Official UK procurement notice
Wonderlab Gallery - Audio-Visual Hardware and Integration
Authority: Science Museum Group (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionWe are seeking an AV hardware contractor to complete a renewal of the Wonderlab Gallery sound reinforcement, Paging and control systems. The Contractor will mobilise quickly and work closely with our external AV Design Consultant and internal Technical Services Team.
CPV: Audio equipment accessories · Audio-visual equipment · Audio-visual materials · Installation services of radio, television, sound and video equipment · Installation services of sound equipment · Installation services of video equipment · Television and audio-visual equipment
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£167,300
What 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)
- Methodology: 30%
- Relevant Experience: 30%
- Pricing: 30%
- Sustainability: 10%
Published award criteria (4)
- Pricing: Price Score = Total Available Marks x (Total Price of the Lowest Priced Compliant Tender / Total Tender Price)
- Methodology
- Relevant Experience
- Sustainability
- 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
- 23 Mar 2026, 13:10 GMT
- Last source update
- 1 May 2026, 16:26 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 24 Apr 2026
- Authority reference
SCM3990E- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-026264- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-067161Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 17 Apr 2026, 17:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 10 Apr 2026, 17:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
in-tendhost.co.uk/sciencemuseumgroup/a… ↗ Tender documents, including all tender information, can be accessed by logging into our In-Tend portal, locating the tender and clicking on 'Express an Interest'.
Timeline
23 Mar 2026 → 13 May 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published217 days ago23 Mar 2026, 13:10 GMT
- Clarification questions by199 days ago10 Apr 2026, 17:00 BST
- Submission deadline192 days ago17 Apr 2026, 17:00 BST
- Award decision expected by185 days ago24 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts183 days ago27 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent179 days ago1 May 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published178 days ago1 May 2026, 16:26 BST
- Standstill ends166 days ago13 May 2026, 23:59 BST
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 23 Mar 2026- Tender notice published23 Mar 2026, 13:10 GMTUK4
- Contract award notice published1 May 2026, 16:26 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete1 May 2026, 16:26 BST
- Contract signature expected18 May 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electrosonic Ltd18 May 2026 – 20 May 2027 | £183,877 | 1 May 2026standstill to 13 May 2026 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6final-stage tenders | 3 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Electrosonic LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications Tender documents, including all tender information, can be accessed by logging into our In-Tend portal, locating the tender and clicking on 'Express an Interest'.
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender