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title: "Early Man Exhibition"
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# Early Man Exhibition

Buyer: BRISTOL CITY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-74321cc0-7195-4186-9741-f8ee1f5b58cb

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## Summary

The Bristol City Council is facilitating a tender for the "Early Man Exhibition", which aims to co-create a new family exhibition at M Shed from 6 July to 29 September 2019. The procurement process falls under the cultural services category and has an allocated budget of £25,000. The open tender has a definitive end date, which was on 29 May 2018, and the contract period commenced on 1 June 2018 and will terminate on 20 October 2018. The buying organisation is located at City Hall, College Green, Bristol and any inquiries regarding the tender can be directed to Karen MacDonald at +44 1173526888.

This tender presents significant growth opportunities for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) engaged in event and cultural services. Businesses that specialise in exhibition design, content licensing, and creative production would be particularly well-suited to compete. By participating in this process, companies can not only contribute to the public sector's cultural offerings but also gain valuable experience and visibility through collaboration with established partners like Aardman Animations Ltd.

## Notice

Fees for co-creating a new family exhibition, to be held at M Shed from 6 July to 29 September 2019, about the making of Aardman's latest animated film, Early Man (including necessary content licences, toolkits, hire fee and production fee for making sets exhibition-ready).

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/bb1ac278-ae89-4c9c-acba-0073bc243c33 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 12 Jun 2018 |
| Submission deadline | 29 May 2018 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 30 May 2018 |
| Contract period | 31 May 2018 - 20 Oct 2018 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £25,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £25,000 |
| 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 | BRISTOL CITY COUNCIL |
| Locality | BRISTOL |
| Post town | Bristol |
| Postcode | BS1 5TR |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK5 West of England |
| ITL 3 | TLK51 Bristol, City of |
| Local authority | Bristol, City of |
| Electoral ward | Hotwells and Harbourside |
| Westminster constituency | Bristol Central |
| Delivery location | TLK South West (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | AARDMAN ANIMATIONS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
- 92 - Recreational, cultural and sporting services

### Codes

- 79952000 - Event services
- 92500000 - Library, archives, museums and other cultural services

## Release History

- 12 Jun 2018 at 06:50 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/bb1ac278-ae89-4c9c-acba-0073bc243c33

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/bb1ac278-ae89-4c9c-acba-0073bc243c33
  12th June 2018 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- https://www.bristol.gov.uk/

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