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Published 14 Feb 2025, 09:08 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Supply and Installation of Printed Exhibition Graphics for Norfolk Museums Service

Official notice

Authority: Norfolk County Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Awarded value£300,000published contract · exc. VAT
Submissions closed 31 Mar 2025awarded 25 Apr 2025
Awarded to Rock Solid Graphics & Print
Contract term 3 yrsends 30 Apr 2028 · extension options published · starts 1 May 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Council has appointed a supplier to supply and install, where required, temporary exhibitions across ten museum sites and undertakes regular improvements to its permanent galleries, including through major externally funded development projects.

CPV: Museum-exhibition services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 3 yrs
Contract period: 1 May 2025 – 30 Apr 2028 (3 yrs)
Delivery: East of England
Extensions: The Contract may be extended by up to 24 months at the Council’s discretion.Variant bids: not allowed

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
  • Price

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
14 Feb 2025, 09:08 GMT
Last source update
25 Apr 2025, 09:59 BST
Award evaluation window
31 Mar 2025 – …
Authority reference
NCCT43100
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-016928
Classification (CPV)
Museum-exhibition services
Delivery area
East of England (UKH15)
Official registry OCID
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Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Review and risk notes
Review procedure

The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended) provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland).Proceedings must be brought within 30 days from the date of knowledge (the date on which the economic operator first knew or ought to have known that grounds for starting the proceedings had arisen) unless the Court considers that there is good reason for extending the period within which proceedings may be brought, in which case the Court may extend that period up to a maximum of 3 months from the date of knowledge.

Publisher note: This procurement will be managed electronically via the Council`s e-procurement system. To participate in this procurement, applicants must first be registered on the system at https://in-tendhost.co.uk/norfolkcc. Full instructions for registration and use of the system can be found at https://in-tendhost.co.uk/norfolkcc/aspx/BuyerProfiles. Once registered you will be able to see the procurement project under the `tenders` section and `express an interest` to view the documentation. If you encounter any difficulties whilst using the system you can contact the In-tend support team by phoning +44 8442728810 or e-mailing [email protected].

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
31 Mar 2025, 10:00 BST
Submission channel
{"written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
31 Mar 2025, 10:00 BST

Timeline

31 Mar 2025 → 1 May 2025 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    31 Mar 2025, 10:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    31 Mar 2025, 10:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    25 Apr 2025, 09:59 BST
  4. Contract starts
    1 May 2025, 00:00 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    25 Apr 2025, 09:59 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £300,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 44 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 25 Apr 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Rock Solid Graphics & PrintSME£300,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Supply and Installation of Printed Exhibition Graphics for Norfolk Museums Service · Rock Solid Graphics & PrintSME

    Signed
    25 Apr 2025
    Value
    £300,000
    Period
    … – 30 Apr 2028
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
4bids · 4 electronic4——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Norfolk County Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services County Hall, Martineau Lane, Norwich, East of England, NR1 2DHContact email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • NplawReview body Norwich

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria