Official UK procurement notice
Provision of Exhibition & Maintenance Redecoration Work
Authority: National Galleries of Scotland
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionNational Galleries Scotland (NGS) plan to procure a single Contractor for the Provision of Exhibition Maintenance & Redecoration Works.
The Contract is intended to cover exhibition and maintenance redecoration work within all areas of the NGS Estate. Work will mostly be internal but may on occasion also be external. Throughout the year the Contract Manager will take charge of decoration changes within the gallery spaces depending on exhibition requirements. There may also be elements of maintenance decoration undertaken within the spaces at the same time.
The contract is anticipated to commence 1st April 2025 and run for a period of 3 years with the option to extend by a variable period of up to an additional 24 months.
NGS is looking to engage with the market. The purpose of this PIN is to gauge interest as well as seek views and information from the marketplace in relation to a potential future contract opportunity. It will also inform the procurement strategy ensuring that any procurement route subsequently selected is attractive to the marketplace and will provide a competitive tendering environment for efficient delivery of any future contract requirements.
Contractors should note that this PIN does not constitute any guarantee or work, it is purely for market research purposes.
CPV: Decoration work · Miscellaneous decoration items · Paint-stripping work · Painting and glazing work · Painting and protective-coating work of structures · Painting work · Painting work of buildings · Painting work of structures · Repainting work
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1This is a Request for Information (RFI) only (not an Invitation to Tender)Planned
This is a Request for Information (RFI) only (not an Invitation to Tender).
The RFI document is available from the Public Contracts Scotland Website.
The deadline for raising any questions in relation to the RFI is 12noon on Monday the 13th October 2025, with the deadline for responding to the RFI being 12noon on Friday 17th October 2025.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Works
- Notice status
- Past planning notice
- 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
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 25 Sept 2025, 13:55 BST
- Last source update
- 25 Sept 2025, 13:55 BST
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-059710- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05a228Find a Tender
Publisher note: Please note this notice is NOT a Call for Competition. Any future contract opportunities related to this requirement may be published on Public Contracts Scotland (PCS) and/or Find a Tender Service (FTS). By issuing this Prior Information Notice (PIN), NGS does not make any commitment to procure any of the stated requirements. This PIN is a Request for Information. Suppliers should refer to the 'PIN - Request for Information - Scope' document which summarises certain aspects of the potential tender exercise but does not purport to contain complete descriptions of such potential arrangements. The services described in the document are proposals ONLY and should not be taken as final. The Form 'PIN - Request for Information - Response' should be used to provide a response. Dates and other information contained in this notice are indicative only and may be subject to change. No other tender documentation is available at this time. NGS may use information, comments etc. provided and/or future correspondence when compiling any final tender documents but reserves the right not to accept any such information, comments etc. from any respondent. This decision will be at the sole discretion of NGS. All correspondence regarding this PIN will be via Public Contracts Scotland (PCS). PCS is free to use and free to register and also gives access to an online 'Question & Answer' facility which must be used to raise any queries relating to this PIN. Queries must be raised before 12noon on Monday 13th October 2025. Please return your completed response by 12noon on Friday 17th October 2025 to [email protected] only, using the title 'Provision of Exhibition Maintenance & Redecoration Works - PIN Response' in your email header. NGS will not be liable for any costs incurred in submitting a response to this RFI. NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland Web Site at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=811251. (SC Ref:811251)
How it was run
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- Submission deadline
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Timeline
25 Sept 2025 → 24 Nov 2025 · 2 dates- Notice published392 days ago25 Sept 2025, 13:55 BST
- Tender notice expected332 days ago24 Nov 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
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Official documents & specifications
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