--- title: "Video Games Exhibition - New Films and Animations" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06f967" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-06f967" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06f967.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06f967.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "Science Museum Group" published: "2026-09-15" --- # Video Games Exhibition - New Films and Animations Buyer: Science Museum Group Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06f967 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-06f967) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06f967.json) ## Summary The Science Museum Group is commissioning a production company to create content for the temporary Video Games exhibition at the National Science and Media Museum in Bradford. The requirement is for three new films and five animations, replacing the earlier scope of four films and five animations. The work supports an exhibition about video games, which is due to open to the public at the museum on 26 March 2027. This is a creative production and museum-exhibition services opportunity, covering the development and production of film and animated material for public display. It will suit companies able to deliver both filmed content and animation for a cultural or visitor-attraction setting, with the finished work used as part of the exhibition experience. The procurement has reached tender: the Science Museum Group invited offers through a below-threshold open competition. Suppliers could submit quotations electronically through the buyer’s In-Tend portal. Questions had to be submitted by 30 September 2026 at 17:00, and quotations were due by 2 October 2026 at 17:00. The contract period is 12 October 2026 to 22 January 2027. The estimated value is £25,000 excluding VAT and £29,991 including VAT. The tender comprises one lot. Evaluation includes qualitative questions scored using the methodology in Section 2, page 5 of the ITQ. The procurement amendment reduced the scope and lowered the excluding-VAT budget from £30,000 to £25,000. This opportunity suits an established production company with the creative and technical capability to produce three films and five animations within a single exhibition commission. Relevant suppliers are likely to be able to manage a mixed-format production, from developing concepts and scripts through filming, animation, editing and delivery of finished exhibition content. Experience producing material for museums, galleries, educational venues, cultural organisations or other public-facing visitor attractions would be particularly relevant because the outputs will form part of a temporary exhibition. The work also requires a team able to coordinate several film and animation deliverables to an exhibition timetable, prepare content suitable for public display, and work with the Science Museum Group on the qualitative requirements set out in the ITQ. ## Notice SMG is seeking to appoint a production company to create three new films and five animations for the temporary Video Games exhibition at the National Science and Media Museum (NSMM), opening to the public on 26 March 2027. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/087266-2026 | | Notice type | UK4 - Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Below threshold - open competition | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 15 Sep 2026 | | Submission deadline | 2 Oct 2026 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 12 Oct 2026 - 22 Jan 2027 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £25,000 | | Lots value | £25,000 | | 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 | | Postcode area | 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 - 30 - Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages - 32 - Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment - 44 - Construction structures and materials; auxiliary products to construction (except electric apparatus) - 92 - Recreational, cultural and sporting services - 98 - Other community, social and personal services ### Codes - 30194220 - Drafting films - 32354000 - Film products - 32354500 - Video films - 44176000 - Film - 92111300 - Entertainment film and video-tape production - 92111310 - Entertainment film production - 92310000 - Artistic and literary creation and interpretation services - 92521100 - Museum-exhibition services - 98112000 - Services furnished by professional organisations ## Release History - 15 Sep 2026 at 12:29 - TenderUpdate - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/087266-2026 - 14 Sep 2026 at 15:23 - Tender - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/086984-2026 ## Documents - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/087266-2026 15th September 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/086984-2026 14th September 2026 - 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 This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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