Official UK procurement notice
New Museum Project - Deep Time Gallery: Exhibition Lead Designer
Authority: London Museum (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionLondon Museum are awarding the contract for a Lead Designer to provide services for the gallery space known as Deep Time, located in the basement of the Poultry Market at Smithfield as part of the Museum's New Museum Project. This space has a multifaceted purpose, namely being a core exhibition space as well as the collections store of London Museum.
This contract involves the provision of Lead Designer services which will incorporate the below requirements and potentially others:
- Lead designer,
- 3D Designer,
- Graphic designer, and
- Lead Designer input into Audio Visual Elements of Deep Time.
- How the procedure runs: This procedure will involve two stages, namely: Stage 1 - Participation Stage (this stage involves the receipt of requests for participation following which a shortlist will be determined to invite to the next stage). Stage 2 - Invitation to Tender Stage (shortlisted suppliers will be invited to submit tenders).
CPV: Architectural design services · Design consultancy services · Design support services · Graphic design services · Interior design services · Specialty design services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£300,000
- Economic & financial standing
Please refer to Procurement Documents.
- Technical & professional ability
Please refer to Procurement Documents.
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality: See Documents
- Price: See Documents
- Economic & financial standing
Please refer to Procurement Documents.
- Technical & professional ability
Please refer to Procurement Documents.
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 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
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA, CPTPP)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 9 Jul 2025, 16:05 BST
- Last source update
- 3 Jul 2026, 12:14 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 4 Nov 2025
- Authority reference
NM_DT001- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-038708- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-055c4aFind a Tender
- How it runs
This procedure will involve two stages, namely:
Stage 1 - Participation Stage (this stage involves the receipt of requests for participation following which a shortlist will be determined to invite to the next stage).
Stage 2 - Invitation to Tender Stage (shortlisted suppliers will be invited to submit tenders).
How it was run
Official notice- Requests to participate (first stage)
- 4 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline
- 4 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
9 Jul 2025 → 3 Jul 2026 · 7 dates- Tender notice published9 Jul 2025, 16:05 BST
- Submission deadline4 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent359 days ago30 Oct 2025
- Award decision expected by353 days ago4 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Standstill ends347 days ago10 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts341 days ago17 Nov 2025
- Latest notice published113 days ago3 Jul 2026, 12:14 BST
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 9 Jul 2025- Tender notice published9 Jul 2025, 16:05 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published30 Oct 2025, 19:05 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete30 Oct 2025, 19:05 GMT
- Contract signature expected14 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMTscheduled
- Contract details notice published3 Jul 2026, 12:14 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| IDKSME17 Nov 2025 – 2 Jun 2028 | £375,510 | 30 Oct 2025 | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · IDKSME
- Signed
- 29 May 2026
- Value
- £375,510
- Period
- 30 May 2026 – 2 Jun 2028
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6final-stage tenders | 5 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- IDKAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender