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Published 16 Feb 2026, 15:23 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Sound and Vision Galleries Access Evaluation

Official notice

Authority: Science Museum Group (Central government)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow threshold
Sectors: Research & Development (R&D) (73)Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Published estimate£20,000£24,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 8 Mar 2026awarded 20 May 2026
Awarded to Sick in the City CIC
Contract term 6 moends 30 Sept 2026 · starts 6 Apr 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Museum is seeking to appoint a consultant to perform a comprehensive access evaluation of the new galleries and their suite of accessible resources. Please see Appendix 1 - Sound and Vision Access Evaluation Brief for more information.

CPV: Design consultancy services · Research consultancy services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Awarded 6 moPublished value£20,000
Contract period: 6 Apr 2026 – 30 Sept 2026 (6 mo)Value: £20,000 exc. VAT · £24,000 inc. VAT
73210000 Research consultancy services79415200 Design consultancy services

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: Unless otherwise specified, the qualitative selection questions of your responses will be scored using the following methodology outlined in the table below. Price scores are calculated in the following way: Price Score = Total Available Marks x (Lowest Priced Compliant Tender / Tender Price). Please see the ITQ document 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
16 Feb 2026, 15:23 GMT
Last source update
1 Jun 2026, 12:44 BST
Authority reference
NSM3981M
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-013943
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Design consultancy servicesResearch consultancy services
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06552a 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
8 Mar 2026, 17:00 GMT
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Your quotation should be submitted via the In-Tend portal at in-tendhost.co.uk/sciencemuseumgroup/a… ↗

Timeline

16 Feb 2026 → 1 Jun 2026 · 4 dates
  1. Tender notice published252 days ago
    16 Feb 2026, 15:23 GMT
  2. Submission deadline232 days ago
    8 Mar 2026, 17:00 GMT
  3. Contract starts204 days ago
    6 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
  4. Latest notice published147 days ago
    1 Jun 2026, 12:44 BST

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 16 Feb 2026
  1. Tender notice published
    16 Feb 2026, 15:23 GMT
    UK4
  2. Contract details notice published
    1 Jun 2026, 12:44 BST
    UK7
  3. Status changed to complete
    1 Jun 2026, 12:44 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £20,0001 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 20 May 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Sick in the City CIC£20,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Sound and Vision Galleries - Access Evaluation · Sick in the City CIC

    Signed
    20 May 2026
    Value
    £20,000
    Period
    25 May 2026 – 31 Aug 2026
    Status
    active

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

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Sick in the City CICAwarded supplierGB-COH: 13214757 The Old Post Office, 1533 Pershore Road, Birmingham, West Midlands, B30 2JHContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender