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Winter Maintenance Services

Science Museum Group

This public procurement record has 5 releases in its history.

Award

19 Aug 2026 at 14:22

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
AwardUpdate

13 Jul 2026 at 09:47

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Award

29 Jun 2026 at 12:23

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
TenderUpdate

29 Apr 2026 at 12:02

UK4 - Tender Notice
Tender

22 Apr 2026 at 11:27

UK4 - Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Science Museum Group procured comprehensive winter maintenance services for its museum and science sites. The work covers snow and ice clearing, associated transport, and repair and maintenance services across the Northern Sites—serving locations in York, Shildon, Bradford and Manchester—and the Science and Innovation Park at Wroughton in Wiltshire. The buyer operates the Science Museum in London, the National Railway Museum, Locomotion, the National Science and Media Museum and the Science and Industry Museum, alongside the Wiltshire park. The requirement was divided between services for the Northern Sites and services for Wroughton. It is a service contract supporting safe access and site operations during winter conditions across multiple public-facing and operational locations.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded. The Science Museum Group used an above-threshold open procedure. Both lots were awarded to Outco Limited on 29 June 2026: Lot 1 was awarded at £280,096 excluding VAT (£336,115 including VAT), and Lot 2 at the same combined award, covering both lots. The contract was signed on 31 July 2026 and is active from 1 September 2026 to 31 August 2029, with an option to extend for up to two additional years, ending no later than 31 August 2031. Eight bids were received for each lot. Evaluation placed 70% on quality and 30% on price. Both lots were identified as suitable for SMEs and voluntary, community or social enterprises.

This award demonstrates demand for a coordinated winter maintenance operator able to cover several geographically dispersed museum, visitor and science sites. A credible competitor would need practical capability in snow and ice clearance, transport and supporting maintenance, with sufficient people, equipment, materials and response capacity to operate across northern England and Wiltshire. The requirement favoured quality-led delivery: future suppliers should be able to explain reliable mobilisation, safe working practices and consistent service management across multiple locations. The contract’s reporting measures indicate the importance of monthly salt-usage reporting, GPS-based evidence of activity and monthly health and safety reporting. Eight bids were received per lot, including five SME bids, showing that smaller specialist businesses can compete when they can demonstrate this operational coverage and quality.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Winter Maintenance Services

Notice Description

The Science Museum Group comprises the Science Museum in London, the National Railway Museum in York, Locomotion in Shildon, the National Science and Media Museum in Bradford, the Science and Industry Museum in Manchester and the Science and Innovation Park in Wiltshire. We share our unparalleled collection--spanning science, technology, engineering and medicine - with over five million visitors each year. SMG is seeking to procure Winter Maintenance Services for its Northern Sites (Lot 1) and the Science and Innovation Park at Wroughton (Lot 2). The Contractor shall provide a comprehensive Winter Maintenance Service across the designated SMG sites. Attendance at site visits for all locations is mandatory for all new suppliers. The deadline for booking site visits is 5:00 pm on 1 May 2026 (extended to 5 May 2026, 5pm). You can book your site visit here: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/e/ypwuUkELBT?origin=lprLink Further details are provided in the tender documents.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Renewal: The Agreement is intended to run for an initial period of 3 years with the option to extend for up to 2 additional years at SMG's sole discretion.

Lot 2

Renewal: The Agreement is intended to run for an initial period of 3 years with the option to extend for up to 2 additional years at SMG's sole discretion.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06884b
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/079049-2026
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
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

50 - Repair and maintenance services

60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

CPV Codes

50000000 - Repair and maintenance services

60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

90620000 - Snow-clearing services

90630000 - Ice-clearing services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£300,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
£300,000 £100K-£500K
Awards Value
£280,096 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
£336,115 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
19 Aug 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
27 May 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
29 Jun 20261 months ago
Contract Period
1 Sep 2026 - 31 Aug 2029 3-4 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
TLC14 Durham, TLD3 Greater Manchester, TLE Yorkshire and The Humber, TLE41 Bradford, TLK15 Wiltshire
Local Authority
Kensington and Chelsea
Electoral Ward
Brompton & Hans Town
Westminster Constituency
Kensington and Bayswater

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Outco Limited

Further Information

Notice Documents

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