Official UK procurement notice
Video Games Exhibition - New Films and Animations
Authority: Science Museum Group (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionSMG is seeking to appoint a production company to create four new films and five animations for the temporary Video Games exhibition at the National Science and Media Museum (NSMM), opening to the public on 26 March 2027.
CPV: Artistic and literary creation and interpretation services · Drafting films · Entertainment film and video-tape production · Entertainment film production · Film · Film products · Museum-exhibition services · Services furnished by professional organisations · Video films
The lotProcurement structure
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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 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: Unless otherwise specified, your responses to the qualitative questions in this ITQ will be scored using the following methodology outlined in the table in Section 2, page 5 of the ITQ document.
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
- 14 Sept 2026, 15:23 BST
- Last source update
- 28 Oct 2026, 11:42 GMT
- Authority reference
NSM4224M- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-086984- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f967Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 2 Oct 2026, 17:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 30 Sept 2026, 17:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Your quotation should be submitted via the In-Tend portal at in-tendhost.co.uk/sciencemuseumgroup/a… ↗ by Friday 2 October 2026, 17:00. Your quotation will be rejected if it is received after this date.
Timeline
14 Sept 2026 → 28 Oct 2026 · 5 dates- Tender notice published44 days ago14 Sept 2026, 15:23 BST
- Clarification questions by28 days ago30 Sept 2026, 17:00 BST
- Submission deadline26 days ago2 Oct 2026, 17:00 BST
- Contract starts16 days ago12 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published5h ago28 Oct 2026, 11:42 GMT
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 14 Sept 2026- Tender notice published14 Sept 2026, 15:23 BSTUK4
- Tender notice published15 Sept 2026, 12:29 BSTUK4
- Published value updated to £25,00015 Sept 2026, 12:29 BSTwas £30,000
- Contract details notice published28 Oct 2026, 11:42 GMTUK7
- Status changed to complete28 Oct 2026, 11:42 GMT
Published amendments (1)
The scope of this procurement has changed to produce three films and five animations rather than four films and five animations. The budget has also changed from £30,000 to £25,000 (excluding VAT). An updated ITQ document has been supplied via Clarifications.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| TINMOUSE ANIMATION STUDIO LTD | £23,300 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · TINMOUSE ANIMATION STUDIO LTD
- Signed
- 27 Oct 2026
- Value
- £23,300
- Period
- 27 Oct 2026 – 27 Jan 2027
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Tinmouse Animation Studio LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
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
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender