---
title: "SMG Board Effectiveness Review 2025"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-055997"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "SCIENCE MUSEUM GROUP"
published: "2025-10-13"
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# SMG Board Effectiveness Review 2025

Buyer: SCIENCE MUSEUM GROUP  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-055997

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## Summary

The Science Museum Group, a central government public authority based in London, recently completed the procurement process titled "SMG Board Effectiveness Review 2025". This open competition was carried out under the below-threshold procurement method, specifically aimed at business and management consultancy services. The tender, which falls under the services category, was initiated to conduct a review of board effectiveness in line with principles outlined by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport. The procurement stage transitioned from tender to contract award, with the period of contract active from 1st September to 3rd December 2025.

This tender provided substantial opportunities for growth, particularly for businesses skilled in museum services as well as business and management consultancy. Large consultancy firms, like Bates Wells & Braithwaite London LLP, which successfully secured the contract, are well-suited to meet such requirements. The tender offered a platform for businesses that specialise in corporate governance and performance review services to demonstrate their capabilities and potentially secure ongoing work with pivotal public sector bodies, such as the Science Museum Group. The contract, valued at just under £24,000, exemplifies a focused opportunity for firms aiming to expand within public sector consultancy services.

## Notice

The Group has the legal status of a non-departmental public body (and is recognised as an exempt charity), operating within the public sector but at arm's length from its sponsor department, the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport. Led by the Chair, and with consideration to the 'ALB Board Effectiveness Review' principles as laid out by DCMS, it is now a timely moment for SMG to undertake a review of the Board's effectiveness - including whether it has the right structure, processes, people and performance to deliver against SMG's mission and strategic objectives.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/064814-2025 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - open competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 13 Oct 2025 |
| Submission deadline | 25 Jul 2025 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 31 Aug 2025 |
| Contract period | 31 Aug 2025 - 3 Dec 2025 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £20,000 |
| Lots value | £20,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £19,932 |

## Status

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

## 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 |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | BATES WELLS & BRAITHWAITE LONDON LLP (T/A BATES WELLS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
- 92 - Recreational, cultural and sporting services

### Codes

- 79212110 - Corporate governance rating services
- 79313000 - Performance review services
- 79410000 - Business and management consultancy services
- 92521000 - Museum services

## Release History

- 13 Oct 2025 at 13:33 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/064814-2025
- 7 Jul 2025 at 08:03 - Tender - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/037633-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/064814-2025
  13th October 2025 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/037633-2025
  7th July 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://in-tendhost.co.uk/sciencemuseumgroup/aspx/Home
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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