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National Museum of Scotland, Masterplan Phase 4 - Museum Display Cases

National Museums Scotland

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

12 Apr 2018 at 01:00

OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice
Tender

17 Oct 2017 at 01:00

OJEU - F2 - Contract Notice
Summary of the contracting process

National Museums Scotland is conducting a tender for the design, fabrication, and installation of museum display cases for the National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh. This project, which forms part of the Masterplan Phase 4, has a total budget of £950,000 and is classified under the goods procurement category. The procurement method is open, and the submission deadline for tenders is set for 17 November 2017, with contract signing having occurred on 8 January 2018. Interested suppliers should note that the primary delivery location is Chambers Street, Edinburgh.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in museum display solutions, particularly those with experience in designing and installing bespoke display cases in museum or heritage environments. Companies that can demonstrate technical proficiency, as well as hold the necessary insurance and financial credentials, will be well-positioned to compete. The project aims to enhance cultural education and visitor engagement through innovative display techniques, making it suitable for firms with a focus on artistic craftsmanship and technical engineering within the cultural sector.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

National Museum of Scotland, Masterplan Phase 4 - Museum Display Cases

Notice Description

Design, fabrication and installation of museum display cases

Lot Information

Lot 1

National Museums Scotland (NMS) is seeking to engage the services of an experienced museum display case specialist contractor to carry out the technical design, fabrication and installation of 45 display cases including dressing, cores and at the National Museum of Scotland (NMoS) in Chambers Street, Edinburgh. The cases will be bespoke cases required to comply with the specification, conservation, access and security requirements as further defined in the Invitation to Tender documents. The display case Contractor must be able to demonstrate recent experience in detailed design, technical design, development, manufacture and installation of cases in live operational museum / historic buildings environments. Masterplan Phase 4 (Revealing Cultures) will create two new galleries showcasing our world-class collections relating to ancient Egypt and three major East Asian cultures - China, Japan and Korea. Ancient Egypt Rediscovered and Exploring East Asia will display a wide range of material from our collections inviting visitors to explore these cultures and civilisations, reinterpreting the familiar and revealing the unknown. These galleries will encourage our audiences to question and challenge their existing perceptions of histories and societies, skills that are essential to education and negotiating the wider modern world. Revealing Cultures will mark the completion of the 15 year Masterplan to redevelop the National Museum of Scotland. The threads of innovation, discovery and internationalism bound by a vision of showing the world to Scotland lie at the heart of the National Museum of Scotland Masterplan. Revealing Cultures will build on the development and reinterpretation of other elements of our World Cultures collections that was so successfully undertaken in 2011 as part of our Royal Museum Project.. Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000514957
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=APR316802
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

39 - Furniture (incl. office furniture), furnishings, domestic appliances (excl. lighting) and cleaning products

CPV Codes

39171000 - Display cases

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£950,000 £500K-£1M
Lots Value
£950,000 £500K-£1M
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
12 Apr 20188 years ago
Submission Deadline
17 Nov 2017Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
8 Jan 20188 years ago
Contract Period
22 Dec 2017 - 24 Sep 2019 1-2 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
National Museums Scotland
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
EDINBURGH
Postcode
EH1 1JF
Postcode Area
Edinburgh
Country
Scotland
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM1 East Central Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM13 City of Edinburgh
Delivery Location
TLM75 City of Edinburgh
Local Authority
City of Edinburgh
Electoral Ward
City Centre
Westminster Constituency
Edinburgh East and Musselburgh

Further Information

Notice Documents

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