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title: "The Packing, Transporting, Storage and Return of the Hull Maritime Museum Collection"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0295c8"
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# The Packing, Transporting, Storage and Return of the Hull Maritime Museum Collection

Buyer: HULL CITY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0295c8

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## Summary

The procurement process involves Hull City Council inviting suppliers to tender for the packing, transporting, storage, and return of the Hull Maritime Museum Collection. This project falls under the museum services category and is part of a broader initiative, the Hull: Yorkshire's Maritime City Project. The procurement is conducted through an open EU procedure, as per the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. The anticipated start date for the services is March 2021, with a project duration of four years. Key delivery locations include Hull, in the UKE11 region.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses in the logistics and museum services sectors, particularly those specialising in packing, transportation, and storage of delicate collections. Companies with experience handling museum artefacts or those that can demonstrate quality and cost-effective solutions will be well-positioned to compete. The successful supplier will collaborate closely with the Museum's Curatorial Team, making this an attractive opportunity for businesses aiming to expand their portfolio in cultural project management and heritage conservation.

## Notice

Hull City Council (The Authority) invites qualified and interested suppliers to tender for the packing, transporting, storage and return of the Hull Maritime Museum Collection. The authority is conducting the procurement using an open EU procedure, as required by the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (SI 2015/102) (PCR 2015). The service is anticipated to commence in March 2021 with a duration of 4 years. This project forms part of the Hull: Yorkshires Maritime City Project.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Hull City Council (The Authority) invites qualified and interested suppliers to tender for the packing, transporting, storage and return of the Hull Maritime Museum Collection. The authority is conducting the procurement using an Open EU procedure, as required by the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (SI 2015/102) (PCR 2015). The service is anticipated to commence in March 2021 with a duration of 4 years. This project forms part of the Hull: Yorkshires Maritime City Project. The Hull Maritime Project is a GBP 30 million development of four sites and two historic ships, which will celebrate Hull's maritime heritage. The project is jointly funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund and Hull City Council and will see the complete physical refurbishment of the Hull Maritime Museum (HMM) followed by a complete redisplay of the cities maritime Collection. Other elements of the project are: * the refurbishment of Dock Office Chambers (DOC), which will provide storage for the reserve Collection; * the development of the North End Shipyard, construction of a purpose-built visitor orientation building and the permanent dry docking of the Arctic Corsair, the last deep-water sidewinder trawler; * the refurbishment of the Spurn Light Vessel; * a GBP 2 million community, education and outreach programme. The refurbishment of the Maritime Museum will require the removal of the Museum's display and reserve Collections. The collection of circa 50 000 objects range from the international significant collection of scrimshaw, to large industrial objects. The specific purpose of this tender exercise is to appoint a supplier to provide the key service for the project of packing, transportation, storage and return of the HMM Collections. * The successful Supplier will finalise the packing and storage criteria and methods of work with the Museum's Curatorial Team (MCT) before packing and removing the collections to the supplier's storage facility for the period of the works. The reserve collection (currently located in the basement and second floor of the HMM). * The reserve collection which will be stored until the completion of the refurbishment works to the DOC building and will then be transported from the supplier's storage facility to the DOC building. * The supplier shall return the reserve collection in single batch to the DOC building during January 2022. The display collection (currently located on the ground and first floor of the Maritime Museum). * The display collection shall be stored until the construction/ refurbishment works together with the exhibition fit-out are completed and will be transported from the supplier's storage facility to the HMM. * The supplier will return the majority of the display collection to the HMM in up to six batches taking place between January and March 2024.In addition to the above, a limited number of display objects will be returned to the HMM in June 2023 prior to the commencement of the exhibition fit-out works. It should be noted that separate contracts have been awarded for the removal of 8 natural whale skeletons in the museum and 12 paintings, these objects therefore do not make up part of this contract.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/003680-2021 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 24 Feb 2021 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 24 Feb 2021 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £735,826 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | HULL CITY COUNCIL |
| Locality | HULL |
| Post town | Hull |
| Postcode | HU1 2AA |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber |
| ITL 2 | TLE1 East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire |
| ITL 3 | TLE11 Kingston upon Hull, City of |
| Local authority | Kingston upon Hull, City of |
| Electoral ward | St Andrew's & Docklands |
| Westminster constituency | Kingston upon Hull West and Haltemprice |
| Delivery location | TLE11 Kingston upon Hull, City of |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | CONSTANTINE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 92 - Recreational, cultural and sporting services

### Codes

- 92521000 - Museum services
- 92521100 - Museum-exhibition services

## Release History

- 24 Feb 2021 at 11:39 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/003680-2021

## Notice URLs

- http://www.hull.gov.uk
- https://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:555012-2020:TEXT:EN:HTML

## Provenance

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