UK Public Sector Contracts & Tenders

1.1. SMG wishes to establish a contract for the provision of a Lead Designer: Exhibition and Graphic Designer services for the Space Pod project (working title).

This project wishes to appoint a contractor to the following scope of works. The project is aimed to improve the following area within shop. • Strip out existing wall units. • Skim, prime, and repaint all walls. • Install new wall unit layout. • Manufacture & Install in shelving block. Page 14 on presentation. • Manufacture & install new book area. Page 20 on presentation. • Removal of old till point and manufacture & build of new till point

The proposed project is the refurbishment of a single escalator within the Science Museum, London that provides access to the IMAX Cinema. In addition, the escalator contractor will undertake the role of Principle Contractor under the CDM (2105) Regulations. Further details can be found in the tender documents.

SMG wishes to award a contract for the provision of External Project Management Consultancy for three Masterplan Feasibility Studies.

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.

This tender invites suppliers to bid for Wonderlab interactives at Science and Industry Museum in Manchester. These interactive exhibits will provide moments of joy, fun, surprise and wonder throughout the visitor journey. They should be in keeping with wider, gallery designs which will be overseen by the Lead Designer / Architect. Interactives will embody the gallery’s key principles: - Playful – inspires and celebrates active exploration, curiosity, fun and experimentation. - Social – appeals to both children and their accompanying adults, sparks intergenerational conversations and encourages sharing discoveries and ideas with others. - Inclusive – is multi-sensory, values diversity, strives to be ‘Open for All’ and is accessible to as many people as possible. - Inviting – welcoming, with a sprinkling of Manchester personality, intuitive to navigate and empowering independent exploration. Wonderlab interactive exhibits will be intuitive, easy to manipulate and importantly will not rely on written instructions to function. Exhibits will foster interaction in many different ways but will be based on the inquiry approach to science education, which allows for experimentation, questioning, reflection, open ended play and testing.

SMG wishes to award a contract for the provision of the design and installation (replacement) of 7no replacement roller shutter doors.

Our dedicated and award-winning event space Illuminate on levels 4 & 5 of the Science Museum - Illuminate - Hire The Science Museum opened its doors for our first event in January 2019. In the build period up to that time, and ever since, we have partnered with an exclusive AV Partner who, from a purely audio-visual perspective, assisted in the design of the space and invested significantly in equipment and infrastructure, resulting in a comprehensive in-house technical offering that meets the vast majority of event requirements while providing an ideal platform upon which additional equipment and specialist solutions can be seamlessly integrated when required.

The Science Museum Group ("SMG") operates a growing ecommerce proposition supporting the sale of products associated with the Science Museum and the National Railway Museum. Ecommerce is an important commercial channel, serving customers throughout the UK and internationally, and contributes to SMG's revenue generation and visitor engagement objectives. SMG's ecommerce platform is operated on Shopify Plus and includes a range of own-brand, exhibition-related, educational and retail merchandise products. The appointed supplier will be required to provide third-party logistics and fulfilment services that support a high-quality customer experience and align with SMG's brand values and service expectations. SMG’s current contract is with an external third-party logistics provider for warehousing and fulfilment services. The existing contract expires on 30 June 2027 and SMG is seeking to appoint a provider to support a managed transition and seamless commencement of fulfilment services from 1 July 2027.

The Science and Industry Museum (SIM) is developing a new, interactive gallery, called Wonderlab, due to open 2028. Prior to initiating any procurement, SIM wishes to invite potential suppliers to discuss two potential interactives, offering the Museum advice on feasibility within the gallery's restrictive gallery space. Information gathered will inform the scope of services published at Tender.