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title: "Tate Galleries - Art Transport Framework Agreement 2022"
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# Tate Galleries - Art Transport Framework Agreement 2022

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/tate-galleries-art-transport-framework-agreement-2022-ocds-h6vhtk-034d97). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Tate Gallery: "Tate Galleries - Art Transport Framework Agreement 2022". Published status: active. Framework Ceiling: £11,000,000. 3 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 5 Aug 2022, 12:00 BST. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Tate Gallery](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/tate-gallery-GB-FTS-8916)
- **Framework Ceiling (notional):** £11,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 5 August 2022 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 3
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Freight transport agency services, Transport agency services
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-034d97`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/tate-galleries-art-transport-framework-agreement-2022-ocds-h6vhtk-034d97#tl-md)

## Description
Tate requires contractors to provide for the packing, handling, and safe movement of exhibition loans from private and institutional lenders from within the UK and abroad to some, or all of Tate’s sites and to other venues in the UK and abroad (in the case of touring exhibitions) and to provide for the packing, handling, and safe movement of Tate Collection works from Tate sites to other venues in the UK and abroad (in the case of International Programme tours). 
Contractors will be responsible for collection from the lender to delivery back to the lender at the end of the exhibition/exhibition tour. These services will require contractors who are skilled and have experience of dealing with the coordination, control, and management of the packing and transport of exhibitions comprising high value, delicate and environmentally sensitive works of art in a variety of media and from a wide range of source.

## Lots (3)
### Lot 1: Lot 1: Exhibition Transport
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 63521000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** This lot requires the packing and safe movement of exhibition loans to some or all Tate sites and other tour venues, from lender to delivery back to lender at the end of the exhibition/exhibition tour.
- **Contract Period:** 30/09/2022 to 31/03/2027

### Lot 2: Lot 2: Shuttle
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 63521000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Estimated Value:** £4,000,000
- **Description:** This lot involves the packing and safe movement of Tate works and/or loans between some or all Tate sites, to include some or all of the following:
•Submission of full and detailed invoices for services provided.
•Making site visits in advance, if re...
- **Contract Period:** 30/09/2022 to 31/03/2027

### Lot 3: Lot 3: International Programme
- **Lot id:** `3`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 63521000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Estimated Value:** £4,000,000
- **Description:** Co-ordination of the complete logistics package associated with exhibitions; from collection at Tate to return at the end of the exhibition (UK and International). This lot requires the packing and safe movement of Works from some or all Tate sites t...
- **Contract Period:** 30/09/2022 to 31/03/2027

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F018159-2022)
- **Last Source Update:** 2022-07-04T12:37:24.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-27T21:16:41.417Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-034d97