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title: "TC1157 - Manchester Art Gallery and Queens Park Conservation Studios Collection Moves Programme"
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# TC1157 - Manchester Art Gallery and Queens Park Conservation Studios Collection Moves Programme

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/tc1157-manchester-art-gallery-and-queens-park-conservation-studios-collection-moves-progra-ocds-h6vhtk-03c3b7). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Manchester City Council: "TC1157 - Manchester Art Gallery and Queens Park Conservation Studios Collection Moves Programme". Published status: complete. Published Value: £600,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 24 May 2023, 11:00 BST. Published submission portal: www.the-chest.org.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Manchester City Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/manchester-city-council-ons-e08000003)
- **Published Value:** £600,000 (GBP; published on the single lot)
- **Submission Deadline:** 24 May 2023 at 11:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Road transport services
- **Delivery Location:** UKD3
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £196,151 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-03c3b7`

## Before you bid
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- **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/tc1157-manchester-art-gallery-and-queens-park-conservation-studios-collection-moves-progra-ocds-h6vhtk-03c3b7#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [the-chest.org.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.the-chest.org.uk%2F)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/tc1157-manchester-art-gallery-and-queens-park-conservation-studios-collection-moves-progra-ocds-h6vhtk-03c3b7#participate

## Description
The appointment of an art transport company to work with us over the next 2 years to undertake a series of six collection moves to facilitate building and storage improvements at Manchester Art Gallery and Queens Park conservation Studios

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete

- **Delivery regions:** UKD

- **Estimated Value:** £600,000
- **Description:** The appointment of  an art transport company to work with us over the next 2 years to undertake a series of six collection moves to facilitate building and storage improvements at Manchester Art Gallery and Queens Park conservation Studios. Additiona...

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** TC1157 - Manchester Art Gallery and Queens Park Conservation Studios Collection Moves Programme (active)
  - Award id: `024299-2023-TC1157-1`
  - Supplier(s): **M&G Transport & Technical Services Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-90522`
  - Value: £196,151 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** TC1157 - Manchester Art Gallery and Queens Park Conservation Studios Collection Moves Programme (active)
  - Signed Value: £196,151
  - Signed Date: 14/08/2023

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F024299-2023)
- **Last Source Update:** 2023-08-18T10:20:12.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-25T04:09:14.971Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-03c3b7