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Summary of the contracting process

National Museums Scotland is currently in the Award stage of the procurement process for the "National Museums Scotland Masterplan Phase 4 Main Contractor" tender, located at the National Museum of Scotland, Chambers Street, Edinburgh. This tender falls under the works category within the recreation, culture, and religion industry. The contract, valued at £892,045.40, was signed on 10 May 2018 following a selective procurement method. The procurement process required a minimum of 5 bids, demonstrating a competitive environment, with significant deadlines for submissions previously set for 17 November 2017.

This tender offers a significant opportunity for construction and fit-out companies, particularly those with experience in managing complex projects within operational public venues. Businesses specialising in mechanical and electrical installations, as well as specialist museum fit-outs, will find this project aligns well with their skill sets. Furthermore, as the project aims to enhance cultural exhibitions, firms with a focus on community engagement and local employment initiatives will be particularly beneficial to National Museums Scotland's objectives during and after the tender process.

How relevant is this notice?

Notice Title

National Museums Scotland Masterplan Phase 4 Main Contractor

Notice Description

National Museums Scotland (NMS) is seeking expressions of interest from those with suitable and relevant experience who may be interested in submitting a tender for a main contractor at the National Museum of Scotland (NMoS) in Chambers Street, Edinburgh.

Lot Information

Lot 1

The successful contractor will be the Principal Contractor for the works which include full mechanical and electrical installations walls ceilings flooring and decoration together with specialist museum fit-out work including display plinths graphic panels AVinteractive displays AVhardware supply and installation. The contractor will also be responsible on site for coordinating directly procured specialists by National Museums Scotland including the showcase contractor during the work. The project will be delivered while the museum remains fully operational. This includes significant major events which will impact on the operations of the contractor. We have included drawings showing the site logistics and access arrangements which will be developed further with the successful contractor. The works will take place on Level 5 of a Listed Building to form two new exhibition galleries. 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.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000515778
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUN320998
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Works
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Restricted procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

45 - Construction work


CPV Codes

45212310 - Construction work for buildings relating to exhibitions

45212313 - Museum construction work

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£950,000 £500K-£1M
Lots Value
£950,000 £500K-£1M
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£892,045 £500K-£1M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
5 Jun 20188 years ago
Submission Deadline
17 Nov 2017Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
10 May 20188 years ago
Contract Period
5 Mar 2018 - 16 Nov 2018 6-12 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

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

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Beck Interiors Limited

Further Information

Notice Documents

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