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Ocean Lab Principal Contractor

National Maritime Museum

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02 Sep 2026 at 09:37

UK4 - Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The National Maritime Museum is procuring principal contractor services for Ocean Lab, an adaptation of an existing gallery in London into a flexible exhibition and learning environment. The work is a museum exhibition fit-out, classified under CPV 92521100. The scope includes constructing new walls and exhibition structures, forming additional storage areas, installing an audio-visual control booth, and creating new display and interpretation spaces. It also covers associated flooring, finishes, services integration and exhibition-quality wall surfaces. The design is intended to support experiment and discovery, using a flexible, sustainable material palette that allows the gallery to be reused, adapted and reconfigured. Delivery is at the National Maritime Museum in London.

The procurement reached tender: the National Maritime Museum invited offers through a below-threshold open competition. It is a services procurement with one lot and a light-touch regime. The buyer set the tender deadline as 16 September 2026 at 5:00 pm, with electronic submission allowed. The contract period is 2 November 2026 to 2 April 2027. The estimated value is £100,000 excluding VAT and £120,000 including VAT. Evaluation is weighted 60% to the quality of the bid, covering technical considerations, and 40% to price, covering commercial considerations. The opportunity is for a principal contractor responsible for delivering the complete gallery adaptation and fit-out works described in the scope.

This opportunity suits an experienced principal contractor delivering museum, gallery or exhibition fit-outs, particularly a business able to coordinate construction, specialist exhibition structures, finishes, building services integration and audio-visual installation within one programme. Relevant suppliers will need the capacity to manage multiple work packages and interfaces, including new walls, display and interpretation spaces, storage, flooring and exhibition-quality surfaces. Experience of working in existing buildings and creating flexible environments will be valuable, as the gallery is being adapted rather than newly built and the design is intended to support future reuse, adaptation and reconfiguration. Contractors with strong technical delivery, quality control and commercial planning capabilities are well placed, since technical quality carries greater evaluation weight than price.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Ocean Lab Principal Contractor

Notice Description

Ocean Lab is a more substantial intervention involving the adaptation of the existing gallery to create a new flexible exhibition and learning environment. The design language is inspired by the aesthetic of a contemporary encouraging experiment and discovery. Using science lab a flexible and sustainable material palette, selected to enable reuse, adaptation life of the gallery. and reconfiguration throughout The works include the construction of new walls and exhibition structures, the formation of additional storage areas, the installation of an AV control booth, and the creation of new display and interpretation spaces. Associated flooring, finishes, services integration and exhibition quality wall surfaces are also included as part of the overall fit out. For more information about this opportunity, please visit the eSourcing portal at: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-London:-Museum-exhibition-services./582ZUUGTDB To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/582ZUUGTDB

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f015
Publication Source
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Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/082913-2026
Current Stage
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All Stages
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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

92 - Recreational, cultural and sporting services

CPV Codes

92521100 - Museum-exhibition services

Notice Value(s)

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

Notice Dates

Publication Date
2 Sep 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
16 Sep 2026Today
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
2 Nov 2026 - 2 Apr 2027 1-6 months
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 Maritime Museum
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
SE10 9NF
Postcode Area
South East London
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI5 Outer London - East and North East
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI51 Bexley and Greenwich
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Greenwich
Electoral Ward
Greenwich Park
Westminster Constituency
Greenwich and Woolwich

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