Official UK procurement notice
NG Gallery Citizens Audience Panel Facilitator
Authority: The Board of Trustees of the National Gallery
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe National Gallery is looking for an experienced facilitator to work with who can, after a period of consultation with the Gallery, devise, recruit and run an effective assembly of the UK public over a five-year period, acting as the trusted intermediary between organisation and nation and a true collaborative partner to both.
CPV: Market research services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£250,000
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 sub-criteria (6)
- Project outcomes: 10%
- Methodology and timeline: 20%
- Panel recruitment: 20%
- Long term engagement: 10%
- Resources: 10%
- price: 30%
Published award criteria (6)
- Project outcomes: 10
- Methodology and timeline: 20
- Panel recruitment: 20
- Long term engagement: 10
- Resources: 10
- Price: 30
- 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 · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Restricted procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 13 Dec 2024, 12:05 GMT
- Last source update
- 20 Aug 2025, 16:53 BST
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-050328- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04c7dcFind a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Publisher note: To view this notice, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=974954854 GO Reference: GO-2025820-PRO-31931880
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 13 Jan 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 90 days from the deadline
Timeline
13 Jan 2025 → 20 Aug 2025 · 3 dates- Submission deadline13 Jan 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Contract starts1 Apr 2025, 00:00 BST
- Notice published20 Aug 2025, 16:53 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete20 Aug 2025, 16:53 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Involve FoundationSME | £250,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 050328-2025-1 · Involve FoundationSME
- Signed
- 31 Jul 2025
- Value
- £250,000
- Period
- … – 31 Mar 2030
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4bids · 4 electronic | 3 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- The National GalleryMediation bodyReview contact point
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Involve FoundationAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria