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Published 18 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Reimagining Abbey House Museum

Official notice

Authority: Leeds City Council (Local council)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdConcessionSME suitable
Concession value (operator's revenue)£80,000operator revenue, not the authority's budget
Submissions closed 15 Sept 2025
Contract term 11 moends 29 Aug 2026 · up to 18 Dec 2026 with extensions · starts 1 Oct 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Leeds Museums & Galleries are seeking to work with a company/agency to redesign Abbey House Museum and it's future. It's almost 30 years since the museum last had major investment and we're looking to reimagine what the visitor experience could be for the next 30 years. In November 2024, facing severe financial pressures within Leeds City Council, there was a proposal to close Abbey House Museum to the public as part of measures to save £160,000. In February 2025, elected members decided not to take the proposal forward after a huge show of public support. The service are now looking at what Abbey House Museum’s future could look like and where we can make improvements to future proof the museum for the generations to come.

CPV: Design and execution of research and development · Library, archives, museums and other cultural services · Museum services and preservation services of historical sites and buildings · Preservation services of historical buildings · Preservation services of historical sites and buildings

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Renewal 11 moSMEPublished value£80,000
Contract period: 1 Oct 2025 – 29 Aug 2026 (11 mo) · up to 18 Dec 2026 with extensionsValue: £80,000 exc. VAT · £96,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: Yorkshire & HumberEligibility: SME eligible
Extensions: The need for extension will be unlikely but we do have the option to if needed.

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

Lot awarding rule: Award criteria supplied in Tender documents

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Below threshold - open competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Closed
Procurement threshold
Below threshold
Regulatory regime
Concession
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
18 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
Last source update
18 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
Authority reference
102400
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-049438
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Design and execution of research and developmentLibrary, archives, museums and other cultural servicesMuseum services and preservation services of historical sites and buildingsPreservation services of historical buildingsPreservation services of historical sites and buildings
Delivery area
Yorkshire & Humber (UKE42)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05899f Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: EU-Supply (CTM) · Who buys & how to bid on EU-Supply
Public notice page · account needed to bidElectronic submission allowed
Access & registration note: Free · 5–10 minutes
Submission deadline
15 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
8 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

18 Aug 2025 → 1 Oct 2025 · 4 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    18 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
  2. Clarification questions by
    8 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline
    15 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
  4. Contract starts391 days ago
    1 Oct 2025

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Tender notice published
    18 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
    UK4

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Leeds City Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PJYG-6658-PPMY Civic Hall, 3rd Floor West,, Leeds, Yorkshire & Humber, LS1 1URContact name, email, phone

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender