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Railway Museum Great Hall Road Repairs QS Service

Science Museum Group

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

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24 Aug 2026 at 12:40

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Tender

17 Apr 2026 at 14:47

UK4 - Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Science Museum Group commissioned quantity surveying and contract administration services for structural repairs to railway turntable roads at the National Railway Museum in York. The Great Hall contains 24 roads surrounding a turntable; structural failure has caused rails to move out of gauge while rail vehicles are being relocated. The requirement covers the next 13 repairs, affecting Roads 3, 4, 5, 7, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 22 and 23. The work is professional services supporting civil engineering repairs rather than construction delivery itself. It combines quantity surveying, including quantity surveying for civil engineering works, with administration of the repair contracts. The buying organisation is the Science Museum Group, a central government public authority, and delivery is centred on the National Railway Museum in York.

This below-threshold procurement has been completed through an open competition. One lot covered the services, evaluated on 30% price and 70% quality. The tender closing deadline was 15 May 2026, following an enquiry deadline of 4 May 2026. The estimated value was £60,000 excluding VAT and £72,000 including VAT. Appleyard & Trew LLP was selected as supplier, and the contract was signed on 20 July 2026. The signed contract is worth £56,241 excluding VAT and £67,490 including VAT. Its contract period runs from 20 July 2026 to 19 July 2028. The process and lot are recorded as complete, while the contract is active. Electronic bid submission was allowed.

This opportunity indicates a defined need for professional quantity surveying and contract administration around complex railway heritage infrastructure. A credible future supplier would need to scope and cost structural repair programmes, manage quantities and commercial controls, and administer multiple civil engineering repair contracts. Relevant experience would include work on rail infrastructure, turntables, track or other specialist engineering assets, particularly where movement, structural failure and operational constraints affect the repair approach. Suppliers should also be able to coordinate a phased programme across 13 separate roads and support a museum while vehicles and public-facing facilities remain important considerations. The evaluation shows that technical quality carried substantially more weight than price, so strong evidence of comparable project delivery, robust contract administration and clear quality assurance would be important when this buyer next tests the market.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Railway Museum Great Hall Road Repairs QS Service

Notice Description

Within Great Hall at the National Railway Museum (York) there are 24 roads surrounding a turntable. We are in the process of moving a number of our rail vehicles into new locations and have discovered roads that are failing structurally, causing the rails to move out of gauge. The Museum is seeking to appoint Contract Administration and QS Services for the next 13 repairs to the turntable roads - Roads 3, 4, 5, 7, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 22 and 23. For more information, please see the tender documents.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-068579
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/080310-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

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

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

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

CPV Codes

71322100 - Quantity surveying services for civil engineering works

71324000 - Quantity surveying services

79994000 - Contract administration services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£60,000 Under £100K
Lots Value
£60,000 Under £100K
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£56,241 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
24 Aug 20263 days ago
Submission Deadline
15 May 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
20 Jul 20261 months ago
Contract Period
20 Jul 2026 - 19 Jul 2028 2-3 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
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

Appleyard & Trew LLP

Further Information

Notice Documents

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