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title: "Invitation to Tender for Collections Mount Making Goods And Services For Preston City Council's Harris Your Place Project At The Harris Museum"
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# Invitation to Tender for Collections Mount Making Goods And Services For Preston City Council's Harris Your Place Project At The Harris Museum

Buyer: PRESTON CITY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-03d6a1b8-e345-43f0-aa9b-1f3bc8f822b8

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## Summary

The Preston City Council is inviting tenders for the provision of mount making goods and services for the Harris Your Place Project at the Harris Museum. The project involves producing approximately 3200 mounts for the museum's reopening in Summer 2024. The tender is classified under Museum-exhibition services, with a contract value of £190,000. The tender deadline for submissions is 3rd April 2023, and the contract period will run from 1st May 2023 to 31st August 2024.

This tender opportunity by the Preston City Council offers a chance for businesses providing museum-exhibition services to showcase their expertise. Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are particularly encouraged to participate in this open procedure tender. The location of the project is in Preston, United Kingdom, providing a local business growth opportunity in the services sector. Businesses keen on contributing to cultural heritage preservation and restoration projects would find this tender well-suited for their capabilities.

## Notice

The Harris, Museum, Art Gallery and Library houses a permanent collection of fine art, decorative art, social history and historic books. The Harris would like to appoint a mount maker to produce approximately 3200 mounts and provide mount making services in preparation for the Harris reopening in Summer 2024. The external exhibition and design team, Ralph Appelbaum Associates (RAA) have designed a series of six mount types to support the displays.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/45f4a5aa-2699-4fbb-84e7-ce3017729005 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Tender |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 28 Feb 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 3 Apr 2023 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 30 Apr 2023 - 31 Aug 2024 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £190,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Active |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | PRESTON CITY COUNCIL |
| Locality | PRESTON |
| Post town | Preston |
| Postcode | PR1 2RL |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLD4 Lancashire |
| ITL 3 | TLD45 Mid Lancashire |
| Local authority | Preston |
| Electoral ward | City Centre |
| Westminster constituency | Preston |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 92 - Recreational, cultural and sporting services

### Codes

- 92521100 - Museum-exhibition services

## Release History

- 28 Feb 2023 at 18:32 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/45f4a5aa-2699-4fbb-84e7-ce3017729005

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/45f4a5aa-2699-4fbb-84e7-ce3017729005
  28th February 2023 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=43777dfc-84b7-ed11-8120-005056b64545

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