Official UK procurement notice
Provision of Reoccupation Packing, Transport, and Installation of Town Hall Collections
Authority: Manchester City Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis procurement is for the Provision of specialist, museum-standard packing, transport, and installation of its collection of furniture, paintings, photographs, textiles, social history objects, civic gifts, and architectural and archaeological material.
CPV: Transport agency services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£225,000
- Economic & financial standing
See tender documents.
- Technical & professional ability
See tender 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 sub-criteria (4)
- Quality: 40%
- Price: 30%
- Social Value: 20%
- Zero Carbon and Environment: 10%
Published award criteria (4)
- Quality
- Price
- Social Value
- Zero Carbon and Environment
- Economic & financial standing
See tender documents.
- Technical & professional ability
See tender 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
- Open 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)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 4 Jun 2026, 14:23 BST
- Last source update
- 17 Sept 2026, 19:14 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 17 Sept 2026
- Authority reference
P-0703- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-053094- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06ada2Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 6 Jul 2026, 11:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 26 Jun 2026, 11:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
The Council is using the e-business portal known as the Chest. Applicants will need to register their details at the following link www.the-chest.org.uk ↗ . Once registered, applicants will be emailed a log-in and password which will allow them to gain access to the documentation relating to this opportunity. Applicants will need to electronically submit their completed tender documents, including procurement specific questionnaire, via the on-line portal by 11am on 6th July 2026 as referred to in the tender documentation. Any clarification queries must also be submitted via the Chest website by the date referred to in the tender documentation.
Timeline
4 Jun 2026 → 10 Nov 2026 · 9 dates- Planning notice published143 days ago4 Jun 2026, 14:23 BST
- Tender notice published143 days ago5 Jun 2026, 06:44 BST
- Next notice expected142 days ago5 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
- Clarification questions by121 days ago26 Jun 2026, 11:00 BST
- Submission deadline111 days ago6 Jul 2026, 11:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent39 days ago17 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published38 days ago17 Sept 2026, 19:14 BST
- Award decision expected by38 days ago17 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
- Today25 Oct 2026
- Contract startsin 15 days10 Nov 2026
Notice history
8 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 4 Jun 2026- Preliminary market engagement notice published4 Jun 2026, 14:23 BSTUK2
- Tender notice published5 Jun 2026, 06:44 BSTUK4
- Status changed to active5 Jun 2026, 06:44 BST
- Procurement method changed5 Jun 2026, 06:44 BST
- Deadline published: 6 Jul 2026, 11:00 BST5 Jun 2026, 06:44 BST
- Contract award notice published17 Sept 2026, 19:14 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete17 Sept 2026, 19:14 BST
- Contract signature expected10 Oct 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| M&G Transport & Technical Services LtdSME10 Nov 2026 – 9 Nov 2027 · up to 9 Nov 2028Extensions: the contract is for 12 months with the option to extend for an additional 12 months. | £643,954 | 14 Sept 2026 | Awarded |
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- M & G TRANSPORT AND TECHNICAL SERVICES LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (5)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications
- Bidding documents and specificationsThe Council is using the e-business portal known as the Chest. Applicants will need to register their details at the following link www.the-chest.org.uk . Once registered, applicants will be emailed a log-in and password which will allow them to gain access to the documentation r…
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender