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Sound Design and Recording Services - Manchester Cotton and Transatlantic Slavery Exhibition

Science Museum Group

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29 Jun 2026 at 09:02

UK4 - Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Science Museum Group is procuring sound design and recording services for its Manchester Cotton and Transatlantic Slavery Exhibition. The work covers developing and delivering the exhibition’s overall soundscape, together with voiceover recording services. It is a specialist museum-exhibition and audio production requirement, involving sound recordings, sound engineering and the use of recording equipment. Delivery is for the Science Museum Group’s exhibition in Manchester. The appointed supplier will support an exhibition that explores Manchester’s cotton industry and its links with transatlantic slavery. This opportunity is suited to businesses providing creative sound design for public-facing cultural or museum environments, alongside practical recording and production services. The contract combines creative interpretation with technical delivery rather than being solely a conventional studio recording commission.

The buyer has reached tender and invited offers through a below-threshold open competition. Enquiries had to be submitted by 10 July 2026 at 5:00 pm, and quotations had to be submitted electronically through the Science Museum Group’s In-Tend portal by 17 July 2026 at 5:00 pm. The contract is scheduled to run from 27 July 2026 to 30 July 2027. The estimated procurement value is £17,900 excluding VAT and £21,480 including VAT. The tender is arranged as one lot. Responses will be assessed on both price and quality, with the most advantageous offer selected under the assessment methodology in the ITQ tender document. Electronic submission is permitted.

This opportunity suits an established sound design, audio production or specialist exhibition-services supplier able to combine creative development with reliable technical delivery. Relevant capability includes creating an integrated soundscape for a museum exhibition, recording and producing voiceovers, and operating or managing sound recording equipment. Suppliers should be comfortable translating historical and socially significant subject matter into audio for a public audience, while working within an exhibition-development environment. The requirement may suit a small specialist studio, sound designer, recording producer or multidisciplinary exhibition agency with suitable in-house skills or delivery partners. Businesses should be able to coordinate creative decisions, recording sessions, sound engineering and final delivery as one service, and demonstrate experience producing polished audio for cultural, educational or visitor-facing settings.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Sound Design and Recording Services - Manchester Cotton and Transatlantic Slavery Exhibition

Notice Description

SMG wishes to award a contract for the provision of sound design services, including the development and delivery of the overall exhibition soundscape and voiceover recording services for the Science Museum Group's Manchester Cotton and Transatlantic Slavery Exhibition, due to open in March 2027.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06beb6
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/060574-2026
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK4 - Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - open competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

32 - Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment

92 - Recreational, cultural and sporting services

CPV Codes

32332300 - Sound recorders

32353000 - Sound recordings

92370000 - Sound technician

92521000 - Museum services

92521100 - Museum-exhibition services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£17,900 Under £100K
Lots Value
£17,900 Under £100K
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
29 Jun 20261 months ago
Submission Deadline
17 Jul 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
27 Jul 2026 - 30 Jul 2027 1-2 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Active
Lots Status
Active
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

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

Further Information

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