Official UK procurement notice
Security Consultancy Framework · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Science Museum Group (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Science Museum Group would like to appoint a framework with one provider that will provide SMG with security expertise in response to specific project requirements, security best practice queries as well as ad hoc requests from all Departments across the Group.
Site visits will be held on Monday 22nd September at the Science Museum and Wednesday 24th September at the National Railway Museum. Please note, before completing your tender response, a mandatory site visit to the Science Museum in London or the National Railway Museum in York is required. Any respondents who have not visited, will not be considered. Potential bidders should book the site visits by 5pm on Thursday 18th September.
To note: in March 2026 SMG will be completing the procurement of the Security officer provision. This process is considered to be in conflict with the above requirement and therefore should the successful provider from this framework wishes to bid for the security officer provision and were successful they would need to withdraw from the framework and a new tender would be completed.
Please refer to the tender documents for further details.
CPV: Security services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Type
- Closed framework · open framework scheme (admission reopens)
- Call-offs
- call-offs are awarded directly to appointed suppliers, without further competition
- Places
- up to 1 suppliers · 19 bids received (19.0 per place) · 1 appointed (full)
- Framework period
- 2 yrs · up to 4 yrs from 23 Nov 2025
- Scheme runs until
- 17 Feb 2030
Published description of the framework
A single contractor has been awarded under this Framework
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£500,000
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).
- Simple description: Price & Quality: details are provided in the tender documents
- “Security Consultancy Framework” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 1 suppliers, not a single contract, and call-offs are awarded directly: getting appointed is the whole game.
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
- Open framework scheme
- Who may use the vehicle
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 1 Sept 2025, 14:49 BST
- Last source update
- 1 Apr 2026, 12:11 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 3 Nov 2025
- Authority reference
SCM3821M- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-052855- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-059172Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 3 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 26 Sept 2025, 17:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
1 Sept 2025 → 1 Apr 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published1 Sept 2025, 14:49 BST
- Clarification questions by388 days ago26 Sept 2025, 17:00 BST
- Admission / appointment period ends381 days ago · period end, not a bid countdown3 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
- Award decision expected by350 days ago3 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Assessment summaries sent347 days ago7 Nov 2025
- Standstill ends335 days ago18 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts331 days ago23 Nov 2025
- Latest notice published202 days ago1 Apr 2026, 12:11 BST
Notice history
8 events · 6 releases on Find a Tender · since 1 Sept 2025- Tender notice published1 Sept 2025, 14:49 BSTUK4
- Tender notice published1 Sept 2025, 14:56 BSTUK4
- Tender notice published17 Sept 2025, 10:37 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published7 Nov 2025, 10:54 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete7 Nov 2025, 10:54 GMT
- Contract award notice published7 Nov 2025, 10:57 GMTUK6
- Contract signature expected20 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMTscheduled
- Contract details notice published1 Apr 2026, 12:11 BSTUK7
Routine re-releases (6)
- 2025-09: 3 releases · 1 Sept 2025, 17 Sept 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Risk To Resolution LtdSME1 Dec 2025 – 1 Dec 2027 · up to 1 Dec 2029Extensions: The Agreement is intended to run for an initial period of 2 years with the option to extend for up to 2 additional years at SMG’s sole discretion. | £500,000 | 7 Nov 2025 | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · Risk To Resolution LtdSME
- Signed
- 18 Feb 2026
- Value
- £500,000
- Period
- 18 Feb 2026 – 17 Feb 2028 · up to 17 Feb 2030 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- The Agreement is intended to run for an initial period of 2 years with the option to extend for up to 2 additional years at SMG’s sole discretion.
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19final-stage tenders | 16 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Framework contractors & participating bidders
1 commercial party on the notice- Risk To Resolution LtdFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (7)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
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