation feeFree of charge (Open access)
    Detailed Submission Instructions & Authority Contacts
    From official release
    This tender will be managed using the CWGC e-Procurement portal - in-tendhost.co.uk/cwgc/aspx/Home where further details can be found. To participate in this tender, view the tender documents, or participate any future tenders issued by the CWGC, you must first register with the portal. Guidance on how to register, and how to bid can be found by selecting the following link: in-tendhost.co.uk/cwgc/aspx/BuyerProfiles When registering, please complete as much of the information as possible. You should also be aware that as part of the registration process you must provide a copy of your current Health & Safety policy and/or Statement All correspondence relating to this tender must ONLY be submitted via the portal. IMPORTANT NOTE: When entering a contact email address for both the Primary and Additional Users, you are advised to add a GENERIC address which can be readily accessed by more than one person i.e. "[email protected]", rather than a personal address such as "[email protected]". This way you will still be able to access any communications sent by us via the portal if an individual in unavailable. Please note: the Contract start and end dates stated herein are estimates. The final dates will be agreed with the successful tenderer.
    Timeline
    1. Procedure published
      10 Sept 2026, 15:50 BST
    2. Clarification deadline
      30 Oct 2026, 17:00 GMT
    3. Submission deadline
      16 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT

    Commercial outcome and contract awards

    Awards (0)No award published
    Contracts (0)No contract published
    Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published
    Notice history
    From official release and amendment events
    1. Official notice release published
      10 Sept 2026, 15:50 BST

    Buyer and organisations in this procedure

    COMMONWEALTH WAR GRAVES COMMISSION

    Contracting authority
    GB-COH-RC000136
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    Official Documents & Specifications (1)

    Official links; attachments are not copied