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Published 1 Jun 2026, 10:42 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Serendipity Arts Festival London 2027 Project Manager

Official notice

Authority: Science Museum Group (Central government)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow threshold
Sectors: IT Services & Software (72)Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Final published estimate£40,000initial estimate £50,000 · 1 value update19% above published estimate
Submissions closed 17 Jun 2026awarded 10 Aug 2026
Awarded to Carole Keating
Contract term 1 yrends 30 Jun 2027 · starts 1 Jul 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Science Museum are looking to hire a freelancer experienced in festival project management and production; indicative dates being 1 July 2026 until 1 July 2027, dependent on availability. The role is to support the creation and delivery of the first Serendipity Arts Festival to take place in London from 19-27 June 2027, and work collaboratively with partners in London and India to make this happen. We envisage the role being needed on a part time (c.3 days p/week) basis from July 2026 - February 2027, and then a more full time (c.5 days p/week) basis from March 2027 – June 2027. Please refer to the tender documents for further details.

CPV: Management-related services · Project management consultancy services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Awarded 1 yrPublished value£40,000
Contract period: 1 Jul 2026 – 30 Jun 2027 (1 yr)Value: £40,000 exc. VAT · £48,000 inc. VAT
72224000 Project management consultancy services79420000 Management-related services

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: Please refer to the tender documents for further details.

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
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Below threshold
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
1 Jun 2026, 10:42 BST
Last source update
10 Aug 2026, 11:54 BST
Authority reference
SCM4079M
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-051250
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Management-related servicesProject management consultancy services
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06a9fd Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowed
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
Submission deadline
17 Jun 2026, 09:00 BST
Clarification deadline
12 Jun 2026, 09:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

in-tendhost.co.uk/sciencemuseumgroup/a… ↗

Timeline

1 Jun 2026 → 10 Aug 2026 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published145 days ago
    1 Jun 2026, 10:42 BST
  2. Clarification questions by134 days ago
    12 Jun 2026, 09:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline129 days ago
    17 Jun 2026, 09:00 BST
  4. Contract starts115 days ago
    1 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST
  5. Latest notice published75 days ago
    10 Aug 2026, 11:54 BST

Notice history

5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 1 Jun 2026
  1. Tender notice published
    1 Jun 2026, 10:42 BST
    UK4
  2. Tender notice published
    1 Jun 2026, 13:13 BST
    UK4
  3. Published value updated to £40,000
    1 Jun 2026, 13:13 BST
    was £50,000
  4. Contract details notice published
    10 Aug 2026, 11:54 BST
    UK7
  5. Status changed to complete
    10 Aug 2026, 11:54 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £47,6001 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 10 Aug 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Carole Keating£47,600 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 1 · Carole Keating

    Signed
    10 Aug 2026
    Value
    £47,600
    Period
    10 Aug 2026 – 30 Jun 2028
    Status
    active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Science Museum Group

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PDTR-3338-MNPG The Science Museum, London, London, SW7 2DDContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Carole KeatingAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PVZQ-3518-PTHZ 230 Stoke Newington High Street, London, London, N16 7HFContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender