Official UK procurement notice
ROG First Light Exhibitions Audio Visual Hardware Contractor
Authority: ROG First Light Exhibitions Scenic Engineering Model Contractor (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis procurement exercise is to secure an Audio Visual Hardware Contractor to deliver exhibitions audio visual hardware across a suite of new Royal Observatory Greenwich exhibitions, as part of the ROG First Light Project.
The Audio Visual Hardware Contractor will be responsible for delivering and installing the audio visual equipment and systems, as well as the development and installation of the Contractor's Design Portion, for exhibitions AV across both the north and south parts of the ROG site. Their responsibilities will include:
- the supply and installation of audio visual hardware relating to the exhibitions
- providing drawings which will be coordinated by the OPOE and OPITU Setworks Principal Contractors
- coordinating with the OPOE and OPITU Setworks Principal Contractors at all times, during both offsite and onsite periods
- coordinating with a number of other client-direct works packages, including Digital Media
The Audio Visual Hardware Contractor will also be responsible for certain Contractor Design Portions.
This will be a two-stage procurement process including a PSQ process from which contractors will be shortlisted. Shortlisted contractors will be invited to Tender. Contractors will be invited to visit site. Full details of the procurement procedure can be found in the procurement documentation.
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- How the procedure runs: Royal Museums Greenwich are inviting contractors to participate in a procurement to deliver exhibitions AV hardware for a suite of new Royal Observatory Greenwich exhibitions, as part of the ROG First Light Project. This will be a two-stage procurement process including a PSQ process from which contractors will be shortlisted. Shortlisted contractors will be invited to Tender. Contractors will be invited to visit site. Full details of the procurement procedure can be found in the procurement documentation.
CPV: Museum-exhibition services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Published value£1,050,000
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 (2)
- Technical: 60%
- Commercial: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
- Commercial
- Technical
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 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
- 8 Sept 2026, 14:26 BST
- Last source update
- 8 Sept 2026, 14:26 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 1 Jun 2027
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-084945- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f4abFind a Tender
- How it runs
Royal Museums Greenwich are inviting contractors to participate in a procurement to deliver exhibitions AV hardware for a suite of new Royal Observatory Greenwich exhibitions, as part of the ROG First Light Project. This will be a two-stage procurement process including a PSQ process from which contractors will be shortlisted. Shortlisted contractors will be invited to Tender. Contractors will be invited to visit site. Full details of the procurement procedure can be found in the procurement documentation.
How it was run
Official notice- Requests to participate (first stage)
- 12 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline
- 12 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 28 Sept 2026, 17:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
8 Sept 2026 → 1 Jun 2027 · 5 dates- Tender notice published48 days ago8 Sept 2026, 14:26 BST
- Clarification questions by28 days ago28 Sept 2026, 17:00 BST
- Submission deadline14 days ago12 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
- Today26 Oct 2026
- Contract startsin 217 days1 Jun 2027, 00:00 BST
- Award decision expected byin 218 days1 Jun 2027, 23:59 BST
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published8 Sept 2026, 14:26 BSTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender