Official UK procurement notice
Wildlife Photographer of the Year Photographic Printing Services
Authority: Natural History Museum (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Natural History Museum wishes to procure a supplier to provide Photographic Printing Services for the Wildlife Photographer of the Year Exhibition at the Museum in South Kensington, the Museum in Tring and for the Touring exhibition programme.
All Participants to this tender exercise will be required to submit three printed samples ahead of the deadline for tender submissions. Please ensure you have read the specifications carefully and understand the requirements of this tender exercise.
Please review the contract terms and conditions contained within the tender pack. The successful Participant will also be required to sign a Confidentiality Agreement upon appointment.
CPV: Photographic services · Printing and delivery services · Printing and distribution services · Printing services · Services related to printing
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).
Published sub-criteria (4)
- Combined cost for Work Package 1 and Work Package 2: 25%
- Rate Card for future works: 5%
- Social Value: 10%
- Previous experience; Methodology; CVs and Staffing; Samples; Sustainability: 60%
Published award criteria (4)
- Previous experience; Methodology; CVs and Staffing; Samples; Sustainability
- Social Value
- Combined cost for Work Package 1 and Work Package 2
- Rate Card for future works
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 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
- Services
- 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
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 26 Feb 2026, 13:27 GMT
- Last source update
- 23 Sept 2026, 09:24 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 20 Apr 2026
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-017321- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-065d0dFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 27 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 12 Mar 2026, 17:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
26 Feb 2026 → 23 Sept 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published239 days ago26 Feb 2026, 13:27 GMT
- Clarification questions by225 days ago12 Mar 2026, 17:00 GMT
- Submission deadline210 days ago27 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Assessment summaries sent193 days ago14 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
- Award decision expected by186 days ago20 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
- Standstill ends183 days ago23 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts181 days ago26 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published30 days ago23 Sept 2026, 09:24 BST
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 26 Feb 2026- Tender notice published26 Feb 2026, 13:27 GMTUK4
- Contract award notice published14 Apr 2026, 11:58 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete14 Apr 2026, 11:58 BST
- Contract signature expected27 Apr 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published23 Sept 2026, 09:24 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arteum Group Ltd (Print Foundry Lab (Fine Art Printing Services Ltd))SME28 Apr 2026 – 31 Jan 2030 | £250,000 | 14 Apr 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · Arteum Group Ltd (Print Foundry Lab (Fine Art Printing Services Ltd))SME
- Signed
- 9 Sept 2026
- Value
- £348,000 inc. VAT
- Period
- 10 Sept 2026 – 31 Jan 2030
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2final-stage tenders | 2 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Arteum Group LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender