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title: "National Museums Scotland Anatomy: A Matter of Death and Life Exhibition Transport"
ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000679639"
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source: "Public Contracts Scotland"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "NATIONAL MUSEUMS SCOTLAND"
published: "2022-06-07"
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# National Museums Scotland Anatomy: A Matter of Death and Life Exhibition Transport

Buyer: NATIONAL MUSEUMS SCOTLAND  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000679639

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## Summary

The National Museums Scotland is currently engaged in a procurement process for the "Anatomy: A Matter of Death and Life Exhibition Transport" project, which falls under the recreation, culture, and religion industry category. This open tender aims to appoint museum transport agents for the specialist shipping of exhibition items, with key dates including the installation period from 13 to 24 June 2022, and the return of items scheduled for 31 October to 11 November 2022. Interested parties will need to submit electronic responses by 4 February 2022, and the procurement is classified as an open procedure.

This procurement presents lucrative opportunities for businesses in the transportation and logistics sector, particularly those with expertise in handling museum artefacts and exhibitions. Companies well-suited to compete include those capable of delivering high-value, secure transport solutions for cultural institutions. The project has the potential for both local and international transport contracts, making it attractive for various scales of businesses, from SMEs to larger logistics providers.

## Notice

The National Museums Scotland (the Client) wishes to engage one or two museum Transport Agent(s) to carry out specialist museum shipping for the collection and return of objects for its Anatomy: A Matter of Death and Life Exhibition. The objects should arrive at the National Museum of Scotland in time for exhibition install (13 - 24 June 2022) and return to lenders after deinstall (31 October - 11 November 2022).

### Lot Information

Lot 1: UK Transport

Please see attached schedules for full details of this Lot.. Please see documents uploaded to this notice for all additional information.

Lot 1: International Transport

Please see Schedules attached to this notice for full details about this Lot.. Please see the documents attached to this notice for all additional information.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUN450508 |
| Notice type | PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 7 Jun 2022 |
| Submission deadline | 4 Feb 2022 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 28 Feb 2022 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £55,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £55,746 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NATIONAL MUSEUMS SCOTLAND |
| Locality | EDINBURGH |
| Post town | Edinburgh |
| Postcode | EH1 1JF |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM1 East Central Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM13 City of Edinburgh |
| Local authority | City of Edinburgh |
| Electoral ward | City Centre |
| Westminster constituency | Edinburgh East and Musselburgh |
| Delivery location | TLM75 City of Edinburgh |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | CONSTANTINE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 92 - Recreational, cultural and sporting services

### Codes

- 92521000 - Museum services
- 92521100 - Museum-exhibition services

## Release History

- 7 Jun 2022 at 00:00 - Award - PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUN450508
- 14 Jan 2022 at 00:00 - Tender - PCS Notice - Website Contract Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JAN437753

## Documents

- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=JAN437753&idx=5
  20th January 2022 - Schedule 5 -Pricing
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=JAN437753&idx=1
  14th January 2022 - Schedule 1_Anatomy Transport ITT
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=JAN437753&idx=2
  14th January 2022 - Schedule 2_Anatomy Transport_Tenderers Submission
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=JAN437753&idx=3
  14th January 2022 - Schedule 3_Anatomy Transport_Porcurement Specification
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=JAN437753&idx=4
  14th January 2022 - Schedule 4_Terms and Conditions
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JAN437753
  National Museums Scotland Anatomy: A Matter of Death and Life Exhibition Transport - The National Museums Scotland (the Client) wishes to engage one or two museum Transport Agent(s) to carry out specialist museum shipping for the collection and return of objects for its Anatomy: A Matter of Death and Life Exhibition. The objects should arrive at the National Museum of Scotland in time for exhibition install (13 - 24 June 2022) and return to lenders after deinstall (31 October - 11 November 2022).
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUN450508
  National Museums Scotland Anatomy: A Matter of Death and Life Exhibition Transport - The National Museums Scotland (the Client) wishes to engage one or two museum Transport Agent(s) to carry out specialist museum shipping for the collection and return of objects for its Anatomy: A Matter of Death and Life Exhibition. The objects should arrive at the National Museum of Scotland in time for exhibition install (13 - 24 June 2022) and return to lenders after deinstall (31 October - 11 November 2022).

## Notice URLs

- http://
- http://www.nms.ac.uk/
- http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000679639

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