Official UK procurement notice
Wonderlab Interactive Exhibit Makers (Group 2), The Science and Industry Museum
Authority: Science Museum Group (Central government)
What is being bought6 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThe Science and Industry Museum’s new Wonderlab gallery will be a vibrant, awe-inspiring spectacle at the heart of the world’s first industrial city. Dynamic, social and multi-sensory, it will celebrate the wonder of science and invite everyone to unleash their inner inventor. As a core permanent gallery offer, the new space will be an integral part of the Science and Industry Museum’s vision and Masterplan. The gallery floor and purpose-built spaces for live programme will create welcoming, playful and inspiring environment, creating the perfect backdrop for visitors to imagine, investigate and reflect.
This tender invites suppliers to bid for Wonderlab interactives. These interactive exhibits will provide moments of joy, fun, surprise and wonder throughout the visitor journey. They should be in keeping with wider, gallery designs which will be overseen by the Lead Designer / Architect.
Wonderlab interactive exhibits will be intuitive, easy to manipulate and importantly will not rely on written instructions to function.
Exhibits will foster interaction in many different ways but will be based on the inquiry approach to science education, which allows for experimentation, questioning, reflection, open ended play and testing.
CPV: Museum services · Museum-exhibition services
Lots and requirements (6)Procurement structure
6 lots · all with a published value (£392,500 together) · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1Heat Camera, Guess Time, Weight MeasurementAwardedPublished value£31,000
Lot #2Circuits, Forces Wheel, Simple MachineAwardedPublished value£140,000
Lot #3Cloud Rings, Wind Table, Bubbles, Turn TableAwardedPublished value£35,000
Lot #4Build a Bridge, Maze, HeightometerAwardedPublished value£30,000
Lot #5Tesselation, Light Box, Kaleidoscope, Binary PatternsAwardedPublished value£70,000
Lot #6Plasma Ball, Sound Tubes, Sound Waves, Magnetic Fluid, Floating MagnetsAwardedPublished value£86,500
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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).
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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).
Published award criteria (2)
- Price
- Quality
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Cancelled
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- 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
- 23 Jun 2026, 15:04 BST
- Last source update
- 24 Sept 2026, 10:46 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 26 Aug 2026
- Authority reference
SIM4117M- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-065147- Latest notice
- Procurement termination notice (UK12)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06bb43Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 7 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 24 Jul 2026, 17:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
23 Jun 2026 → 24 Sept 2026 · 9 dates- Planning notice published125 days ago23 Jun 2026, 15:04 BST
- Market engagement112 days ago6 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
The Museum is seeking information on the feasibility of proposed interactive exhibits and their operation within the gallery setting.
This engagement will take place online via Microsoft Teams. Suppliers interested in presenting interactive solutions to the Museum are invited to contact Rachel.Dargavel-Leafe@scienceandindustrymuseum.org.uk for further information.
- Next notice expected111 days ago7 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
- Tender notice published108 days ago10 Jul 2026, 13:05 BST
- Clarification questions by94 days ago24 Jul 2026, 17:00 BST
- Submission deadline80 days ago7 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
- Award decision expected by61 days ago26 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts47 days ago10 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published33 days ago24 Sept 2026, 10:46 BST
Notice history
8 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 23 Jun 2026- Preliminary market engagement notice published23 Jun 2026, 15:04 BSTUK2
- Tender notice published10 Jul 2026, 13:05 BSTUK4
- Published value published: £392,50010 Jul 2026, 13:05 BST
- Status changed to active10 Jul 2026, 13:05 BST
- Procurement method changed10 Jul 2026, 13:05 BST
- Deadline published: 7 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST10 Jul 2026, 13:05 BST
- Procurement termination notice published24 Sept 2026, 10:46 BSTUK12
- Status changed to complete24 Sept 2026, 10:46 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Across several lots1 award | |||
| supplier not published | — | 24 Sept 2026 | Cancelled |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
Notices published for this procedure
- Procurement termination notice Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender