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ID 6231332 - National Museums NI - Conservation and Restoration of Maritime Collections

National Museums NI

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21 Aug 2026 at 11:31

UK4 - Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

National Museums NI is seeking one specialist supplier to conserve and restore four priority maritime vessels: Mary Joseph, Children’s Hope, The Fancy and The Result. The work covers vessel conservation and restoration, including The Result’s two phases, for museum collections. The services fall within preservation of museum exhibits and ship repair and maintenance (CPV 92521210). Mary Joseph and Children’s Hope require work from contract award; The Fancy and The Result are scheduled for later delivery. The work will be delivered in Northern Ireland. National Museums NI is the buyer, with CPD – Supplies & Services Division providing the central procurement function and managing the competition for the Northern Ireland public sector. The requirement is offered as one coordinated contract covering all four vessels.

This procurement has reached tender: National Museums NI has invited offers through an open procedure. Tenders must be submitted electronically through the relevant eTendersNI opportunity; paper submissions will be rejected. Enquiries close at 15:00 on 11 September 2026 and tenders close at 15:00 on 22 September 2026. The award decision is due by 2 October 2026. The estimated contract period is 20 October 2026 to 19 October 2029, with an option for two further individual 12-month renewals, allowing extension to 19 October 2031. The estimated value is £400,000 excluding VAT, or £480,000 including VAT. There is one lot. Evaluation is 30% cost, 28% service delivery, 21% contract management and 21% implementation.

The opportunity suits an established maritime conservation and restoration specialist with ICON accreditation at Accredited Conservator-Restorer status, or an equivalent qualification. Bidders need the specialist skills and experience to work safely and consistently across four vessels, manage conservation activity at different times, and deliver the phased requirements for The Result. The single-contract structure favours suppliers able to provide sufficient skilled personnel, technical capacity and project coordination for the overall volume of work rather than only one vessel. Strong contract management and implementation arrangements will be important because quality and consistency across the collection are evaluated alongside service delivery. The requirement is identified as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises, subject to meeting the economic and technical selection requirements in the tender documents.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

ID 6231332 - National Museums NI - Conservation and Restoration of Maritime Collections

Notice Description

National Museums NI seeks to appoint an ICON-accredited (ACR status or equivalent) Supplier to undertake conservation on each of the four priority maritime vessels Mary Joseph, Children's Hope, The Fancy and The Result. The conservation work on Mary Joseph and Children's Hope will commence on award of contract. The conservation work on The Fancy will commence in April 2027 while conservation work on The Result which is broken down into Phase 1 and Phase 2 will commence in September 2027. The commencement of Phase 2 will be dependant on budgets and NMNI operational requirements. Please see the CfT documents for details.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Renewal: Option of 2 further individual periods of 12 months.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e96a
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/079827-2026
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
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

50 - Repair and maintenance services

92 - Recreational, cultural and sporting services

CPV Codes

50240000 - Repair, maintenance and associated services related to marine and other equipment

50241000 - Repair and maintenance services of ships

50241100 - Vessel repair services

50242000 - Conversion services of ships

50243000 - Demolition services of ships

50244000 - Reconditioning services of ships or boats

50245000 - Upgrading services of ships

92500000 - Library, archives, museums and other cultural services

92521000 - Museum services

92521210 - Preservation services of exhibits

92521220 - Preservation services of specimens

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£400,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
£400,000 £100K-£500K
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
21 Aug 20265 days ago
Submission Deadline
22 Sep 20264 weeks to go
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
20 Oct 2026 - 19 Oct 2029 3-4 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
National Museums NI
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
HOLYWOOD
Postcode
BT18 0EU
Postcode Area
Northern Ireland
Country
Northern Ireland
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLN Northern Ireland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLN0 Northern Ireland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLN09 Ards and North Down
Delivery Location
TLN0 Northern Ireland
Local Authority
Ards and North Down
Electoral Ward
Cultra
Westminster Constituency
North Down

Further Information

Notice Documents

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