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Science and Industry Museum Wonderlab Group 2 Interactives Makers

Buyer: Science Museum Group →

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BuyerScience Museum Group

StatusOpen

Deadline2 Oct 2026

Value£182,500

Published3 Sept 2026

What is being bought

This tender invites suppliers to bid for Wonderlab interactives at Science and Industry Museum in Manchester. These interactive exhibits will provide moments of joy, fun, surprise and wonder throughout the visitor journey. They should be in keeping with wider, gallery designs which will be overseen by the Lead Designer / Architect. Interactives will embody the gallery’s key principles: - Playful – inspires and celebrates active exploration, curiosity, fun and experimentation. - Social – appeals to both children and their accompanying adults, sparks intergenerational conversations and encourages sharing discoveries and ideas with others. - Inclusive – is multi-sensory, values diversity, strives to be ‘Open for All’ and is accessible to as many people as possible. - Inviting – welcoming, with a sprinkling of Manchester personality, intuitive to navigate and empowering independent exploration. Wonderlab interactive exhibits will be intuitive, easy to manipulate and importantly will not rely on written instructions to function. Exhibits will foster interaction in many different ways but will be based on the inquiry approach to science education, which allows for experimentation, questioning, reflection, open ended play and testing.

Delivery location

UKD3, GB · UKD3, GB · UKD3, GB · UKD3, GB · UKD3, GB

Lot details

Lot 1

Heat Camera, Sound Waves

Statusactive

Value£50,000

Contract periodFrom 4 Nov 2026 to 3 Nov 2028

SME suitabilitySuitable for SMEs

Award criteria
Price (30%)
Quality (70%)

Lot 2

Bubbles, Guess Time, Weight Measurement

Statusactive

Value£16,000

Contract periodFrom 4 Nov 2026 to 3 Nov 2028

SME suitabilitySuitable for SMEs

Award criteria
Price (30%)
Quality (70%)

Lot 3

Cloud Rings, Turn Table, Wind Table

Statusactive

Value£30,000

Contract periodFrom 10 Nov 2026 to 9 Nov 2028

SME suitabilitySuitable for SMEs

Award criteria
Price (30%)
Quality (70%)

Lot 4

Build a Bridge, Heightometer, Maze, Sound Tubes

Statusactive

Value£35,000

Contract periodFrom 10 Nov 2026 to 9 Nov 2028

SME suitabilitySuitable for SMEs

Award criteria
Price (30%)
Quality (70%)

Lot 5

Floating Magnets, Plasma Ball, Magnetic Fluid

Statusactive

Value£51,500

Contract periodFrom 17 Nov 2026 to 16 Nov 2028

SME suitabilitySuitable for SMEs

Award criteria
Price (30%)
Quality (70%)

What is included

Item	Category	Quantity
1	Museum services, Museum-exhibition services	Not published
2	Museum services, Museum-exhibition services	Not published
3	Museum services, Museum-exhibition services	Not published
4	Museum services, Museum-exhibition services	Not published
5	Museum services, Museum-exhibition services	Not published

Comparable-procurement analytics

Benchmarked against retained Find a Tender procedures with CPV division 92. The category anchor is Museum services (92521000); 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 set	Procedures	Reported bids per procedure	Named award suppliers	Price evidence
Market: CPV division 92	1,601	4 median · 29.8 average (472 of 1,601 with a bid count)	3.4 average (532 of 1,601 with named award suppliers)	1 comparable price pairs
Same buyer	11	Not published	Not published	Not published
Delivery region: UKD3	11	8 median · 106 average (5 of 11 with a bid count)	6.2 average (5 of 11 with named award suppliers)	Not published
Similar published value (0.5×–2×)	184	4 median · 3.8 average (5 of 184 with a bid count)	1 average (5 of 184 with named award suppliers)	Not 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

Tender notice on Find a Tender tender · tenderNotice
biddingDocuments tender · biddingDocuments
Not published

Source data inventory

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

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Latest release ID	083604-2026
Latest release timestamp	Thu Sep 03 2026 15:09:39 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Source	find-a-tender
Official notice URL	https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/083604-2026
Tender status	active
Procurement method	open
Procurement method details	Open procedure
Main procurement category	services
Above threshold	Yes
Legal basis	2023/54
Tender period: start	Not published
Tender period: end	2026-10-02T23:59:00+01:00
Expression of interest deadline	Not published
Enquiry deadline	2026-09-25T17:00:00+01:00
Award period: start	Not published
Award period: end	2026-10-20T23:59:59+01:00
Submission method details	https://in-tendhost.co.uk/sciencemuseumgroup/aspx/ProjectManage/1600
Submission languages	en
Electronic catalogue policy	Not published
Total tender value	£182,500
Tender lots in source	5
Tender items in source	5
Tender documents in source	3
Awards in latest release	0
Contracts in latest release	0
Parties in latest release	1

Notice history

Date	Event	Reference
3 Sept 2026	tenderUpdate	083604-2026
3 Sept 2026	tender	083563-2026

All source data

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

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Complete JSON history (2 releases)

3 Sept 2026 · 083604-2026 · tenderUpdate

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3 Sept 2026 · 083563-2026 · tender

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