Official UK procurement notice
SMG Board Effectiveness Review 2025
Authority: Science Museum Group (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Group has the legal status of a non-departmental public body (and is recognised as an exempt charity), operating within the public sector but at arm’s length from its sponsor department, the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport.
Led by the Chair, and with consideration to the ‘ALB Board Effectiveness Review’ principles as laid out by DCMS, it is now a timely moment for SMG to undertake a review of the Board’s effectiveness - including whether it has the right structure, processes, people and performance to deliver against SMG’s mission and strategic objectives.
CPV: Corporate governance rating services · Performance review services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£20,000
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: Please refer to the tender documents for further details.
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
- Awarded
- 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
- 7 Jul 2025, 09:03 BST
- Last source update
- 13 Oct 2025, 14:33 BST
- Authority reference
SCM3762M- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-037633- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-055997Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 25 Jul 2025, 17:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Please submit your tender via the In-Tend portal at in-tendhost.co.uk/sciencemuseumgroup/a… ↗ by 25 July 2025.
Timeline
7 Jul 2025 → 13 Oct 2025 · 4 dates- Tender notice published7 Jul 2025, 09:03 BST
- Submission deadline25 Jul 2025, 17:00 BST
- Contract starts1 Sept 2025
- Latest notice published379 days ago13 Oct 2025, 14:33 BST
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 7 Jul 2025- Tender notice published7 Jul 2025, 09:03 BSTUK4
- Contract details notice published13 Oct 2025, 14:33 BSTUK7
- Status changed to complete13 Oct 2025, 14:33 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bates Wells & Braithwaite London LLP (T/A Bates Wells) | £19,933 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · Bates Wells & Braithwaite London LLP (T/A Bates Wells)
- Signed
- 1 Sept 2025
- Value
- £19,933
- Period
- 1 Sept 2025 – 3 Dec 2025
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Bates Wells & Braithwaite London LLP (T/A Bates Wells)Awarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender