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Acoustic Upgrade - Study, Welcome Building and Main Office

Science Museum Group

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

03 Aug 2026 at 09:58

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Tender

11 Mar 2026 at 14:16

UK4 - Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Science Museum Group commissioned acoustic improvement works for the Hawking Building Study, the Welcome Building reception and the Main Office. The requirement covers two linked stages: designing upgrades to improve acoustic reverberation quality, using the organisation’s technical and aesthetic briefs, and then carrying out the approved design. This is a construction and building-completion opportunity, including insulation and other specialist trade works. The buying organisation is Science Museum Group, a central government public authority based at the Science Museum in London. The work is therefore relevant to contractors able to combine acoustic design with practical building works in occupied or public-facing museum and office premises. The requirement is focused on improving internal acoustic performance rather than general museum services or supplies.

The procurement is complete following an below-threshold open competition. Enquiries closed on 27 March 2026 and tenders closed at 4pm on 1 April 2026. One lot was used. 2601 Creative Print was awarded the work, and the award is recorded as active. The contract was signed on 1 June 2026, runs from 2 June to 30 July 2026, and has a value of £52,272 excluding VAT (£62,726 including VAT). The tender’s estimated value was £65,000 excluding VAT (£78,000 including VAT); the lot value is recorded separately as 65,000 AED excluding VAT and 78,000 AED including VAT. Evaluation criteria were set out in the tender documents, and electronic submission was allowed.

This procurement shows Science Museum Group’s demand for a supplier that can take responsibility from acoustic design through to delivery of the resulting building works. A credible competitor would need to interpret technical and aesthetic briefs, assess reverberation problems in study, reception, office or similar public-facing spaces, produce a design for client approval, and install the approved solution. Relevant capability includes acoustic treatment, insulation, specialist construction trades and building completion, with the project requiring these disciplines to work together rather than being supplied as unrelated packages. Experience of delivering carefully coordinated improvements in museum, visitor, study or office environments would help demonstrate suitability. The successful supplier was an SME, indicating that this scale and type of requirement can be delivered by a smaller specialist business.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Acoustic Upgrade - Study, Welcome Building and Main Office

Notice Description

The Science Museum Group wishes to appoint a Supplier to provide firstly a design to upgrade the acoustic reverberation quality of the Hawking Building Study and The Welcome Building's Reception based on the technical and aesthetical briefs provided. Secondly, once the design has been approved by SMG, to carry out the works accordingly.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-066754
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/073027-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Works
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - open competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

45 - Construction work

CPV Codes

45260000 - Roof works and other special trade construction works

45320000 - Insulation work

45400000 - Building completion work

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£65,000 Under £100K
Lots Value
£65,000 Under £100K
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£52,272 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
3 Aug 20261 months ago
Submission Deadline
1 Apr 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
2 Jun 2026 - 30 Jul 2026 1-6 months
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
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
SW7 2DD
Postcode Area
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

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

2601 Creative Print

Further Information

Notice Documents

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