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title: "Vestry House Museum Decant"
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buyer: "LONDON BOROUGH OF WALTHAM FOREST"
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# Vestry House Museum Decant

Buyer: LONDON BOROUGH OF WALTHAM FOREST  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-3498aeb3-abbc-4fcb-bee4-323fe6f90c41

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## Summary

The London Borough of Waltham Forest is seeking a specialist removals company for the Vestry House Museum Decant project. This capital project aims to revitalise the museum in Walthamstow, E17 9NH, enhancing its cultural impact and sustainability. The successful bidder will need to manage moves to and from multiple sites, with the contract starting in mid-June 2024 and completion by end of July. The tender, with a value of £75,000, follows an open procurement method and is currently in the award stage.

This tender offers an opportunity for specialist removals companies experienced in heritage, archive, and museum relocations. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with expertise in project management and logistics would be well-suited to compete for this contract. The London Borough of Waltham Forest, the buying authority, is located in Walthamstow, England, with the contract period starting in July 2024 and focusing on library, archives, museums and other cultural services.

## Notice

Tender Opportunity Information - Vestry House Museum Decant London Borough of Waltham Forest is engaged on a capital project to revitalise Vestry House Museum in Walthamstow, E17 9NH. Vestry House Museum is a valued cultural asset in Walthamstow Village, housing the local history museum, archives, and local studies library. The revitalisation of Vestry House Museum will invest in and improve the historic site and building, deliver a more inclusive and representative heritage and cultural offer to maximise its social impact, and establish an operating model that is more environmentally and financially sustainable. To enable the project to take place all museum and archive collections will be moved to alternative locations. This commission seeks to appoint a specialist removals company, experienced with heritage, archive and museum relocations. There will be moves to and from three separate council owned sites including Vestry House Museum. Strong project management, a suitably trained team to pack and move all items and good logistics management will be expected from the successful bidder. This is a time critical project and the contract start date is planned for mid-June 2024. All packing and removals will need to be completed end of July in order to meet the project deadlines. The successful bidder should ensure they are able to mobilise an experienced team during the peak Summer period. If this project is of interest, we'd like to hear from you. To have access to this tender, you will need to be enrolled and approved on ProContract Due North. The opportunity will go live on Wednesday 1st May 2024 at 12:00pm. If you have any questions please do not hesitate to get in touch.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e74e3f2f-faff-44f3-99c8-91211b3f9164 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 4 Jul 2024 |
| Submission deadline | 31 May 2024 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 17 Jun 2024 |
| Contract period | 25 Jun 2024 - 31 Jul 2024 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £75,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £68,032 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | LONDON BOROUGH OF WALTHAM FOREST |
| Locality | WALTHAMSTOW |
| Post town | East London |
| Postcode | E17 4JF |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI5 Outer London - East and North East |
| ITL 3 | TLI53 Redbridge and Waltham Forest |
| Local authority | Waltham Forest |
| Electoral ward | Chapel End |
| Westminster constituency | Walthamstow |
| Delivery location | TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | HARROW GREEN |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 92 - Recreational, cultural and sporting services

### Codes

- 92500000 - Library, archives, museums and other cultural services

## Release History

- 4 Jul 2024 at 08:13 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e74e3f2f-faff-44f3-99c8-91211b3f9164
- 1 May 2024 at 10:37 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ac8b658d-3842-4cff-bad9-4536d56335b2
- 29 Apr 2024 at 14:30 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/bcd937fa-5362-4a9a-8f14-ed7aebac8c12

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e74e3f2f-faff-44f3-99c8-91211b3f9164
  4th July 2024 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ac8b658d-3842-4cff-bad9-4536d56335b2
  1st May 2024 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/bcd937fa-5362-4a9a-8f14-ed7aebac8c12
  29th April 2024 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- https://www.londontenders.org/

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