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title: "GB-London: National Maritime Museum Temporary Exhibition"
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buyer: "NATIONAL MARITIME MUSEUM"
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# GB-London: National Maritime Museum Temporary Exhibition

Buyer: NATIONAL MARITIME MUSEUM  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-adecaaf6-fcd6-4708-a493-d81832171ec0

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## Summary

The National Maritime Museum (NMM) in London is currently seeking Quantity Surveying and Contract Administration services for a temporary exhibition scheduled to open at the end of March 2020. The exhibition will occupy 700 square metres and involves a projected construction budget of approximately £275,000. The procurement process is at the Tender stage, with a deadline for quotation responses set for 20th March 2020. Following this, the contract is expected to be awarded during the week commencing 23rd March 2020, with a kick-off meeting planned for 3rd April. This project is open for participation, and the current procurement method is an Open procedure.

This opportunity presents substantial growth potential for businesses specialising in temporary exhibitions, particularly small and medium enterprises (SMEs) with a proven track record in similar projects over the past three years. Companies that can demonstrate relevant experience in museum exhibitions, along with strong project management and design capabilities, would be well-positioned to compete successfully for this contract. Successful bidders will need to display a clear understanding of the project's requirements and meet the stipulated deliverables and deadlines.

## Notice

Services summary The National Maritime Museum (NMM) is developing a temporary exhibition for its Special Exhibitions Gallery (SEG) and seeks Quantity Surveying and Contract Administration services for this mixed media exhibition, scheduled to open at end March 2020. The exhibition will occupy 700m2 of the gallery, and the setworks construction/graphics package for the exhibition is currently projected to have a value of around PS275K. This includes lighting hardware but excludes contingency, object mounts and framing, AV hardware, AV software, and professional fees. Current status of project The project is at RIBA Stage 2 with Concept Design beginning in February 2020 (through to end April 2020) with the appointment of an external 3D Lead Designer. The Lead Designer role subcontracts Lighting and 2D Design and takes on the coordination of these services. The exhibition is project-managed by an in-house team. The project team intends to manage construction through a two-stage tender process, appointing a contractor for stage 1 on or around mid-August 2020 to develop Technical Design with the NMM project team. The successful QS / CA will be required to advise on the exact procurement method and contract type for the Build Contractor. Please note that we are proposing a two-stage tender for this project, but as per the indicative programme below, do not have the contingency time to re-tender after the pre-construction stage. PLEASE NOTE: we will ONLY be qualifying suppliers who: -Show proven project experience with temporary exhibitions over the last three years comparable to the proposed assignment -Provide CVs of the proposed members of your team for QS/CA work streams, showing their experience of working on temporary exhibitions in a museum or comparable environment -Demonstrate clear understanding of and approach to the Project Brief - Are able to meet the deliverables and deadlines as outlined in the RFQ documentation Additional information: The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.Indicative procurement schedule: Friday 20th March Quotation responses received W/C 23rd March Award contract W/C 23rd March Kick-off phone call with Senior Exhibitions Project Manager Friday 3rd April Kick-off meeting with Core Project Team (incl. Design team)

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f8402093-a205-4ae8-8f4e-3afa62d81d35 |
| 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 | 12 Mar 2020 |
| Submission deadline | 20 Mar 2020 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 2 Apr 2020 - 30 Sep 2021 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £25,000 |
| 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 | NATIONAL MARITIME MUSEUM |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | South East London |
| Postcode | SE10 9NF |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI5 Outer London - East and North East |
| ITL 3 | TLI51 Bexley and Greenwich |
| Local authority | Greenwich |
| Electoral ward | Greenwich Park |
| Westminster constituency | Greenwich and Woolwich |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

### Codes

- 71324000 - Quantity surveying services

## Release History

- 12 Mar 2020 at 16:50 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f8402093-a205-4ae8-8f4e-3afa62d81d35

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f8402093-a205-4ae8-8f4e-3afa62d81d35
  12th March 2020 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-GB-London:-National-Maritime-Museum-Temporary-Exhibition/Y2QMP4P247
  Please follow this link to view the notice.

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