Official UK procurement notice
Tender for the Appointment of the Exhibition Design Team for the International Slavery Museum and Maritime Museum Transformation Project
Authority: National Museums Liverpool (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionNational Museums Liverpool, whose legal name is National Museums and Galleries on Merseyside (NMGM), is inviting tenders for a procurement to appoint an Exhibition Design Team which will consist of Lead Consultant and Principal Designer (the Exhibition Designer) and sub-consultant team. The team is to work with National Museum Liverpool (NML) and our community partners in developing the transformation project for both the International Slavery Museum and the Maritime Museum (ISM and MM). This will entail the creation of new galleries and learning spaces for both the International Slavery Museum and Maritime Museum in the Martin Luther King Jr Building and the Hartley Pavilion.
CPV: Library, archives, museums and other cultural services · Museum services and preservation services of historical sites and buildings · Museum-exhibition services · Project and design preparation, estimation of costs · Project-design services other than for construction work · Recreational, cultural and sporting services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1This procurement is for the appointment of an Exhibition Design Team which will…AwardedRenewal
This procurement is for the appointment of an Exhibition Design Team which will consist of Lead Consultant and Principal Designer (the Designer) and any required sub-consultant teams, to work with National Museum Liverpool (NML) and our community partners in developing the transformation project for both the International Slavery Museum and the Maritime Museum (ISM and MM). This will entail the creation of new galleries and learning spaces for both the International Slavery Museum and Maritime Museum in the Martin Luther King Jr Building and the Hartley Pavilion.The appointed consultants will work with NML’s internal Project delivery team, external Architectural Design Team, and NML’s external stakeholders and community groups to co-produce, shape and develop the gallery design through RIBA Stages 2 - 6 to deliver all elements as detailed in this Scope of Services, Project Brief and in the accompanying procurement documents. Liaison with architectural and fit-out consultants working on the wider Waterfront project will also be required as the project progresses. The team will need to demonstrate experience and an understanding of developing a project using a co-production approach with a range of stakeholders.The Exhibition Designer will act as ‘Lead consultant’ and Principal Designer for the Exhibition Design team, and shall provide, or procure a team of Sub-Consultants or deliver themselves as required for the services in line with the RIBA Plan of Work 2020 and as outlined within the procurement documents. Currently the scope of this project is funded by The National Lottery Heritage Fund. Further funding applications are being sought and details are provided in the procurement documents. Additional information: Currently the scope of this project is funded by The National Lottery Heritage Fund. Further funding applications are being sought and details are provided in the procurement documents. Accordingly, various elements of this project may be funded by external funders upon additional funding being secured.
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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).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Technical Quality: 65%
- price: 35%
Published award criteria (2)
- Technical Quality: 65%
- Price: 35%
- Suitability
As detailed within the procurement documents
- Staff
- Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
- Successive reduction
- Candidates will be reduced successively across stages
- Price carries 35 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3.5 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Competitive procedure with negotiation
- 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
- 31 Jan 2022, 22:43 GMT
- Last source update
- 28 Apr 2023, 14:16 BST
- Authority reference
Ref: 2022/Jan-04-ISM/MM- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-012314- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-031150Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
- Performance terms
As detailed within the procurement documents
Publisher note: As detailed within the procurement documents.
How it was run
Official noticeTender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/nationalmuseumsliverpool ↗
- Submission deadline
- 2 Mar 2022, 10:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
2 Mar 2022 → 28 Apr 2023 · 3 dates- Submission deadline2 Mar 2022, 10:00 GMT
- Invitations to tender expected22 Mar 2022
- Notice published28 Apr 2023, 14:16 BST
Notice history
1 event · 3 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete28 Apr 2023, 14:16 BST
Published amendments (1 · 0 deadline changes)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | ClassificationCommon procurement vocabulary (CPV) · Section II.1.2 | — | — | |
| — | TextShort Description · Section II.1.4 | the following original text:-National Museums Liverpool, whose legal name is National Museums and Galleries on Merseyside (NMGM), is inviting tenders for a procurement to appoint an Exhibition Design Team which will consist of Lead Consultant and Principal Designer (the Exhibition Designer) and sub-consultant team. The team is to work with National Museum Liverpool (NML) and our community partner… | to also include:The Exhibition Design team are responsible for the interpretation and design development for the gallery spaces within each building and the learning spaces attached to those galleries. They will be responsible for creating an approach for all interpretive and display elements within these galleries, that works collectively and for each individual museum. | |
| — | ClassificationCommon procurement vocabulary (CPV) · Section II.1.2 | — | — | |
| — | TextDescription of the Procurement · Section II.2.4 | just the original text:National Museums Liverpool, whose legal name is National Museums and Galleries on Merseyside (NMGM), is inviting tenders for a procurement to appoint an Exhibition Design Team which will consist of Lead Consultant and Principal Designer (the Exhibition Designer) and sub-consultant team. The team is to work with National Museum Liverpool (NML) and our community partners in d… | To also include: The Exhibition Design team are responsible for the interpretation and design development for the gallery spaces within each building and the learning spaces attached to those galleries. They will be responsible for creating an approach for all interpretive and display elements within these galleries, that works collectively and for each individual museum. | |
| — | TextMinimum time · Section IV.2.6 | 'Tender must be valid until' being [blank] | Tender must be valid for a duration of 6 months (from the date stated for receipt of tender) |
1 amendment published without a description.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ralph Appelbaum AssociatesTender for the Appointment of an Exhibition Design Team to transform National Museums Liverpool’s International Slavery Museum & Maritime Museum | £2,192,372 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Tender for the Appointment of an Exhibition Design Team to transform National Museums Liverpool’s International Slavery Museum & Maritime Museum · Ralph Appelbaum Associates
- Signed
- 27 Apr 2023
- Value
- £2,192,372
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4bids · 4 electronic · 4 from abroad | 1 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Ralph Appelbaum Associates Awarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria