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Published 2 Mar 2026, 09:42 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

New Website and Collection Online

Official notice

Authority: The Wallace Collection (Central government)

ServicesCompetitive flexible procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable
Published estimate£225,000≈ £73k / year · £270,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 27 Mar 2026
Contract term 3 yrs 1 moends 26 Jun 2029 · up to 18 Jun 2031 with extensions · starts 3 Jun 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Wallace Collection is seeking a development partner to rebuild its existing website to enhance the offering, improve customer journeys, conversions and engagement.

At the same time a new Collection Management System is being implemented (CollectionIndex+) alongside the DAMS, and this will necessitate a new Collection Online.

  • How the procedure runs: There is a two stage process as set out in the Procurement Specific Questionnaire (PSQ) Document. 1) PSQ which is open to all suppliers. Responses to this will be scored by a panel of stakeholders and based on this a short list of suppliers will be invited to stage 2 2) ITT , the exact format of this will be determined by the responses in round 1, but will likely involve a more detailed set of requirements, a presentation and demo. Award criteria listed below will be used to shortlist the suppliers taken through to the ITT stage. The criteria will then be amended and specified further in the ITT documentation

CPV: Electronic information services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Renewal 3 yrs 1 moSMEPublished value£225,000
Contract period: 3 Jun 2026 – 26 Jun 2029 (3 yrs 1 mo) · up to 18 Jun 2031 with extensionsValue: £225,000 exc. VAT · £270,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: UKEligibility: SME eligible
Extensions: Operational priorities
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)1
  • Condition of participation

    See documentation

    shortlisting

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
Quality: 70%Price: 30%
Published sub-criteria (3)
  • Solution: 40%
  • Company profile: 30%
  • Indicative Costs and commercial model: 30%
Published award criteria (3)
  • Solution : See PSQ
  • Company profile: See PSQ Document
  • Indicative Costs and commercial model: See PSQ document
Conditions of participation1
  • Condition of participation

    See documentation

    shortlisting
What this means for your bid
  • 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
Closed
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
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
2 Mar 2026, 09:42 GMT
Last source update
2 Mar 2026, 09:42 GMT
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 18 May 2026
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-018223
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Electronic information services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-065f03 Find a Tender
How it runs

There is a two stage process as set out in the Procurement Specific Questionnaire (PSQ) Document.

  1. PSQ which is open to all suppliers. Responses to this will be scored by a panel of stakeholders and based on this a short list of suppliers will be invited to stage 2
  2. ITT , the exact format of this will be determined by the responses in round 1, but will likely involve a more detailed set of requirements, a presentation and demo.

Award criteria listed below will be used to shortlist the suppliers taken through to the ITT stage. The criteria will then be amended and specified further in the ITT documentation

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: mytenders · Who buys & how to bid on myTenders
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free publication showcase; bidding happens on buyer portals
Requests to participate (first stage)
27 Mar 2026, 17:00 GMT
Submission deadline
27 Mar 2026, 17:00 GMT
Clarification deadline
17 Mar 2026, 17:00 GMT
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

All tender submission documents should be sent to the postbox located on myTenders at www.mytenders.co.uk ↗

To access your Postbox Response area to submit a tender response on myTenders, you will need to:

  1. Record your interest in the tender you wish to submit a response to, once you have done this,
  2. Navigate to your Suppliers Area, then under My Workspace click on Interest List
  3. Here you should see a list of all the notices you have expressed an interest in
  4. Click on the notice you want to submit a response to and underneath Notice Actions click Go to Postbox, then create and proceed with creating your tender response.
  5. Once completed, you will be able to dispatch your completed response.

Timeline

2 Mar 2026 → 3 Jun 2026 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published235 days ago
    2 Mar 2026, 09:42 GMT
  2. Clarification questions by220 days ago
    17 Mar 2026, 17:00 GMT
  3. Submission deadline210 days ago
    27 Mar 2026, 17:00 GMT
  4. Award decision expected by157 days ago
    18 May 2026, 23:59 BST
  5. Contract starts142 days ago
    3 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Tender notice published
    2 Mar 2026, 09:42 GMT
    UK4

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

The Wallace Collection

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PNZX-4797-NLJW Hertford House, London, London, W1U 3BNContact email

Official documents & specifications (4)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Bidding documents and specifications tenderBidding documents and specificationsProcurement Specific Questionnaire (PSQ) Document This document sets out the Procurement process, background, highlevel requirements and how the submissions will be evaluated. This document must be read in order to fill out the response documents
  • Bidding documents and specifications tenderBidding documents and specificationsCompany information - supplier response spreadsheet
  • Bidding documents and specifications tenderBidding documents and specificationsSolution information - supplier response spreadsheet

Notices published for this procedure

  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender