Notice Information
Notice Title
002634 FAIRY TALES EXHIBITION BUILD & GRAPHICS PRODUCTION - STAGE 1
Notice Description
Appointed supplier to provide the Pre-Construction services of a contractor, to complete the technical design phase (including drawings) alongside the appointed design consultant, for a new major exhibition, Fairy Tales at the British Library. This is a two stage build tender and the Second Stage (fabrication stage) will be a separate procurement exercise should either party choose to terminate this agreement at the end of Stage 1 (Pre-Construction Services).
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05856c
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/047743-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK7 - Contract Details Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Limited
- Procurement Method Details
- Below threshold - limited competition
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
92 - Recreational, cultural and sporting services
-
- CPV Codes
92521100 - Museum-exhibition services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £13,312 Under £100K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 11 Aug 20256 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 10 Aug 20256 months ago
- Contract Period
- 11 Aug 2025 - 11 Sep 2026 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
- BRITISH LIBRARY
- Additional Buyers
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- louise@fraserrandall.co.uk, procurement@bl.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LONDON
- Postcode
- NW1 2DB
- Post Town
- North West London
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLI London
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLI4 Inner London - East
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLI44 Lewisham and Southwark
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Southwark
- Electoral Ward
- Chaucer
- Westminster Constituency
- Bermondsey and Old Southwark
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/047743-2025
11th August 2025 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender
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