--- title: "Tender for Exhibition Fit Out Services for the UK tour of 'Bees: A Story of Survival' for National Museums Liverpool" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-db261873-740c-4239-b505-0f769d0cdade" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-db261873-740c-4239-b505-0f769d0cdade" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-db261873-740c-4239-b505-0f769d0cdade.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-db261873-740c-4239-b505-0f769d0cdade.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "NATIONAL MUSEUMS LIVERPOOL" published: "2023-12-19" --- # Tender for Exhibition Fit Out Services for the UK tour of 'Bees: A Story of Survival' for National Museums Liverpool Buyer: NATIONAL MUSEUMS LIVERPOOL Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-db261873-740c-4239-b505-0f769d0cdade [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-db261873-740c-4239-b505-0f769d0cdade) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-db261873-740c-4239-b505-0f769d0cdade.json) ## Summary The National Museums Liverpool is seeking tenders for the exhibition fit-out services for the UK tour of 'Bees: A Story of Survival.' The contract, valued between £130,000 to £150,000 GBP, will run from February 19, 2024, to November 30, 2025, with a possible extension to February 28, 2026. This opportunity falls under the Museum-exhibition services category and is currently in the tender stage, with a deadline for submissions on January 29, 2024. The exhibition will commence at National Museums Liverpool, World Museum in May 2024, and is expected to tour to another UK venue by June 2025. This tender presents an opportunity for Principal Contractors experienced in exhibition fit-out services to collaborate with the National Museums Liverpool on this innovative project. Businesses specialising in bespoke engineering, timber structures, AV projections, lighting, sculptures, and retail fixtures could find this tender particularly suited to their expertise. SMEs are encouraged to participate, and interested parties must sign the NML Non-Disclosure Agreement to access the tender documents. For details, interested parties can contact Matthew Arnold at National Museums Liverpool. ## Notice National Museums Liverpool (NML, 'Client') is inviting tenders to appoint a Principal Contractor and contractor team to deliver exhibition fit out services for the UK tour of 'Bees: A Story of Survival.' This is a new immersive exhibition experience created by award-winning UK artist Wolfgang Buttress in collaboration with NML. There are two UK venues. The exhibition will launch at National Museums Liverpool, World Museum, in May 2024, and will tour to one other UK venue, opening in June 2025. The appointed contractor must provide an experienced team to successfully deliver the contract, working with the NML and the onward tour venue Project Teams, WBS and all sub-contractors to construct and deconstruct the exhibition. The contractor will be responsible for the exhibition preconstruction works. This includes unpacking, condition checking all exhibitions structures and component parts, producing a detailed report to arrange and to complete any necessary remedial works in collaboration with NML and WBS (Wolfgang Buttress Studio). Following, the contractor will be responsible for the construction and installation of the exhibition. This includes the construction of bespoke engineered timber wall structures and raised access flooring, and the installation of Grupa DPS membrane for the AV projections, power and data cables including initial testing, sculptures, interactives, lighting and AV hardware, and retail fixtures and fittings. WBS will deliver specialist exhibition services to complete the construction, which includes the final testing and commissioning of the lighting and AV hardware. All structures and component parts have been designed, manufactured and supplied by WBS. The power and data cables, lighting and AV hardware will be supplied by WBS. Following the close of the exhibition the contractor will be responsible for the deconstruction of all bespoke engineered timber wall structures and raised access flooring, and the deinstallation of the Grupa DPS membrane, power and data cables, sculptures, interactives, lighting and AV hardware and retail fixtures and fittings. Further details are contained in the tender documents. The contract is from the 19 February 2024 to 30 November 2025; and may be extended to 28 February 2026. The contract value for the full potential scope of contract including extension options is estimated to range between PS130,000 to PS150,000 GBP excluding VAT, (or between PS156,000 GBP to PS180,000 including VAT). Tenderers are advised that no guarantee can be given regarding the value, of business placed. As confidential information relating to our exhibition is being shared by NML, procurement documents are made accessible to tenderers during the tender period who have agreed to, signed and returned the NML Non-Disclosure Agreement. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2e6f105d-7225-4b8a-8f66-76f78f02a62e | | 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 | 19 Dec 2023 | | Submission deadline | 29 Jan 2024 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 26 Feb 2024 - 30 Nov 2025 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £150,000 | | 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 MUSEUMS LIVERPOOL | | Locality | LIVERPOOL | | Post town | Liverpool | | Postcode | L3 8EN | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) | | ITL 2 | TLD7 Merseyside | | ITL 3 | TLD72 Liverpool | | Local authority | Liverpool | | Electoral ward | City Centre North | | Westminster constituency | Liverpool Riverside | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 92 - Recreational, cultural and sporting services ### Codes - 92521100 - Museum-exhibition services ## Release History - 19 Dec 2023 at 17:12 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2e6f105d-7225-4b8a-8f66-76f78f02a62e ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2e6f105d-7225-4b8a-8f66-76f78f02a62e 19th December 2023 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/6e5d7670-ae60-4ca7-9919-38fe3251d493 Due to the nature of this procurement we require all tenderers to sign an NDA before accessing the tender documents. Please complete and return at the earliest convenience to procurementservices@liverpoolmuseums.org.uk, after which your organisation will be provided access to the tender documents at https://in-tendhost.co.uk/nationalmuseumsliverpool/aspx/Home ## Notice URLs - https://in-tendhost.co.uk/nationalmuseumsliverpool/aspx/Home ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. The canonical page is https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-db261873-740c-4239-b505-0f769d0cdade. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-db261873-740c-4239-b505-0f769d0cdade.json.