Notice Information
Notice Title
SMG Fire Engineering Framework
Notice Description
The Science Museum Group would like to appoint a framework of three qualified and competent organisations that will provide SMG with expert fire engineering expertise in response to specific project requirements, fire safety and fire legislation queries as well as ad hoc requests from all Departments across the Group. Details are provided in the ITT document pack.
Lot Information
Lot LOT-0001
Renewal: The Agreement is intended to run for a period of 3 years with the option to extend for up to 1 year at SMG's sole discretion.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-054dc1
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/000441-2026
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK7 - Contract Details Notice
- Procurement Type
- Framework
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large, SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
-
- CPV Codes
71000000 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
71317100 - Fire and explosion protection and control consultancy services
71324000 - Quantity surveying services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £500,000 £500K-£1M
- Lots Value
- £500,000 £500K-£1M
- Awards Value
- £500,000 £500K-£1M
- Contracts Value
- £500,000 £500K-£1M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 5 Jan 20261 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 15 Jul 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 10 Aug 20256 months ago
- Contract Period
- 19 Dec 2025 - 18 Dec 2028 3-4 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
- SCIENCE MUSEUM GROUP
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- procurement@sciencemuseum.ac.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LONDON
- Postcode
- SW7 2DD
- 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
- Not specified
-
- 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/000441-2026
5th January 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/000359-2026
5th January 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/000352-2026
5th January 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/047732-2025
11th August 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/032745-2025
16th June 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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