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title: "Bath Fashion Museum- Exhibition Design Team"
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# Bath Fashion Museum- Exhibition Design Team

Buyer: BATH AND NORTH EAST SOMERSET COUNCIL  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0435e4

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## Summary

The Bath and North East Somerset Council is seeking to establish a Contract for Exhibition Design Team services for the new Fashion Museum in Bath. The procurement falls under the services category, with a deadline for submissions by 29th February 2024. The council aims to create a new Fashion Museum in central Bath and is following the Restricted procedure for this Contract.

This tender presents an opportunity for businesses involved in exhibition design, architecture, and fit-out services to compete for the contract. Companies specialising in 2D and 3D exhibition design, AVHW consultancy, and lighting design are well-suited to bid for this opportunity. The Contract period extends until 31st March 2031, with a focus on supporting the planning and development of the Fashion Museum in Bath.

## Notice

Bath and North East Somerset (B&NES) is a unitary authority created on 1 April 1996 following the abolition of the County of Avon. The Council has responsibility for almost all local government functions within the district, including planning, building control, local roads, council housing, environmental health, markets & fairs, refuse collection, recycling, cemeteries & crematoria, leisure services, parks, and tourism. It is also responsible for education, social services, libraries, main roads, public transport, trading standards, waste disposal and strategic planning. B&NES covers an area of 136 square miles (352 km2), of which two thirds is green belt. It stretches from the outskirts of Bristol, south into the Mendip Hills and east to the southern Cotswold Hills and border of Wiltshire. The city of Bath is the principal settlement in the district. Bath developed as a spa resort in Georgian times and remains a major cultural tourism centre having gained World Heritage City status. B&NES wishes to establish a Contract for the provision of Exhibition Design Team services for the new Fashion Museum, Bath The Fashion Museum, Bath, Collection is in the care of Heritage Services which is part of Bath and North East Somerset Council. The Fashion Museum, Bath is one of the world's great museum collections of historical and contemporary fashionable dress. The Fashion Museum, Bath has been housed at the Assembly Rooms in Bath since 1963. The Assembly Rooms are owned by the National Trust and have been leased to the Council on a full-maintenance occupancy since 1938. The National Trust decided to take back occupancy and management of the Assembly Rooms in March 2023. This has provided an opportunity to create a new Fashion Museum in Bath city centre. The new museum is to be located in the Old Post Office, 21-26 New Bond Street and 27 Northgate St, Bath BA1 1BA. The property is located in central Bath occupying a corner position with frontages onto New Bond Street and Northgate Street which connect with the primary retailing pitches of Union Street and Milsom Street. The principal retail frontage is to New Bond Street.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

B&NES wishes to establish a Contract for the provision of Exhibition Design Team services for the new Fashion Museum, Bath. The main strategic objectives of this Contract are: *To support an initial space planning exercise to establish where best to locate the various requirements of the Brief within the available space *Input into the work to secure Listed Building and Planning Consents as required for the project *To develop the exhibition design through to RIBA 4 for the Fashion Museum within the available budget and in line with the programme *To work with and coordinate the design with the architectural/basebuild design and any other fit out design required *To oversee the construction of the design of the exhibitions In order to achieve the aforementioned, B&NES are wishing to procure an Exhibition Design Team. This will include: *Exhibition designers (2d and 3d), *AVHW consultant *Lighting designer The Council is managing this procurement in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations. This is a Contract being procured under the Restricted procedure.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/003143-2024 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Restricted procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Tender |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 31 Jan 2024 |
| Submission deadline | 29 Feb 2024 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| 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 | Active |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | BATH AND NORTH EAST SOMERSET COUNCIL |
| Locality | KEYNSHAM |
| Post town | Bristol |
| Postcode | BS31 1FS |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK5 West of England |
| ITL 3 | TLK52 Bath & North East Somerset and South Gloucestershire |
| Local authority | Bath and North East Somerset |
| Electoral ward | Keynsham North |
| Westminster constituency | North East Somerset and Hanham |
| Delivery location | TLK12 Bath and North East Somerset, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 92 - Recreational, cultural and sporting services

### Codes

- 92521100 - Museum-exhibition services

## Release History

- 31 Jan 2024 at 08:11 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/003143-2024

## Notice URLs

- http://www.bathnes.gov.uk
- http://www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk

## Provenance

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