Notice Information
Notice Title
Henry Moore Summer 2026 - Fine Art Handling, Transportation & Base Fabrication & Excavation
Notice Description
(RBG Kew) Wakehurst are working with the Henry Moore Foundation to deliver an exhibition of Henry Moore works at Wakehurst from June 2026 - May 2027. The exhibition comprises 4 large scale outdoor works throughout the gardens at Wakehurst, and up to an additional 4 new commissioned artworks. The Henry Moore Foundation will loan works of Relief No. 1, Reclining Connected Forms, Reclining Figure and Mother and Child: Block Seat.
Lot Information
Lot 1
(RBG Kew) Wakehurst are working with the Henry Moore Foundation to deliver an exhibition of Henry Moore works at Wakehurst from June 2026 - May 2027. The exhibition comprises 4 large scale outdoor works throughout the gardens at Wakehurst, and up to an additional 4 new commissioned artworks. The Henry Moore Foundation will loan works of Relief No. 1, Reclining Connected Forms, Reclining Figure and Mother and Child: Block Seat.
Procurement Information
Henry Moore is recognised as one of the leading artists of the 20th century and has been exhibited heavily in the UK and internationally for over 70 years. Moore's works are instantly recognisable for their scale, materiality and subject matter. Nature as inspiration and the connectedness between his works & the landscape are significant themes in Moore's works, which support Kew's over-arching mission to protect the natural world. Henry Moore Foundation holds the IP of all works that will be exhibited at (RBG Kew) Wakehurst and require that only Mtec Fine Art are experienced & trusted to transport several valuable and unique artworks. 4 large-scale bronze works (some up to 2.5 m, 5600kg) The contract value includes: project management, install & deinstall planning & delivery, including fine art technicians to transport & handle artworks, driving specialist vehicles (cranes, MEWPs etc), managing fabrication of specialist plinths/bases for sculptures, excavations to specified scope of works by HMF, working within (RBG Kew) Wakehurst site policies and procedures. A detailed breakdown of cost have been provided. As a heavily collected and commercialised artist, working with Henry Moore Foundation and Mtec Fine Art will also bring back financial benefit to (RBG Kew) Wakehurst through retail and publishing sales.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-061473
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/009057-2026
- 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
92 - Recreational, cultural and sporting services
-
- CPV Codes
92312200 - Services provided by authors, composers, sculptors, entertainers and other individual artists
92312250 - Services provided by individual artists
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £46,996 Under £100K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 2 Feb 20264 days ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 22 Jan 20262 weeks 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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