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Published 15 Sept 2025, 12:02 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Audio-Visual Hardware for SMG Horrible Science Exhibition

Official notice

Authority: Science Museum Group (Central government)

GoodsBelow threshold - open competitionBelow threshold
Sectors: Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment (32) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Published estimate£29,000£34,800 inc. VAT20.8% below published estimate
Submissions closed 3 Oct 2025awarded 31 Oct 2025
Awarded to Access AV Ltd
Contract term 2 moends 16 Dec 2025 · starts 16 Oct 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

SMG wishes to award a contract for the provision of audio-visual hardware for the Horrible Science Exhibition which will be opening in February 2026 at the Science and Industry Museum in Manchester and tour to the Science Museum in London in 2027. This procurement is for AV equipment on gallery. This hardware includes typical items such as digital signage-grade screens, projectors, headphones, Brightsign media players and more. None of the hardware is deemed to be exotic or bespoke in any way. This request is for hardware supply only.

Kindly find the details outlined in the ITQ document.

CPV: Audio-visual equipment · Audio-visual materials

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Awarded 2 moPublished value£29,000
Contract period: 16 Oct 2025 – 16 Dec 2025 (2 mo)Value: £29,000 exc. VAT · £34,800 inc. VAT
32321200 Audio-visual equipment32321300 Audio-visual materials

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

Lot awarding rule: Price only

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Below threshold - open competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Goods
Notice status
Awarded
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
15 Sept 2025, 12:02 BST
Last source update
11 Nov 2025, 14:01 GMT
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-056513
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Audio-visual equipmentAudio-visual materials
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-059a24 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowed
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
Submission deadline
3 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
Clarification deadline
26 Sept 2025, 17:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

in-tendhost.co.uk/sciencemuseumgroup/a… ↗

Timeline

15 Sept 2025 → 11 Nov 2025 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    15 Sept 2025, 12:02 BST
  2. Clarification questions by395 days ago
    26 Sept 2025, 17:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline388 days ago
    3 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
  4. Contract starts376 days ago
    16 Oct 2025, 00:00 BST
  5. Latest notice published349 days ago
    11 Nov 2025, 14:01 GMT

Notice history

4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 15 Sept 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    15 Sept 2025, 12:02 BST
    UK4
  2. Tender notice published
    17 Sept 2025, 10:41 BST
    UK4
  3. Contract details notice published
    11 Nov 2025, 14:01 GMT
    UK7
  4. Status changed to complete
    11 Nov 2025, 14:01 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £22,9561 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 31 Oct 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Access AV LtdSME£22,956 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 1 · Access AV LtdSME

    Signed
    31 Oct 2025
    Value
    £22,956
    Period
    31 Oct 2025 – 31 Dec 2025
    Status
    active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Science Museum Group

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PDTR-3338-MNPG The Science Museum, London, London, SW7 2DDContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Access AV LtdAwarded supplier Office 7, STEP Commercial Centre, Stirling Enterprise Park, Hamilton, Scotland, ML3 9BQContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications (4)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender