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Published 20 Jun 2025, 15:56 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Tender for Exhibition and Graphic Design Services

Official notice

Authority: National Museums Liverpool (Central government)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdSME suitable
Published estimate£30,000£36,000 inc. VAT9.8% above published estimate
Submissions closed 11 Jul 2025awarded 25 Jul 2025
Awarded to STUDIO MUTT LIMITED
Contract term 8 moends 31 Mar 2026 · starts 25 Jul 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

ational Museums Liverpool (NML) is seeking to appoint an Exhibition Design agency to provide Exhibition and Graphic Design, Project & Production Management for a small gallery refresh at the World Museum in Liverpool.

The duration of the contract is until 23rd March 2026.

The 'Dinosaurs and Natural World' gallery located on Level 4 within the World Museum is one of the most loved and visited galleries within the museum. Year upon year the gallery has continued to welcome and delight young visitors, and is loved by many generations of local people who remember visiting it in their childhoods. Now, at over 60 years old and only receiving minor investment in 2004, the gallery falls short of the display and infrastructure standards expected of a National Museum and unfortunately is providing an increasingly disappointing visit to many of our c700,000 visitors annually.

The appointed design agency will be required to devise an updated graphic treatment, produce technical design to address H&S issues regarding out of date display approaches, oversee and integrate new AV, interactive and lighting infrastructure and coordinate the offsite and onsite works. The appointed design agency will be expected to coordinate internal stakeholders including, but not limited to Creative Studios, Estates, Health & Safety, Curatorial & Content Teams, Major Projects and Visitor Services.

CPV: Construction work for buildings relating to exhibitions · Graphic design services · Museum-exhibition services · Specialty design services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Awarded 8 moPublished value£30,000

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: Assessment of quality submission (60%) and pricing submission (40%).

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
20 Jun 2025, 15:56 BST
Last source update
12 Sept 2025, 14:45 BST
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-034157
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Classification (CPV)
Construction work for buildings relating to exhibitionsGraphic design servicesMuseum-exhibition servicesSpecialty design services
Delivery area
North West (UKD7)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-055127 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
11 Jul 2025, 10:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

20 Jun 2025 → 12 Sept 2025 · 4 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    20 Jun 2025, 15:56 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    11 Jul 2025, 10:00 BST
  3. Contract starts
    25 Jul 2025, 00:00 BST
  4. Latest notice published
    12 Sept 2025, 14:45 BST

Notice history

4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 20 Jun 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    20 Jun 2025, 15:56 BST
    UK4
  2. Contract award notice published
    12 Sept 2025, 14:45 BST
    UK6
  3. Status changed to complete
    12 Sept 2025, 14:45 BST
  4. Contract signature expected
    12 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £32,9401 award exc. VAT
Bids received 33 from SMEs
Awarded toValueDateStatus
STUDIO MUTT LIMITED12 Sept 2025 – 23 Mar 2026£32,94025 Jul 2025Awarded

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
3final-stage tenders30—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

National Museums Liverpool

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PNMY-9441-BPGQ World Museum, William Brown Street, Liverpool, North West, L3 8ENContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • STUDIO MUTT LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 10793455GB-PPON: PHLT-7832-RYZH 91 Kempston Street, Liverpool, North West, L3 8HEContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Bidding documents and specifications tenderBidding documents and specificationsAll tender documents can be found at https://in-tendhost.co.uk/nationalmuseumsliverpool/aspx/Tenders/Current

Notices published for this procedure

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