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Published 15 Nov 2023, 19:20 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Exhibition and Museum Interpretative Fit-out Requirements for the Hull: Yorkshire’s Maritime City Project, Kingston upon Hull

Official notice

Authority: Kingston Upon Hull City Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedure
Published estimate£6,400,000≈ £4.3m / year30% below published estimate
Submissions closed 21 Dec 2023awarded 22 Aug 2024
Awarded to Marcon Fit-Out Ltd
Contract term 1 yr 6 moends 31 Jul 2025 · starts 1 Feb 2024

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Hull City Council (The Authority) has appointed Marcon Fit-Out Ltd as the Principal Contractor to undertake the required main Exhibition and Museum Interpretative Fit Out Requirements, including Artwork Graphics Production and AVIT Software Production requirements, as part of Hull: Yorkshire's Maritime City (H:YMC) Maritime Project, Kingston upon Hull. The contract period is starting from February 2024 until July 2025. The Authority has estimated the value the Contract to be £4,480,255. The appointed Contractor will provide the key works for the Exhibition and Museum Interpretative Fit-Out Requirements, also to include Artwork Graphics Production and AVIT Software Production requirements, at three key Maritime Project sites.

CPV: Building installation work · Display cases · Display units · Educational software package · Exhibition equipment · Graphic design services · Graphic display panels · Graphics software development services · Graphics software package · IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support · IT software development services · Installation services (except software) · +10 more

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Hull City Council seeks tenders from interested organisations to supply Exhibition and…Awarded 1 yr 6 moPublished value£6,400,000

Hull City Council seeks tenders from interested organisations to supply Exhibition and Museum Interpretative Fit Out Requirements, including Artwork Graphics Production and Hull City Council (The Authority) has appointed Marcon Fit-Out Ltd as the Principal Contractor to undertake the required main Exhibition and Museum Interpretative Fit Out Requirements, including Artwork Graphics Production and AVIT Software Production requirements, as part of Hull: Yorkshire's Maritime City (H:YMC) Maritime Project, Kingston upon Hull. The contract period is starting from February 2024 until July 2025. The Authority has estimated the value the Contract to be £4,480,255. The appointed Contractor will provide the key works for the Exhibition and Museum Interpretative Fit-Out Requirements, also to include Artwork Graphics Production and AVIT Software Production requirements, at the following key sites for the Hull: Yorkshire’s Maritime City project: 1. Hull Maritime Museum (Queen Victoria Square) 2. North End Shipyard Visitor Centre (Dock Office Row) 3. Arctic Corsair trawler (located in drydock at North End Shipyard). The successful Contractor will prepare final designs / fabrication drawings for the fit-out, fabrication / manufacture fit-out together with site installation including testing / commissioning where appropriate; to include: 1.Audio Visual and IT Hardware 2. Graphic panels and Object Labels 3. Display cases including case lighting and internal fittings 4. General Fit-out including joinery items, plinths, stands, etc. 5. Electrical services including projectors, speakers, screens, exhibition lighting

  1. Mechanical interactives
  2. Room Sets, models and Props
  3. Audio Visual Software
  4. Graphic Artwork
Contract period: 1 Feb 2024 – 31 Jul 2025 (1 yr 6 mo)
Variant bids: not allowed

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
Quality: 60%Price: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 60
  • Price: 40
Conditions of participation3
  • Suitability

    Requirements as detailed within the tender documentation.

  • Economic & financial standing

    Requirements as detailed within the tender documentation.

    Minimum: Requirements as detailed within the tender documentation.
  • Technical & professional ability

    Requirements as detailed within the tender documentation.

    Minimum: Requirements as detailed within the tender documentation.
Staff
Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 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
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
15 Nov 2023, 19:20 GMT
Last source update
23 May 2025, 19:17 BST
Award evaluation window
21 Dec 2023 – …
Authority reference
80661
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-027179
Classification (CPV)
Building installation workDisplay casesDisplay unitsEducational software packageExhibition equipmentGraphic design servicesGraphic display panelsGraphics software development servicesGraphics software packageIT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
+12 moreIT software development servicesInstallation services (except software)
Delivery area
Yorkshire & Humber (UKE11)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-041a3a Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
electronic ordering · electronic payment
Performance terms

Requirements as detailed within the tender documentation.

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: EU-Supply (CTM) · Who buys & how to bid on EU-Supply
Public notice page · account needed to bidLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · 5–10 minutes
Submission deadline
21 Dec 2023, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
21 Dec 2023, 12:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

21 Dec 2023 → 23 May 2025 · 5 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    21 Dec 2023, 12:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    21 Dec 2023, 12:00 GMT
  3. Contract starts
    1 Feb 2024
  4. Bids must remain valid until
    21 Apr 2024, 23:59 BST
  5. Notice published
    23 May 2025, 19:17 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    23 May 2025, 19:17 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £4,480,2551 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 3
Contracts signed 1latest 22 Aug 2024
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Marcon Fit-Out LtdSME£4,480,255 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Exhibition and Museum Interpretative Fit-out Requirements for the Hull: Yorkshire’s Maritime City Project, Kingston upon Hull · Marcon Fit-Out LtdSME

    Signed
    22 Aug 2024
    Value
    £4,480,255
    Period
    … – 31 Jul 2025
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
3bids · 3 electronic———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Hull City Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services 168524345 The Guildhall, Alfred Gelder Street, Hull, Yorkshire & Humber, HU1 2AAContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Town Clerk, Hull City CouncilReview body Hull

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Marcon Fit-Out LtdAwarded supplier835474803 A2 Fergusons Way, Antrim, Yorkshire & Humber, BT41 4LZContact email

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.