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Published 28 Feb 2025, 17:38 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Boathouse 6- Exhibition Design & Build Appointment (ITT)

Official notice

Authority: Royal Navy Museums (Central government)

WorksBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdConcessionSME suitable
Concession value (operator's revenue)£3,300,000operator revenue, not the authority's budget
Submissions closed 4 Apr 2025awarded 23 Apr 2025
Awarded to SARNER INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
Contract term 1 yr 2 moends 30 Jun 2026 · starts 1 May 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The appointed Exhibition Fit Out Contractor is expected to progress the exhibition designs for the permanent exhibition space on the Ground Floor and Temporary Exhibition Space on the First Floor and circulation spaces within these up to RIBA Stage 4 design and build the exhibition spaces up to RIBA 7 for opening which is anticipated for June 2026.

Done under Open Procedure.

CPV: Construction work for buildings relating to exhibitions

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Awarded 1 yr 2 moSMEPublished value£3,300,000
Contract period: 1 May 2025 – 30 Jun 2026 (1 yr 2 mo)Value: £3,300,000 exc. VAT · £3,960,000 inc. VAT

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: The award criteria which is included within the ITT documentation is Quality/Price assessment with Quality weighted at 100% and the price assessment and final rankings done by Price Per Quality Score assessment to find the Most Advantageous Tender (MAT).

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
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Below threshold
Regulatory regime
Concession
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
28 Feb 2025, 17:38 GMT
Last source update
7 May 2025, 12:05 BST
Authority reference
NMRNO.2025.001
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-007580
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Classification (CPV)
Construction work for buildings relating to exhibitions
Delivery area
North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)East Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)South East (UKJ)
+1 moreSouth West (UKK)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04e8c5 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
4 Apr 2025, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
21 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Submissions for this tender opportunity are to be sent to the NMRN Tenders Inbox by email to tenders@nmrn.org.uk, if you're sending by WeTransfer/Dropbox etc please ensure to send an email to indicate this is your intention.

(www.nrmn.org.uk ↗)

Timeline

28 Feb 2025 → 7 May 2025 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    28 Feb 2025, 17:38 GMT
  2. Clarification questions by
    21 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
  3. Submission deadline
    4 Apr 2025, 12:00 BST
  4. Contract starts
    1 May 2025, 00:00 BST
  5. Latest notice published
    7 May 2025, 12:05 BST

Notice history

6 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 28 Feb 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    28 Feb 2025, 17:38 GMT
    UK4
  2. Tender notice published
    28 Feb 2025, 18:11 GMT
    UK4
  3. Tender notice published
    21 Mar 2025, 13:45 GMT
    UK4
  4. Contract award notice published
    7 May 2025, 12:05 BST
    UK6
  5. Status changed to complete
    7 May 2025, 12:05 BST
  6. Contract signature expected
    23 May 2025, 23:59 BST
    scheduled
Published amendments (2)

Edited CA location to South East.

Clarifications Upload.

Routine re-releases (4)
  • 2025-02: 1 release · 28 Feb 2025

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £3,746,4741 award exc. VAT
Bids received 22 from SMEs
Awarded toValueDateStatus
SARNER INTERNATIONAL LIMITEDSME23 May 2025 – 29 Jun 2026£3,746,47423 Apr 2025Awarded

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
2final-stage tenders20—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

National Museum of the Royal Navy

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PZYJ-5834-NBRM Main Road (PP66), HM Naval Base Portsmouth, Portsmouth, South East, PO1 3NHContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • SARNER INTERNATIONAL LIMITEDAwarded supplier Unit 5 Princess Mews, Horace Road, Kingston Upon Thames, London, KT1 2SZContact email

Official documents & specifications (6)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Bidding documents and specifications tenderBidding documents and specificationsDOCXThe Invitation to Tender (ITT) Document for Boathouse 6- Exhibition Design & Build Appointment completion in Annex's- D-H and returned as stated to the correct email address within the tender document and all associated documents.
  • Bidding documents and specifications tenderBidding documents and specificationsPDFFinal Issue of Clarification Questions and the Responses.

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender