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# Wigan Museum - Our Northern Soul: Exhibition Design and Build

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/wigan-museum-our-northern-soul-exhibition-design-and-build-ocds-h6vhtk-06b20d). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Wigan Council: "Wigan Museum - Our Northern Soul: Exhibition Design and Build". Published status: active. Published Value: £218,028. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 8 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: www.the-chest.org.uk..

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Wigan Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/wigan-council-ons-e08000010)
- **Published Value:** £218,028 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 8 July 2026 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Below threshold - open competition
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Fair and exhibition organisation services, Museum-exhibition services
- **Delivery Location:** UKD3
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/wigan-museum-our-northern-soul-exhibition-design-and-build-ocds-h6vhtk-06b20d#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-06b20d`

## 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/wigan-museum-our-northern-soul-exhibition-design-and-build-ocds-h6vhtk-06b20d#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [the-chest.org.uk.](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.the-chest.org.uk.)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/wigan-museum-our-northern-soul-exhibition-design-and-build-ocds-h6vhtk-06b20d#participate

## Description
You are invited to tender for the provision of ‘Wigan Museum – Our Northern Soul: Exhibition Design and Build’ under the terms and instructions set out in the Invitation to Tender documentation. 
In summary, we are seeking an experienced Exhibition Design and Build contractor to design and build all the 2D and 3D aspects of the ground floor main gallery exhibition and Discover Room from RIBA Stages 3-6. This includes: 
* Exhibition Design Development (RIBA Stages 3-4). 
* Delivery of 5 co-creation sessions with Community Partners for design development of exhibition displays and themes (RIBA Stage 3) from August-November 2026. 
* 3D Fabrication (walls, plinths, displays, small interactives, mounts, furniture). 
* Decoration (paint decoration of walls). 
* Gallery Floor Treatment. 
* AV Hardware, AV software and electrical works. 
* 2D Graphic Design, Artworking and Production. 
* Site management and build installation (RIBA Stage 5). 
* Site Handover (RIBA Stage 6). 
The successful supplier will be required to ensure all CDM requirements are fulfilled and will be the Principal Designer on the project. 
Please refer to the Specification document within the Invitation to Tender pack which details the full requirements and scope of the services being procured. 
The project will take place at Wigan Museum, 41 Library St, Wigan, WN1 1NU in the main ground floor gallery and Discover Room. Please see documentation within the Invitation to Tender pack for more information on the gallery spaces. 
The deadline for the submission of final tender bids is Wednesday 8th July 2026 at 12:00noon.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 79956000, 92521100
- **Delivery regions:** UKD
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £218,028

- **Contract Period:** 09/08/2026 to 09/07/2027

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F054837-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-06-10T14:19:55.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-29T14:11:29.314Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-06b20d