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Early Years Experience "Hey Duggee's Big Day Out" Experience Designer

Science Museum Group

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02 Nov 2026 at 15:49

UK4 - Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Science Museum Group is seeking a designer for the 2028 “Hey Duggee’s Big Day Out” early years experience at the Science and Industry Museum. The work is to provide full design services, covering both 3D and 2D design; the designer may also provide lighting design. This is a specialist exhibition and visitor-experience design commission for a museum setting, rather than a supply of equipment or a general design brief. The commissioning organisation is the Science Museum Group, and the experience will be delivered at the Science and Industry Museum. The requirement is suited to firms able to develop and deliver creative design for a family-focused museum experience, including spatial and graphic design elements.

The buyer invited offers through an open competition. The process reached tender, with quotations requested via the Science Museum Group’s In-Tend portal. Suppliers could ask questions until 13 November 2026 at 17:00, and the quotation deadline was 20 November 2026 at 17:00. The contract period is 7 December 2026 to 31 January 2029. The stated tender value is £70,000 excluding VAT (£84,000 including VAT). The procurement is a single lot. Qualitative responses are scored using the assessment methodology in the invitation to quote; price is scored relative to the lowest-priced compliant quotation, using the total available marks multiplied by the lowest compliant price divided by the quotation price.

This opportunity suits experienced exhibition, museum or visitor-experience designers with the capability to take a concept through both 2D and 3D design for an early years audience. Firms with relevant work in interactive or family-focused cultural settings may find the brief particularly aligned with their portfolio. The scope calls for full design services, so bidders should be able to develop the overall experience as well as its spatial and graphic design. Lighting design is an optional additional capability, not a stated requirement for every bidder. The single-lot commission is likely to favour a supplier able to coordinate the design disciplines and deliver the work across the contract period. The scoring combines qualitative assessment with a price score based on comparison with the lowest compliant quotation.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Early Years Experience "Hey Duggee's Big Day Out" Experience Designer

Notice Description

The Science Museum Group (SMG) wishes to award a contract for the provision of design services for the 2028 Hey Duggee experience at the Science and Industry Museum. SIM seeks to appoint a Designer to provide full design services for this experience, including 3D design and 2D design, with the option to provide lighting design services should they wish.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0795e5
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/103869-2026
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

31 - Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting

71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

92 - Recreational, cultural and sporting services

CPV Codes

31527260 - Lighting systems

71242000 - Project and design preparation, estimation of costs

79415200 - Design consultancy services

79822500 - Graphic design services

79930000 - Specialty design services

79933000 - Design support services

92500000 - Library, archives, museums and other cultural services

92521000 - Museum services

92521100 - Museum-exhibition services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£70,000 Under £100K
Lots Value
£70,000 Under £100K
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
2 Nov 2026Today
Submission Deadline
20 Nov 20263 weeks to go
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
7 Dec 2026 - 31 Jan 2029 2-3 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

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