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RBGKEW1471 - Face to face membership sales services

BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE ROYAL BOTANIC GARDENS KEW

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Award

07 Jan 2026 at 15:28

Tender

04 Sep 2025 at 13:05

Summary of the contracting process

The Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, a central government public authority in the UK, has completed the procurement process for the tender titled "RBGKEW1471 - Face to face membership sales services." This contract focuses on business services, specifically marketing and promotional services. The procurement stage has progressed to the award phase, with the contract awarded in January 2026. The process used a selective procurement method described as a competitive flexible procedure. The contract, valued at up to £280,000 annually, offers an initial period between April 2026 and March 2028, with potential renewal for an additional two years. The services will be delivered across several UK regions, including London and Midlands, to support the objectives of increasing Kew Gardens' membership base from onsite visitors.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses in the services sector, particularly those specialising in face-to-face sales and with experience in high-visitor environments such as Kew Gardens. Suitable businesses would include agencies with a proven track record in driving membership growth and conducting promotional activities that align with Kew's mission of tackling biodiversity and climate challenges. The focus on increasing membership offers substantial growth potential, with Kew Gardens looking to double its membership over five years. This engagement will not only enhance the business’s profile through association with a renowned institution but also provide steady work and partnership opportunities over the contract's duration with potential academic and commercial extensions through optional renewal phases.

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Notice Title

RBGKEW1471 - Face to face membership sales services

Notice Description

We are looking to procure a supplier to initiate and close membership sales to prospective members face-to-face, on site at Kew Gardens. RBG, Kew has a successful membership scheme with over 100,000 members on around 80,000 memberships. This is made up of around 20,000 new sales and 60,000 renewals each year. We have ambitious plans to double our membership over the coming five years and we are seeking a partnership with a face-to-face membership sales agency to support this ambition. We have an existing contract in place for this service, and our current contract for this service delivers up to 10% of our annual sales. We are seeking a supplier who can support us to grow this in line with our ambitious plans. Membership sales pattern vary significantly depending on peak seasons and visitor flow. As a guide, our strongest sales days generate around 70 onsite sales, and we average around 15 on-site sales per day (through all our on-site channels both the front of house team and the sales agency) Kew Gardens is a popular destination in South West London, currently the 13th most popular visitor attraction in the UK, and the #1 paid outdoor attraction, drawing almost 2 million visitors annually. We have huge potential to convert these visitors to members, and we are seeking a professional, experienced supplier to deliver this membership conversion. Secondary to membership sales, we expect the supplier to also deliver membership upgrades and renewals to existing members. As well as being highly experienced in delivering sales in a face-to-face environment, we expect the supplier to have a high working knowledge of Kew Gardens and our membership scheme, including: *Seasonal highlights and familiarity with the Gardens *Current and future programming and events to draw visitors to a full years of membership *Membership benefits, including seasonal offers *RBG, Kew's brand and ethos as a world leading, pioneering scientific institution tackling the global challenges of biodiversity loss and climate change. Upon appointment, the supplier will be given a full induction covering these points and will receive ongoing training which we expect all staff to attend to ensure they are able to provide knowledgeable and trusted interactions with visitors. We anticipate the supplier will be experienced working in similar outdoor, visitor attraction environments and will have the necessary workforce to deliver year-round sales, dealing with peaks of visitor numbers which require higher staffing. The staffing pattern will be determined monthly, in collaboration with both RBG Kew and the supplier.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Renewal: One extension option up to a maximum of 2 years

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-05942c
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/001160-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Competitive flexible procedure
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

98 - Other community, social and personal services


CPV Codes

79000000 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

79342200 - Promotional services

79600000 - Recruitment services

79620000 - Supply services of personnel including temporary staff

98100000 - Membership organisation services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£280,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
£280,000 £100K-£500K
Awards Value
£280,000 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
7 Jan 20261 months ago
Submission Deadline
22 Sep 2025Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
17 Dec 20252 months ago
Contract Period
31 Mar 2026 - 31 Mar 2028 2-3 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Pending
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE ROYAL BOTANIC GARDENS KEW
Additional Buyers

ROYAL BOTANIC GARDENS, KEW

Contact Name
Sarah Jandu
Contact Email
procurement@kew.org
Contact Phone
0000000000

Buyer Location

Locality
RICHMOND
Postcode
TW9 3AE
Post Town
Twickenham
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI7 Outer London - West and North West
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI75 Hounslow and Richmond upon Thames
Delivery Location
TLI3 Inner London - West

Local Authority
Richmond upon Thames
Electoral Ward
Kew
Westminster Constituency
Richmond Park

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

COMPLETE WORKS STAFFING & TRAINING

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