Notice Information
Notice Title
V&A New Fashion Gallery: Mannequin Development and Supply
Notice Description
The Victoria and Albert Museum has awarded a contract to a supplier to procure approximately 170 mannequins for its new permanent Fashion Gallery. This prominent FuturePlan project includes the design and manufacture of fashion mannequins of various shapes and sizes, and requires a modular and bespoke approach to development and production. Objects include historical and contemporary garments with a global scope. These will be displayed on a range of mannequin types including full figures, bust forms, head treatments, and bespoke adaptations as required.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-04fd83
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/035172-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK7 - Contract Details Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Goods
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
39 - Furniture (incl. office furniture), furnishings, domestic appliances (excl. lighting) and cleaning products
92 - Recreational, cultural and sporting services
-
- CPV Codes
39154000 - Exhibition equipment
92521100 - Museum-exhibition services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £200,000 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- £200,000 £100K-£500K
- Awards Value
- £114,469 £100K-£500K
- Contracts Value
- £114,469 £100K-£500K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 25 Jun 20258 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 9 May 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 9 Jun 20258 months ago
- Contract Period
- 24 Jun 2025 - 24 Jun 2027 1-2 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- VICTORIA AND ALBERT MUSEUM
- Contact Name
- Alison Lynch
- Contact Email
- procurement@vam.ac.uk
- Contact Phone
- 02079242229
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LONDON
- Postcode
- SW7 2RL
- Post Town
- South West London
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLI London
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLI3 Inner London - West
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLI33 Kensington & Chelsea and Hammersmith & Fulham
- Delivery Location
- TLI London
-
- Local Authority
- Kensington and Chelsea
- Electoral Ward
- Brompton & Hans Town
- Westminster Constituency
- Kensington and Bayswater
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/035172-2025
25th June 2025 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/031538-2025
11th June 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/013210-2025
4th April 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/013158-2025
4th April 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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