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SIM Shop Upgrade Works

Science Museum Group

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01 Sep 2026 at 13:30

UK4 - Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Science Museum Group is seeking a contractor for shop upgrade works at the Science Museum in London. The work covers the internal refurbishment and reconfiguration of a museum shop, including stripping out existing wall units, skimming, priming and repainting walls, installing a new wall-unit layout, manufacturing and installing a shelving block, creating a new book area, and removing the old till point before manufacturing and building a replacement. This is a construction and shop-fit-out requirement, covering museum construction, commercial-building construction and shop-unit construction. It will suit businesses able to deliver coordinated building, joinery, shelving, retail display and till-counter works within an existing museum retail environment.

The procurement has reached tender: the Science Museum Group invited quotations through a below-threshold open competition. It is a single-lot requirement. The enquiry deadline was 17:00 on 18 September 2026, and quotations were due by 17:00 on 25 September 2026 through the buyer’s In-Tend portal; late quotations were to be rejected. The contract period is 2 November to 13 November 2026. The estimated value is £26,500 excluding VAT and £31,800 including VAT. Offers will be evaluated on both price and quality to identify the most advantageous offer, with the detailed criteria and weightings set out in the invitation-to-quote assessment methodology. Electronic submission was permitted.

This opportunity suits a contractor with practical experience of retail or museum shop fit-outs, particularly where several trades must be coordinated in a short installation programme. Relevant capability includes controlled strip-out, wall preparation and decoration, manufacture and installation of bespoke shelving and display units, construction of a book-display area, and removal and replacement of a retail till counter. Businesses should be able to interpret design information, manufacture components to the required dimensions, manage installation within an existing public-facing building, and complete the works as a coordinated package. Joinery and shopfitting firms, commercial refurbishment contractors, and building contractors with in-house or established specialist fabrication and finishing teams are likely to be well placed to compete.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

SIM Shop Upgrade Works

Notice Description

This project wishes to appoint a contractor to the following scope of works. The project is aimed to improve the following area within shop. * Strip out existing wall units. * Skim, prime, and repaint all walls. * Install new wall unit layout. * Manufacture & Install in shelving block. Page 14 on presentation. * Manufacture & install new book area. Page 20 on presentation. * Removal of old till point and manufacture & build of new till point

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06ef89
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/082651-2026
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Tender

Procurement Classification

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

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

45 - Construction work

CPV Codes

45000000 - Construction work

45212313 - Museum construction work

45213100 - Construction work for commercial buildings

45213112 - Shop units construction work

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£26,500 Under £100K
Lots Value
£26,500 Under £100K
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
1 Sep 2026Today
Submission Deadline
25 Sep 20264 weeks to go
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
2 Nov 2026 - 13 Nov 2026 30 days
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

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