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title: "ID 6231332 - National Museums NI - Conservation and Restoration of Maritime Collections"
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# ID 6231332 - National Museums NI - Conservation and Restoration of Maritime Collections

Buyer: National Museums NI  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06e96a

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## Summary

National Museums NI is seeking one specialist supplier to conserve and restore four priority maritime vessels: Mary Joseph, Children’s Hope, The Fancy and The Result. The work covers vessel conservation and restoration, including The Result’s two phases, for museum collections. The services fall within preservation of museum exhibits and ship repair and maintenance (CPV 92521210). Mary Joseph and Children’s Hope require work from contract award; The Fancy and The Result are scheduled for later delivery. The work will be delivered in Northern Ireland. National Museums NI is the buyer, with CPD – Supplies & Services Division providing the central procurement function and managing the competition for the Northern Ireland public sector. The requirement is offered as one coordinated contract covering all four vessels.

This procurement has reached tender: National Museums NI has invited offers through an open procedure. Tenders must be submitted electronically through the relevant eTendersNI opportunity; paper submissions will be rejected. Enquiries close at 15:00 on 11 September 2026 and tenders close at 15:00 on 22 September 2026. The award decision is due by 2 October 2026. The estimated contract period is 20 October 2026 to 19 October 2029, with an option for two further individual 12-month renewals, allowing extension to 19 October 2031. The estimated value is £400,000 excluding VAT, or £480,000 including VAT. There is one lot. Evaluation is 30% cost, 28% service delivery, 21% contract management and 21% implementation.

The opportunity suits an established maritime conservation and restoration specialist with ICON accreditation at Accredited Conservator-Restorer status, or an equivalent qualification. Bidders need the specialist skills and experience to work safely and consistently across four vessels, manage conservation activity at different times, and deliver the phased requirements for The Result. The single-contract structure favours suppliers able to provide sufficient skilled personnel, technical capacity and project coordination for the overall volume of work rather than only one vessel. Strong contract management and implementation arrangements will be important because quality and consistency across the collection are evaluated alongside service delivery. The requirement is identified as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises, subject to meeting the economic and technical selection requirements in the tender documents.

## Notice

National Museums NI seeks to appoint an ICON-accredited (ACR status or equivalent) Supplier to undertake conservation on each of the four priority maritime vessels Mary Joseph, Children's Hope, The Fancy and The Result. The conservation work on Mary Joseph and Children's Hope will commence on award of contract. The conservation work on The Fancy will commence in April 2027 while conservation work on The Result which is broken down into Phase 1 and Phase 2 will commence in September 2027. The commencement of Phase 2 will be dependant on budgets and NMNI operational requirements. Please see the CfT documents for details.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Renewal: Option of 2 further individual periods of 12 months.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/079827-2026 |
| 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 | 21 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | 22 Sep 2026 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 20 Oct 2026 - 19 Oct 2029 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £400,000 |
| Lots value | £400,000 |
| 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 | National Museums NI |
| Locality | HOLYWOOD |
| Postcode area | Northern Ireland |
| Postcode | BT18 0EU |
| Country | Northern Ireland |
| ITL 1 | TLN Northern Ireland |
| ITL 2 | TLN0 Northern Ireland |
| ITL 3 | TLN09 Ards and North Down |
| Local authority | Ards and North Down |
| Electoral ward | Cultra |
| Westminster constituency | North Down |
| Delivery location | TLN0 Northern Ireland |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 50 - Repair and maintenance services
- 92 - Recreational, cultural and sporting services

### Codes

- 50240000 - Repair, maintenance and associated services related to marine and other equipment
- 50241000 - Repair and maintenance services of ships
- 50241100 - Vessel repair services
- 50242000 - Conversion services of ships
- 50243000 - Demolition services of ships
- 50244000 - Reconditioning services of ships or boats
- 50245000 - Upgrading services of ships
- 92500000 - Library, archives, museums and other cultural services
- 92521000 - Museum services
- 92521210 - Preservation services of exhibits
- 92521220 - Preservation services of specimens

## Release History

- 21 Aug 2026 at 11:31 - Tender - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/079827-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/079827-2026
  21st August 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
- https://www.finance-ni.gov.uk/ar
- https://www.finance-ni.gov.uk/topics/procurement
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

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