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Video Games Exhibition - New Films and Animations

Science Museum Group

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14 Sep 2026 at 15:23

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Summary of the contracting process

The Science Museum Group is commissioning a production company to create content for the temporary Video Games exhibition at the National Science and Media Museum in Bradford. The requirement is for three new films and five animations, replacing the earlier scope of four films and five animations. The work supports an exhibition about video games, which is due to open to the public at the museum on 26 March 2027. This is a creative production and museum-exhibition services opportunity, covering the development and production of film and animated material for public display. It will suit companies able to deliver both filmed content and animation for a cultural or visitor-attraction setting, with the finished work used as part of the exhibition experience.

The procurement has reached tender: the Science Museum Group invited offers through a below-threshold open competition. Suppliers could submit quotations electronically through the buyer’s In-Tend portal. Questions had to be submitted by 30 September 2026 at 17:00, and quotations were due by 2 October 2026 at 17:00. The contract period is 12 October 2026 to 22 January 2027. The estimated value is £25,000 excluding VAT and £29,991 including VAT. The tender comprises one lot. Evaluation includes qualitative questions scored using the methodology in Section 2, page 5 of the ITQ. The procurement amendment reduced the scope and lowered the excluding-VAT budget from £30,000 to £25,000.

This opportunity suits an established production company with the creative and technical capability to produce three films and five animations within a single exhibition commission. Relevant suppliers are likely to be able to manage a mixed-format production, from developing concepts and scripts through filming, animation, editing and delivery of finished exhibition content. Experience producing material for museums, galleries, educational venues, cultural organisations or other public-facing visitor attractions would be particularly relevant because the outputs will form part of a temporary exhibition. The work also requires a team able to coordinate several film and animation deliverables to an exhibition timetable, prepare content suitable for public display, and work with the Science Museum Group on the qualitative requirements set out in the ITQ.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Video Games Exhibition - New Films and Animations

Notice Description

SMG is seeking to appoint a production company to create three new films and five animations for the temporary Video Games exhibition at the National Science and Media Museum (NSMM), opening to the public on 26 March 2027.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f967
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/087266-2026
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

30 - Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages

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

44 - Construction structures and materials; auxiliary products to construction (except electric apparatus)

92 - Recreational, cultural and sporting services

98 - Other community, social and personal services

CPV Codes

30194220 - Drafting films

32354000 - Film products

32354500 - Video films

44176000 - Film

92111300 - Entertainment film and video-tape production

92111310 - Entertainment film production

92310000 - Artistic and literary creation and interpretation services

92521100 - Museum-exhibition services

98112000 - Services furnished by professional organisations

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£25,000 Under £100K
Lots Value
£25,000 Under £100K
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
15 Sep 2026Yesterday
Submission Deadline
2 Oct 20263 weeks to go
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
12 Oct 2026 - 22 Jan 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
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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