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ROG First Light Exhibitions OPITU Setworks Principal Contractor

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BuyerNational Maritime Museum
StatusClosed
Deadline6 Aug 2026
Value£1,170,750
Published3 Jul 2026

What is being bought

This procurement exercise is to secure a Setworks Principal Contractor to deliver exhibitions setworks for a suite of new Royal Observatory Greenwich exhibitions across the south of the site ('Our Place in the Universe'), part of the ROG First Light Project. The OPITU Setworks Principal Contractor will required to act as the Principal Contractor for the exhibitions fit-out on the north of the site. The OPITU Setworks Principal Contractor will be responsible for the fabrication, installation and commissioning of the majority of the works for the OPITU Exhibitions across the north of the ROG site. Their responsibilities will include the coordination of drawings, production and on-site coordination of all elements of exhibitions setworks within their scope, i.e.: - exhibition setworks - electrical works - exhibition lighting graphics Their responsibilities will also include the coordination of drawings and on-site coordination of client-direct packages of work including (but not limited to): - exhibitions audio visual hardware - mechanical interactives - digital media - scenic models / metalwork - security The OPITU Setworks Principal 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. For more information about this opportunity, please visit the eSourcing portal at: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-London:-Museum-exhibition-services./2EP5D6A6HT To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/2EP5D6A6HT

Delivery location

UKI, GB

Categories

Museum-exhibition services 92521100

Lot details

Lot 1

No lot description published.

Statusactive
Value£1,170,750
Contract periodFrom 12 Mar 2027 to 14 Aug 2028
SME suitabilitySuitable for SMEs

Award criteria
Commercial (40%)
Technical (60%)

What is included

ItemCategoryQuantity
1Museum-exhibition servicesNot published

Comparable-procurement analytics

Benchmarked against retained Find a Tender procedures with CPV division 92. The category anchor is Museum-exhibition services (92521100); this is a deliberately broad market comparator. The comparison is shown at several levels rather than pretending one company or region is always the best benchmark.

Comparison setProceduresReported bids per procedureNamed award suppliersPrice evidence
Market: CPV division 928713 median · 21.6 average (171 of 871 with a bid count)3 average (195 of 871 with named award suppliers)Not published
Same buyer5Not publishedNot publishedNot published
Delivery region: UKI842 median · 4.6 average (9 of 84 with a bid count)2 average (11 of 84 with named award suppliers)Not published
Similar published value (0.5×–2×)56Not publishedNot publishedNot published

“Reported bids” is an official aggregate, sometimes reported per lot; it is the closest available competition measure. “Named award suppliers” are winners, not all applicants.

Price-outcome signal

Not enough comparable procedures currently publish both a GBP tender value and a usable lowest-valid-bid value to calculate a responsible price-reduction benchmark. Tenderline deliberately does not infer a saving from named award suppliers or from missing award values.

Procurement strategy & market signals

Framework agreementNot published
Dynamic purchasing systemNot published
Competitive procurementNot published
Recurring requirementNot published
Procurement method rationaleNot published
Rationale classificationsNot published
Special regimeNot published
Covered byNot published
Submission policyallowed
Selection criteriaNot published
Risk detailsNot published

Planning & early market engagement

BudgetNot published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Planning documents0
Planning milestones0

No planning milestones published.

Related procurements

No linked framework, prior procurement or reprocurement published.

Documents & submission route

Source data inventory

Diagnostic view. “Not published” means this current release does not provide a value.

OCIDocds-h6vhtk-06c310
Latest release ID062625-2026
Latest release timestampFri Jul 03 2026 09:03:50 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Sourcefind-a-tender
Official notice URLhttps://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/062625-2026
Tender statusactive
Procurement methodopen
Procurement method detailsCompetitive flexible procedure
Main procurement categoryservices
Above thresholdYes
Legal basis2023/54
Tender period: startNot published
Tender period: endNot published
Expression of interest deadline2026-08-06T12:00:00+01:00
Enquiry deadline2026-07-27T17:00:00+01:00
Award period: startNot published
Award period: end2027-03-01T23:59:59+00:00
Submission method detailshttps://www.delta-esourcing.com
Submission languagesen
Electronic catalogue policyNot published
Total tender value£1,170,750
Tender lots in source1
Tender items in source1
Tender documents in source2
Awards in latest release0
Contracts in latest release0
Parties in latest release1

Notice history

DateEventReference
3 Jul 2026tender062625-2026

All source data

Unmodified official OCDS data retained by Tenderline for this procurement process.

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Complete JSON history (1 releases)
3 Jul 2026 · 062625-2026 · tender
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