Official UK procurement notice
Video Games Exhibition - Fit Out and Graphics
Authority: Science Museum Group (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Science Museum Group (SMG) wishes to establish a contract for the provision of Video Games Exhibition Fit-out services and Graphics at the National Science and Media Museum (NSMM), Bradford. Please see Appendix 2 Specification for more information.
CPV: Graphic design services · Library, archives, museums and other cultural services · Museum construction work · Museum services · Museum-exhibition services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedWhat it takes to wini
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 morei
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: Unless otherwise specified, the qualitative questions in the Tender Response will be scored using the following scoring methodology outlined in the table shown in Section 2, point 15 Scoring Methodology on page 8 of the ITT document. Price evaluation will be conducted on the basis of the following calculation: Price Score = Total Available Marks x (Total Price of the Lowest Priced Compliant Tender / Total Tender Price), subject to the budget ceiling.
No conditions of participation were published on the notice; check the tender documents.
- Turnover usually expected at this size: about £149,910 (twice the annual value).
Turnover is an indicative market norm (≈2× annual value), not a published condition.
Competition analysis · published record, not a forecast of who will bid
How Science Museum Group buys Museum services and preservation services of historical sites and buildings (CPV 9252), and who usually turns up
Science Museum Group’s published record next to the market for the same work. Frameworks and DPS are left out: they draw different bid counts. Whole-market view: Museum services and preservation services of historical sites and buildings (CPV 9252) →
How the contest usually goes
Winner shares use published awards; bid and price charts use contested lots.
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How often small and medium firms win.
Share of awards where the winner’s size is known.
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Small firms have won here. Neither number says whether you qualify; it describes who has been winning.
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How often local firms win similar work.
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Local means the winner is registered in the region where that award was delivered. The market figure counts awards delivered in Greater London (authority’s region).
A local branch does not count if the registered address is elsewhere.
Most of this buyer’s recorded winners were registered in the region where that award was delivered.
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How long buyers here take to decide after bids close.
Middle value in days from the bid deadline to the award date, on competitions that published both.
Only decided tenders count, so slow ones still waiting are not in.
Half of these awards have an award date within 33 days of the bid deadline.
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How often work is awarded with no recorded rival.
Direct awards and tenders where every published lot count shows one bid.
Both shares are minimums: some awards have no bid count.
Thin markets produce this too; it is not proof of a tailored specification.
Missing bid counts may hide more single-bid awards. This share is a minimum.
How many bids did past lots attract?
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How many bids past lots received.
Each colour is a bid-count range. Only competed lots with a published count are included.
Past bids do not predict this tender.
1 bid22% / 10%
2–319% / 20%
4–622% / 60%
7+37% / 10%
How did awards compare with estimates?
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Where winning prices landed against estimates.
Each colour shows awards below, close to or above the published estimate, one lot at a time.
Past prices are a guide, not a bid price.
Below estimate47% / 44%
Within ±2%27% / 25%
Above estimate27% / 31%
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What past awards tell you about each lot.
See the forecast, this buyer’s earlier suppliers and firms with relevant wins.
No supplier is confirmed as a bidder.
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What past awards tell you about each lot.
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No supplier is confirmed as a bidder.
Open a lot for its forecast, this buyer’s previous supplier and possible competitors, from published award history, not a bid list
Lot #1CPV 4521Published estimate£100k
This lot is listed as CPV 4521. The table above uses the notice category.
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How many bids this lot may attract.
The forecast uses similar past competitions. The bar shows either that forecast or past bid counts; the line below says which.
Each lot shows its own forecast based on its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative.
A forecast, not a list of bidders.
1 bid4%
2–358%
4–612%
7+25%
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Where the award price may land.
The forecast uses similar awards and the buyer’s estimate. The band covers the middle half of likely prices.
Based on 22 comparable awards. Each lot reflects its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative.
A statistical guide from past awards, not a price to bid.
Middle 50%£90k–£100k
Estimate£100k
Who has supplied this buyer on similar work? i
Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
A past supplier may not bid again.
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Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
A past supplier may not bid again.
| Supplier | This buyer’s earlier contract | Lot | Award value | Why listed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIVAF LIMITEDWorked for this buyer | Future of Food Exhibition Physical Interactive Exhibitsnotice published May 2025 | — | — | Similar wording and category |
| MeyvaertWorked for this buyer | Tomorrow Gallery Display Casesnotice published Oct 2026 | — | — | Similar wording and category |
| MER Services LtdWorked for this buyer | Manchester Cotton and Transatlantic Slavery Exhibition - Fit Out and Graphicsnotice published Oct 2026 | — | — | Similar wording and category |
| All Around DesignWorked for this buyer | Wonderlab Gallery 2D Graphic Designer at Science and Industry Museumnotice published Jul 2026 | — | — | Similar wording and category |
| D.H.A. DESIGN SERVICES LIMITEDWorked for this buyer | Exhibition Design Services for Technicians Gallery Science and Industry Museumruns to Jun 2029 | — | £190k | Similar wording and category |
Who could compete for this lot? i
Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
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Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
| Supplier | Won in this category | Live contracts | Award vs estimate |
|---|---|---|---|
| £3.7m5 awards in 36m · last 3 months ago | 1 live · £262k iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | 3% below n=5 | |
| £1.2m3 awards in 36m · last 2 months ago | 1 live · £65k iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=3 | |
| £385k2 awards in 36m · last 1 month ago | 2 live · £385k iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=1 | |
| £241k6 awards in 36m · last 3 months ago | 4 live · £147k iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | 6% below n=3 | |
| £61k1 award in 36m · last 3 months ago | 1 live · £61k iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | 10% above n=1 |
About this data
- Source. Official UK public procurement notices (Find a Tender), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0. New notices arrive through the day; the figures are rebuilt nightly.
- Two views, kept apart. The authority’s own track record and the wider market for the same kind of work sit side by side and are never mixed. Where the local picture is too thin, a figure widens to a broader market and says which one it used.
- Forecasts are labelled. The price forecast and its range, possible competitors and the earlier-work matches are our estimates from past awards: not published facts, not win chances and not price advice. Official notices do not say who is bidding.
- Every figure shows what it rests on. Not every notice publishes a bid count, a value or a delivery region, so each figure carries the number of records behind it, and one built on few records is marked as such. The on a figure explains it; the counting rules are in the methodology. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Works
- Notice status
- Open for tender
- 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
- 29 Oct 2026, 14:18 GMT
- Last source update
- 29 Oct 2026, 14:18 GMT
- Authority reference
NSM4269M- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-102680- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0793a4Find a Tender
How to participate & submission route
Official notice Submit via In-tend- Requests to participate (first stage)
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- Tender submission deadline
- 18 Nov 2026, 17:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 13 Nov 2026, 17:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Suppliers must submit their Tender Response via the Procurement Portal in-tendhost.co.uk/sciencemuseumgroup/a… ↗
Timeline
29 Oct 2026 → 1 Dec 2026 · 4 dates- Tender notice published9h ago29 Oct 2026, 14:18 GMT
- Today29 Oct 2026
- Clarification questions byin 14 days13 Nov 2026, 17:00 GMT
- Submission deadlinein 19 days18 Nov 2026, 17:00 GMT
- Contract startsin 32 days1 Dec 2026
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published29 Oct 2026, 14:18 GMTUK4
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Nothing awarded yet- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender