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title: "World Museum Horseshoe Refurbishment"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0786bc"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "National Museums Liverpool"
published: "2026-10-13"
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# World Museum Horseshoe Refurbishment

Buyer: National Museums Liverpool  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0786bc

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## Summary

National Museums Liverpool commissioned refurbishment works at the Horseshoe Gallery in the World Museum, Liverpool. The project reinstates the gallery’s plaster ceilings, redecorates the space and alters its mechanical and electrical installations. It also covers roofing repairs and repointing above the gallery. The work addresses deterioration in the plaster ceiling. This is a building refurbishment and repair project involving internal finishes, building services and roof-level construction work. Delivery is at the World Museum in Liverpool.

The procurement is complete and the contract has been awarded to F. Parkinson Limited. The buyer used a selective route to award under an existing framework, without a competition for this call-off. The contract was signed on 13 October 2026 and runs from 13 October 2026 to 19 March 2027. Its value is £1,170,846.12 excluding VAT (£1,405,015.34 including VAT). There was one lot, covering the refurbishment works as a single package. The process records no separate evaluation criteria or scoring basis.

For comparable work at National Museums Liverpool, a credible contractor would need to deliver coordinated refurbishment in a live museum building, including plaster ceiling reinstatement, redecoration, mechanical and electrical alterations, roofing and repointing. The scope points to a need to manage both internal and roof-level trades and to address deterioration while completing a time-limited package. This award was made under a framework rather than through an open competition, so relevant suppliers would need access to an appropriate framework route as well as the construction capability to carry out the combined works. The award to F. Parkinson Limited, a small and medium-sized enterprise, shows that a firm of this scale was selected for the project.

## Notice

Reinstatement of plaster ceilings within the Horseshoe Gallery together with redecoration and alterations to the mechanical and electrical installations. Roofing works and repointing works at roof level above the Horseshoe Gallery. The works are required due to deterioration in the plaster to the ceiling of the Horseshoe Gallery.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/096628-2026 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Works |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - award under framework |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 13 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 13 Oct 2026 - 19 Mar 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £1,170,846 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | National Museums Liverpool |
| Locality | LIVERPOOL |
| Postcode area | Liverpool |
| Postcode | L3 8EN |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLD7 Merseyside |
| ITL 3 | TLD72 Liverpool |
| Local authority | Liverpool |
| Electoral ward | City Centre North |
| Westminster constituency | Liverpool Riverside |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | F Parkinson Ltd |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 45 - Construction work

### Codes

- 45000000 - Construction work

## Release History

- 13 Oct 2026 at 14:58 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/096628-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/096628-2026
  13th October 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- http://www.fparkinson.co.uk
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/api/1.0/ocdsReleasePackages/ocds-h6vhtk-05d929
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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