--- title: "SIM Operation Ouch! Senses Exhibition Interactive Exhibits" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-9d2ee294-67b0-443d-a830-eaa2aba49513" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-9d2ee294-67b0-443d-a830-eaa2aba49513" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-9d2ee294-67b0-443d-a830-eaa2aba49513.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-9d2ee294-67b0-443d-a830-eaa2aba49513.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "SCIENCE MUSEUM GROUP" published: "2024-07-01" --- # SIM Operation Ouch! Senses Exhibition Interactive Exhibits Buyer: SCIENCE MUSEUM GROUP Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-9d2ee294-67b0-443d-a830-eaa2aba49513 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-9d2ee294-67b0-443d-a830-eaa2aba49513) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-9d2ee294-67b0-443d-a830-eaa2aba49513.json) ## Summary The Science Museum Group is seeking a mechanical interactive exhibit maker to create seven interactive exhibits for the Operation Ouch! Senses exhibition. The exhibition, focused on sensory perception, aims to deliver a vibrant experience with visually bold encounters and engaging interactive elements. The tender, titled "SIM Operation Ouch! Senses Exhibition Interactive Exhibits," falls under the Museum-exhibition services and Artistic and literary creation service categories. The procurement stage is an Open procedure, with a tender period closing on 31st July 2024, and a contract period starting from 16th August 2024. This tender opportunity with the Science Museum Group presents a chance for businesses specialising in mechanical interactive exhibits and museum services to showcase their expertise. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with a focus on creating dynamic and playful installations would be well-suited to compete. The exhibition's multi-sensory nature caters to adults, families, and school groups, providing a unique platform for businesses to contribute to an innovative and engaging public project within the cultural services sector. ## Notice The museum is devoted to inspiring visitors through ideas that change the world, from the Industrial Revolution to today and beyond. The site houses four listed buildings; two of them Grade I Listed - the Station building, the original terminus of the world's first inter-city railway, and the 1830 Warehouse. We combine the distinctive appeal of the historic site with a vibrant contemporary science programme, making connections between the past and the present, between scientific theory and real-world applications. Building on the overwhelming success of the previous exhibition Operation Ouch! Food, Poo and You at the Science and Industry Museum, we are creating an exhibition based on the theme of sensory perception with the working title Operation Ouch! Senses. For this exhibition, we are working in collaboration with the producers of the BAFTA award winning CBBC TV show Operation Ouch! and the BBC to bring to life the essence of the show in a physical format. Operation Ouch! is presented by three doctors, Dr Chris van Tulleken, Dr Xand van Tulleken and Dr Ronx Ikharia who will feature throughout the exhibition. We will be bringing the hilarity, sense of fun and the open and honest approach from the TV show to an exhibition filled with visually bold encounters, super-sized setworks, playful soundscape and engaging interactive exhibits. Set in a series of dynamic zones, visitors will explore each of the major senses (and some hidden ones too) through integrated interactives, illusions and fascinating content. Visitors will journey through a giant wax-filled ear, encounter a larger-than-life brain, experience different zones dedicated to fascinating and stimulating the senses before being sneezed out of an enormous nose. We are seeking a mechanical interactive exhibit making company to create seven interactive exhibits for the Operation Ouch! Senses exhibition. The exhibition is a multi-sensory experience, and the mechanical interactive exhibit maker will help deliver an imaginative, playful and dynamic setting for adults, families and school groups. Additional information: You can view our tender documents and apply for the opportunity here: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/sciencemuseumgroup/aspx/Home SMG Procurement. Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0c24cd0c-ba79-4404-b0b8-1f7b31330069 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure (below threshold) | | Tender suitability | SME | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 1 Jul 2024 | | Submission deadline | 31 Jul 2024 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 16 Aug 2024 - 31 Aug 2025 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | 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 | SCIENCE MUSEUM GROUP | | Locality | LONDON | | Post town | South West London | | Postcode | SW7 2DD | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLI London | | ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West | | ITL 3 | TLI33 Kensington & Chelsea and Hammersmith & Fulham | | Local authority | Kensington and Chelsea | | Electoral ward | Brompton & Hans Town | | Westminster constituency | Kensington and Bayswater | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 92 - Recreational, cultural and sporting services ### Codes - 92310000 - Artistic and literary creation and interpretation services - 92500000 - Library, archives, museums and other cultural services - 92521000 - Museum services - 92521100 - Museum-exhibition services ## Release History - 1 Jul 2024 at 16:39 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0c24cd0c-ba79-4404-b0b8-1f7b31330069 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0c24cd0c-ba79-4404-b0b8-1f7b31330069 1st July 2024 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://in-tendhost.co.uk/sciencemuseumgroup/aspx/ Additional information on how to apply for this contract ## Notice URLs - https://in-tendhost.co.uk/sciencemuseumgroup/aspx/Home - https://www.sciencemuseumgroup.org.uk ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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