Notice Information
Notice Title
RBGKEW1474 - Unibox - Singh Twins
Notice Description
Providing (LED lightboxes) framing services to artists, The Singh Twins for several years.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Providing LED lightboxes framing services to artists The Singh Twins for several years.
Procurement Information
Unibox are the UK's largest manufacturer of LED lightboxes, their technical capabilities and production facilities along with a team that has the experience and expertise needed to deliver high-quality solutions that are engineered to perform according to individual specifications. They have worked closely with the Singh Twins; Amrit and Rabindra to realise their artistic vision on a number of past projects. By using a tried and trusted company reduces the risks around working with other LED display manufactures who are less familiar with Amrit and Rabindras work and have no prior experience of successfully helping them realise their artworks No reasonable alternative exists as no other supplier has the prior technical capabilities and collaboration with the artists to meet these requirements within the project's timescales.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05fdea
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/086361-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Limited
- Procurement Method Details
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
-
- CPV Codes
71314100 - Electrical services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £12,652 Under £100K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 29 Dec 20251 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 18 Aug 20256 months ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Cancelled
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE ROYAL BOTANIC GARDENS KEW
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- procurement@kew.org
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- KEW GREEN
- 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
- TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLE Yorkshire and The Humber, TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLI London, TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England)
-
- Local Authority
- Richmond upon Thames
- Electoral Ward
- Kew
- Westminster Constituency
- Richmond Park
Further Information
Notice URLs
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