--- title: "Wonderlab Interactive Exhibit Makers (Group 1), The Science and Industry Museum" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06b846" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-06b846" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06b846.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06b846.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "SCIENCE MUSEUM GROUP" published: "2026-06-18" --- # Wonderlab Interactive Exhibit Makers (Group 1), The Science and Industry Museum Buyer: SCIENCE MUSEUM GROUP Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06b846 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-06b846) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06b846.json) ## Summary The Science Museum Group is initiating an open procurement process for "Wonderlab Interactive Exhibit Makers (Group 1)" at the Science and Industry Museum in Manchester. This tender, part of an ongoing planning stage, invites proposals for dynamic, multisensory exhibits set to be part of the museum's innovative Wonderlab gallery. Bidding companies have until 13th July 2026 to submit their tenders, with the tender process closing at 23:59 BST. The project focuses on services within the museum-exhibition industry and is positioned in London, United Kingdom, under the auspices of a central government public authority. This tender offers significant growth opportunities for businesses specialising in interactive museum exhibits, particularly those focusing on engineering and scientific innovation. With a total estimated project value of £492,000, it invites participation from vendors capable of crafting engaging, large-scale interactive installations. This is particularly suited to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) skilled in creating impactful, communal exhibits that offer the audience both educational and memorable experiences. Businesses capable of delivering high-quality, innovative exhibition services can differentiate themselves and potentially secure a partnership with a prestigious cultural institution. ## Notice The Science and Industry Museum's new Wonderlab gallery will be a vibrant, awe-inspiring spectacle at the heart of the world's first industrial city. Dynamic, social and multisensory, it will celebrate the wonder of science and invite everyone to unleash their inner inventor. Drawing on Manchester's unparalleled heritage of innovation, the gallery will excite and challenge young minds to help inspire the next generation of scientists and inventors. Children and their accompanying adults will be encouraged to 'Think and act like an inventor', through curious, fun and memorable interactive experiences and a multifaceted, joyful and stimulating live programme. They will deepen their understanding of science phenomena, delight in tinkering and testing, develop new and existing skills and grow in confidence to question and explore. As a core permanent gallery offer, the new space will be an integral part of the Science and Industry Museum's vision and Masterplan. The gallery floor and purpose-built spaces for live programme will create welcoming, playful and inspiring environment, creating the perfect backdrop for visitors to imagine, investigate and reflect. This tender invites suppliers to bid for Wonderlab's Group 1 interactives, informally described as the "Hero exhibits". These interactive exhibits will provide moments of joy, fun, surprise and wonder at regular intervals throughout the visitor journey. They will offer communal 'wow' moments, where large groups can engage and interact, while being surprised and impressed by the scale, novelty and working of the interactive. For more information, please see the tender documents. ### Lot Information Manchester Machine The Manchester Machine will be a spectacular feature where visitors will be mesmerised and go home talking about it. It will be a large scale interactive in which many visitors can interact at multiple points (think hand cranks, levers, pulleys) each creating its own immediate effect, providing instant gratification. Balls will roll, tracks will switch direction, pulleys will rotate, flaps will open and pistons will rise and fall, creating an ever-moving spectacle of engineering, inspired by Manchester's history of innovation. Digital Loom This exhibit will be visually striking and will catch visitors' eye as they enter the gallery. The beautiful projection will grab their attention with its attractive, graphic presence. Loco Race This exhibit will be visually striking from a distance, as the racing lines sweep and curve around the historic pillars, creating a sense of movement, as well as connecting visitors to the beautiful architecture of the gallery. Cogs Pulleys Levers Visitors explore a range of loose parts to create moving mechanisms using cogs, pulleys and levers. Whirlwind Room Multiple visitors enter a space where air jets blow and visitors can use scarves or other objects to explore the impact and power of the air jets. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/057651-2026 | | Notice type | UK4 - 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 | 18 Jun 2026 | | Submission deadline | 13 Jul 2026 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 10 Aug 2026 - 10 Aug 2028 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £410,000 | | Lots value | £410,000 | | 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 | 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 | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 92 - Recreational, cultural and sporting services ### Codes - 92521000 - Museum services - 92521100 - Museum-exhibition services ## Release History - 18 Jun 2026 at 13:49 - Tender - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/057651-2026 ## Documents - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/057651-2026 18th June 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender - https://in-tendhost.co.uk/sciencemuseumgroup/aspx/Tenders/Current ## Notice URLs - https://in-tendhost.co.uk/sciencemuseumgroup/aspx/Home - https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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