Official UK procurement notice
Security Services Consultancy · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Science Museum Group (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionSMG wishes to award a contract for the provision of consultancy services to review SMG’s security provision ahead of the tender process in 2026. Please see Section 2: Specification for further information about this requirement.
CPV: General management consultancy services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Published value£100,000
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: Award Criteria PERCENTAGE WEIGHTINGS Proposed team 30% Delivery methodology 30% Sustainability 10% Supplier interviews 10% Price 20%
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- 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
- 11 Apr 2025, 14:57 BST
- Last source update
- 7 May 2025, 16:32 BST
- Authority reference
SCM3688M- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-014696- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0501baFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 12 May 2025, 17:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 30 Apr 2025, 17:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Timeline
11 Apr 2025 → 26 May 2025 · 5 dates- Tender notice published11 Apr 2025, 14:57 BST
- Clarification questions by30 Apr 2025, 17:00 BST
- Latest notice published7 May 2025, 16:32 BST
- Submission deadline12 May 2025, 17:00 BST
- Contract starts26 May 2025, 00:00 BST
Notice history
6 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 11 Apr 2025- Tender notice published11 Apr 2025, 14:57 BSTUK4
- Tender notice published11 Apr 2025, 14:59 BSTUK4
- Deadline moved to 12 May 2025, 00:00 BST11 Apr 2025, 14:59 BST+0 days · was 12 May 2025, 00:59 BST
- Tender notice published29 Apr 2025, 12:15 BSTUK4
- Tender notice published7 May 2025, 16:32 BSTUK4
- Deadline moved to 12 May 2025, 17:00 BST7 May 2025, 16:32 BST+1 days · was 12 May 2025, 00:00 BST
Published amendments (1)
Deadline Extension
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2025-04: 1 release · 11 Apr 2025
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (6)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
Notices published for this procedure
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