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# National Museums Scotland (NMS) – Hard Facilities Management Contract

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/national-museums-scotland-nms-hard-facilities-management-contract-ocds-h6vhtk-029b5b). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** National Museums Scotland: "National Museums Scotland (NMS) – Hard Facilities Management Contract". Published status: complete. Published Value: £10,000,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 9 Jun 2021, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [National Museums Scotland](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/national-museums-scotland-GB-FTS-22673)
- **Published Value:** £10,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 9 June 2021 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Restricted procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Building and facilities management services
- **Delivery Location:** UKM
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £10,000,000 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/national-museums-scotland-nms-hard-facilities-management-contract-ocds-h6vhtk-029b5b#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-029b5b`

## 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/national-museums-scotland-nms-hard-facilities-management-contract-ocds-h6vhtk-029b5b#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk%2F)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/national-museums-scotland-nms-hard-facilities-management-contract-ocds-h6vhtk-029b5b#participate

## Description
National Museums Scotland (NMS) is seeking to retender their Hard Facilities Management Maintenance Contract to service across its estate. NMS care for collections of national and international importance and present these to the public at four Museums: - National Museum of Scotland (NMoS); Chambers Street, Edinburgh - National War Museum Scotland (NWMS); Edinburgh Castle - National Museum of Flight (NMoF); East Fortune, East Lothian - National Museum of Rural Life (NMoRL); Kittochside, East Kilbride In addition to the Museum sites above, NMS owns, manages and maintains the following Property: - National Museums Collection Centre (NMCC); 242 West Granton Road, Edinburgh The contract is anticipated to commence on 1st April 2022 for an initial 5-year period, with an option to extend by a further 2 years.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 79993000
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Description:** The National Museums Scotland (NMS) is unique – a place where the cultures of Scotland and the world meet, where the arts and sciences intermingle, a space where the full spectrum of human creativity and invention, across cultural boundaries and thro...
- **Contract Period:** 31/03/2022 to 31/03/2027
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 008757-2022-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **FES FM LImited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-182943`
  - Value: £10,000,000 † (exc. VAT)

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

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 008757-2022-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £10,000,000
  - Signed Date: 27/01/2022

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F008757-2022)
- **Last Source Update:** 2022-04-01T07:40:00.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T18:26:58.791Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-029b5b