Official UK procurement notice
Tender for Exhibition and Graphic Design Services
Authority: National Museums Liverpool (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionational Museums Liverpool (NML) is seeking to appoint an Exhibition Design agency to provide Exhibition and Graphic Design, Project & Production Management for a small gallery refresh at the World Museum in Liverpool.
The duration of the contract is until 23rd March 2026.
The 'Dinosaurs and Natural World' gallery located on Level 4 within the World Museum is one of the most loved and visited galleries within the museum. Year upon year the gallery has continued to welcome and delight young visitors, and is loved by many generations of local people who remember visiting it in their childhoods. Now, at over 60 years old and only receiving minor investment in 2004, the gallery falls short of the display and infrastructure standards expected of a National Museum and unfortunately is providing an increasingly disappointing visit to many of our c700,000 visitors annually.
The appointed design agency will be required to devise an updated graphic treatment, produce technical design to address H&S issues regarding out of date display approaches, oversee and integrate new AV, interactive and lighting infrastructure and coordinate the offsite and onsite works. The appointed design agency will be expected to coordinate internal stakeholders including, but not limited to Creative Studios, Estates, Health & Safety, Curatorial & Content Teams, Major Projects and Visitor Services.
CPV: Construction work for buildings relating to exhibitions · Graphic design services · Museum-exhibition services · Specialty design services
The lotProcurement structure
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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).
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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).
Lot awarding rule: Assessment of quality submission (60%) and pricing submission (40%).
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
- 20 Jun 2025, 15:56 BST
- Last source update
- 12 Sept 2025, 14:45 BST
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-034157- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-055127Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 11 Jul 2025, 10:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Timeline
20 Jun 2025 → 12 Sept 2025 · 4 dates- Tender notice published20 Jun 2025, 15:56 BST
- Submission deadline11 Jul 2025, 10:00 BST
- Contract starts25 Jul 2025, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published12 Sept 2025, 14:45 BST
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 20 Jun 2025- Tender notice published20 Jun 2025, 15:56 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published12 Sept 2025, 14:45 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete12 Sept 2025, 14:45 BST
- Contract signature expected12 Sept 2025, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| STUDIO MUTT LIMITED12 Sept 2025 – 23 Mar 2026 | £32,940 | 25 Jul 2025 | Awarded |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3final-stage tenders | 3 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- STUDIO MUTT LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications All tender documents can be found at https://in-tendhost.co.uk/nationalmuseumsliverpool/aspx/Tenders/Current
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender