---
title: "Heritage Airframe Surveys"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-079382"
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current_stage: "Tender"
buyer: "Science Museum Group"
published: "2026-10-29"
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# Heritage Airframe Surveys

Buyer: Science Museum Group  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-079382

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## Summary

The Science Museum Group seeks a supplier to survey 13 historic aviation airframes and assess their structural safety and other hazards. The aircraft are static exhibits stored in two hangars at the Science and Innovation Park in Swindon. This is specialist aviation asset surveying and hazard assessment work for a museum collection, rather than aircraft maintenance or operational flight inspection.

The buyer invited offers through a below-threshold open competition. The deadline for enquiries was 13 November 2026 at 17:00, and the quotation deadline was 20 November 2026 at 17:00. The contract period was set to run from 30 November 2026 to 31 January 2027. The estimated value is £40,000 excluding VAT (£48,000 including VAT). Responses are assessed on qualitative selection questions and price. Price scoring uses the lowest-priced compliant tender against each tender’s price, multiplied by the available marks.

This opportunity suits a supplier with the technical capability to inspect historic aircraft structures and identify safety concerns and other hazards. Relevant experience surveying heritage aviation airframes, working with static museum exhibits and carrying out work safely in aircraft hangars would support a credible response. The scope covers 13 aircraft across two hangars, so bidders need capacity to complete the surveys and report findings within the contract period. Suppliers should be prepared to answer qualitative selection questions and submit a compliant quotation for a fixed, short-duration assignment. The work is a focused specialist services contract for aviation survey and risk assessment providers, rather than a large-scale restoration or ongoing maintenance programme.

## Notice

The Science Museum Group wishes to appoint a Supplier to provide a survey of 13 heritage aviation airframes, assessing structural safety and other hazards. We require surveys of 13 historic aircraft currently stored at the Science and Innovation Park, Swindon. The aircraft are static exhibits only and are stored in two aircraft hangars.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/102619-2026 |
| 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 | 29 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | 20 Nov 2026 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 30 Nov 2026 - 31 Jan 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £40,000 |
| Lots value | £40,000 |
| 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

- 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
- 92 - Recreational, cultural and sporting services

### Codes

- 71317000 - Hazard protection and control consultancy services
- 71355000 - Surveying services
- 79311000 - Survey services
- 79311300 - Survey analysis services
- 92500000 - Library, archives, museums and other cultural services
- 92512000 - Archive services

## Release History

- 29 Oct 2026 at 13:18 - Tender - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/102619-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/102619-2026
  29th October 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

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