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Published 4 Apr 2025, 15:13 BST

Official UK procurement notice

V&A New Fashion Gallery: Mannequin Development and Supply

Authority: Victoria and Albert Museum (Central government)

GoodsOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable

Sectors: Furniture (incl. office furniture), furnishings, domestic appliances (excl. lighting) and cleaning products (39)Recreational, cultural and sporting services (92) Delivery: London (UKI)

Published estimate£200,000≈ £40k / year · £240,000 inc. VAT42.8% below published estimate

Submissions closed 9 May 2025awarded 10 Jun 2025

Awarded to HANS BOODT MANNEQUINS

Contract term 5 yrsends 17 Jun 2030 · starts 17 Jun 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Victoria and Albert Museum has awarded a contract to a supplier to procure approximately 170 mannequins for its new permanent Fashion Gallery. This prominent FuturePlan project includes the design and manufacture of fashion mannequins of various shapes and sizes, and requires a modular and bespoke approach to development and production. Objects include historical and contemporary garments with a global scope. These will be displayed on a range of mannequin types including full figures, bust forms, head treatments, and bespoke adaptations as required.

CPV: Exhibition equipment · Museum-exhibition services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1Awarded 5 yrsPublished value£200,000

Contract period: 17 Jun 2025 – 17 Jun 2030 (5 yrs)Value: £200,000 exc. VAT · £240,000 inc. VAT

Delivery: London

39154000 Exhibition equipment 92521100 Museum-exhibition services

Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)2

Economic & financial standing
Conditions of participation criteria as stated in the procurement documents
Technical & professional ability
Conditions of participation criteria as stated in the procurement documents

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

Quality: 75%Price: 25%

Published sub-criteria (2)

Outlined in tender documents: 75%
Overall costs for Product and Resourcing: 25%

Published award criteria (2)

Outlined in tender documents: Long criteria description
Overall costs for Product and Resourcing: Long criteria description

Conditions of participation2

Economic & financial standing
Conditions of participation criteria as stated in the procurement documents
Technical & professional ability
Conditions of participation criteria as stated in the procurement documents

What this means for your bid

Price carries 25 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2.5 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

Procedure method: Open procedure
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category: Goods
Notice status: Awarded
Procurement threshold: Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered: Yes (GPA, CPTPP)
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 4 Apr 2025, 15:13 BST
Last source update: 25 Jun 2025, 16:04 BST
Award evaluation window: Submission end – 5 Jun 2025
Authority reference: VA/CON/03/25
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-013158
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV): Exhibition equipmentMuseum-exhibition services
Delivery area: London (UKI)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04fd83 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice

Run through: Delta eSourcing · Who buys & how to bid on Delta

Public notice page · account needed to bidElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN

Access & registration note: Free Select account; no DUNS asked at signup

Submission deadline: 9 May 2025, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline: 2 May 2025, 12:00 BST
Submission channel: Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission: Allowed
Accepted languages: en

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/4NC7387FG2 ↗

Timeline

4 Apr 2025 → 25 Jun 2025 · 8 dates

Tender notice published
4 Apr 2025, 15:13 BST
Clarification questions by
2 May 2025, 12:00 BST
Submission deadline
9 May 2025, 12:00 BST
Award decision expected by
5 Jun 2025, 23:59 BST
Assessment summaries sent
10 Jun 2025, 00:00 BST
Contract starts
17 Jun 2025, 00:00 BST
Standstill ends
20 Jun 2025, 23:59 BST
Latest notice published
25 Jun 2025, 16:04 BST

Notice history

7 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 4 Apr 2025

Tender notice published
4 Apr 2025, 15:13 BST
UK4
Tender notice published
4 Apr 2025, 16:18 BST
UK4
Deadline moved to 9 May 2025, 12:00 BST
4 Apr 2025, 16:18 BST
+0 days · was 9 May 2025, 13:00 BST
Contract award notice published
11 Jun 2025, 13:54 BST
UK6
Status changed to complete
11 Jun 2025, 13:54 BST
Contract signature expected
21 Jun 2025, 23:59 BST
scheduled
Contract details notice published
25 Jun 2025, 16:04 BST
UK7

Published amendments (1)

A previous version of this tender notice did not factor for British Summer Time. This updated version has amended the deadlines for enquiries and tender submission from 13:00 to 12:00.

Routine re-releases (4)

2025-04: 1 release · 4 Apr 2025

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £114,4691 award exc. VAT

Bids received 44 from SMEs

Contracts signed 1latest 25 Jun 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
HANS BOODT MANNEQUINSSMEVA New Fashion Gallery Mannequin Development and Supply22 Jun 2025 – 20 Jun 2027	£114,469	10 Jun 2025	Awarded

Contracts

VA New Fashion Gallery Mannequin Development and Supply · HANS BOODT MANNEQUINSSME
Signed
25 Jun 2025
Value
£114,469
Period
25 Jun 2025 – 24 Jun 2027
Status
active
No agreed KPIs: The contract is below £5 million

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
4final-stage tenders	4	0	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Victoria and Albert Museum

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PQLN-4536-WVGN Cromwell Road, London, London, SW7 2RLContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

HANS BOODT MANNEQUINSAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PTTC-4884-MJYL MERWEDEWEG 6, 3336 LG ZWIJNDRECHT, NL, 3336, NLContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications (4)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender25 Jun 2025, 16:04 BST
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender11 Jun 2025, 13:54 BST
Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender4 Apr 2025, 16:18 BST
Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender4 Apr 2025, 15:13 BST