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Published 11 Apr 2025, 14:57 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Security Services Consultancy · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Science Museum Group (Central government)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Published estimate£100,000≈ £100k / year · £120,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 12 May 2025
Contract term 1 yrends 26 May 2026 · starts 26 May 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

SMG 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 published
Lot #1 1 yrSMEVCSEPublished value£100,000
Contract period: 26 May 2025 – 26 May 2026 (1 yr)Value: £100,000 exc. VAT · £120,000 inc. VAT
Eligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible

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: 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)
General management consultancy services
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0501ba 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
12 May 2025, 17:00 BST
Clarification deadline
30 Apr 2025, 17:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

11 Apr 2025 → 26 May 2025 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    11 Apr 2025, 14:57 BST
  2. Clarification questions by
    30 Apr 2025, 17:00 BST
  3. Latest notice published
    7 May 2025, 16:32 BST
  4. Submission deadline
    12 May 2025, 17:00 BST
  5. Contract starts
    26 May 2025, 00:00 BST

Notice history

6 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 11 Apr 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    11 Apr 2025, 14:57 BST
    UK4
  2. Tender notice published
    11 Apr 2025, 14:59 BST
    UK4
  3. Deadline moved to 12 May 2025, 00:00 BST
    11 Apr 2025, 14:59 BST
    +0 days · was 12 May 2025, 00:59 BST
  4. Tender notice published
    29 Apr 2025, 12:15 BST
    UK4
  5. Tender notice published
    7 May 2025, 16:32 BST
    UK4
  6. Deadline moved to 12 May 2025, 17:00 BST
    7 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

Science Museum Group

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

Official documents & specifications (6)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Notices published for this procedure

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