Official UK procurement notice
Manchester, Cotton & Transatlantic Slavery AV hardware supply and integration
Authority: Science Museum Group (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Science Museum Group (SMG) wishes to appoint an AV Integrator under a contract for the detailed design, procurement of non-stock equipment, pre-installation configuration and testing, installation, integration, commissioning, programming, handover, warranty administration and de-installation of audio-visual systems for the Manchester, Cotton and Transatlantic Slavery exhibition at the Science and Industry Museum. The AV Integrator must also administer manufacturer warranty claims for equipment it supplies, in accordance with the Warranty Support section of this specification.
CPV: Audio-visual equipment · Audio-visual materials
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Published value£69,300
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).
Lot awarding rule: Price 25% Quality 75%
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
- Closed
- 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
- 23 Sept 2026, 10:28 BST
- Last source update
- 23 Sept 2026, 10:28 BST
- Authority reference
SIM4233M- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-089982- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-07784bFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 22 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 14 Oct 2026, 17:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Timeline
23 Sept 2026 → 6 Nov 2026 · 4 dates- Tender notice published35 days ago23 Sept 2026, 10:28 BST
- Clarification questions by14 days ago14 Oct 2026, 17:00 BST
- Submission deadline5 days ago22 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
- Today28 Oct 2026
- Contract startsin 8 days6 Nov 2026
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published23 Sept 2026, 10:28 BSTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
Notices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender