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PROCUREMENT OPPORTUNITY

SMG SECURITY SERVICES (Light Touch Regime)

Science Museum Group · Tender notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 3 Oct 2026, 17:22.

Opportunity overview

The Science Museum Group (“SMG”) is seeking the provision of security staffing services across its 6 sites. This procurement is being conducted in accordance with the Competitive Flexible Procedure under the Procurement Act 2023 (“PA23”). The Light Touch Regime also applies to this procurement, which specify the services qualifying as light touch services by description and by reference to the corresponding Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV) codes. You can find out more detail in the attached tender documents.

Classification

  • CPV79710000 — Security services

Lots

  • Lot 1£24m
  • Lot 2£4.9m
  • Lot 3£14m

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
SCM3940M
Status
active
Procurement Method
selective
Procurement Method Details
Competitive flexible procedure
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
Yes
Expression Of Interest Deadline
22 Apr 2026, 17:00

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Procedure

Features
Stage 1: PSQ Stage 2: ITT for shortlisted bidders

Special regime

lightTouch

Submission terms

Electronic Submission Policy
allowed

Languages

en

Enquiry period

Ends
13 Apr 2026, 17:00

Expected award period

Ends
12 May 2026, 23:59

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Title
Lot 1
Description
Security provision for Science Museum (London)
Status
active
Has Renewal
Yes

Value

Including VAT
28,800,000
Amount
24,000,000
Currency
GBP

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
cost
Name
Price

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
25
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 2
Type
quality
Name
Quality

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
75
Weight
percentageExact

Second Stage

Minimum Candidates
1
Maximum Candidates
5

Suitability

Sme
Yes

Contract period

Starts
1 Apr 2027, 00:00
Ends
31 Mar 2032, 23:59
Max Extent Date
1 Apr 2035, 00:59

Renewal

Description
The Agreement is intended to run for an initial period of 5 years with the option to extend for up to 1+1+1 additional years at SMG’s sole discretion
Entry 2
Id
2
Title
Lot 2
Description
Security Provision for Science and Innovation Park (Wiltshire)
Status
active
Has Renewal
Yes

Value

Including VAT
5,904,000
Amount
4,920,000
Currency
GBP

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
cost
Name
Price

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
25
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 2
Type
quality
Name
Quality

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
75
Weight
percentageExact

Second Stage

Minimum Candidates
1
Maximum Candidates
5

Suitability

Sme
Yes

Contract period

Starts
1 Apr 2027, 00:00
Ends
31 Mar 2032, 23:59
Max Extent Date
1 Apr 2035, 00:59

Renewal

Description
The Agreement is intended to run for an initial period of 5 years with the option to extend for up to 1+1+1 additional years at SMG’s sole discretion
Entry 3
Id
3
Title
Lot 3
Description
Security Provision for the National Railway Museum (York), Science and Industry Museum (Manchester), National Science and Media Museum (Bradford) and Locomotion (Shildon)
Status
active
Has Renewal
Yes

Value

Including VAT
16,800,000
Amount
14,000,000
Currency
GBP

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
cost
Name
Price

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
25
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 2
Type
quality
Name
Quality

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
75
Weight
percentageExact

Second Stage

Minimum Candidates
1
Maximum Candidates
5

Suitability

Sme
Yes

Contract period

Starts
1 Apr 2027, 00:00
Ends
31 Mar 2032, 23:59
Max Extent Date
1 Apr 2035, 00:59

Renewal

Description
The Agreement is intended to run for an initial period of 5 years with the option to extend for up to 1+1+1 additional years at SMG’s sole discretion

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
79710000
Description
Security services
Item 2
Id
2
Related Lot
2

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
79710000
Description
Security services
Item 3
Id
3
Related Lot
3

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
79710000
Description
Security services

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
L-1
Document Type
biddingDocuments
Entry 2
Id
conflictOfInterest
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published
Entry 3
Id
024831-2026
Document Type
tenderNotice
Notice Type
UK4
Description
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Published
18 Mar 2026, 16:48
Format
text/html

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Science Museum Group
Id
GB-PPON-PDTR-3338-MNPG

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PDTR-3338-MNPG

Address

Street Address
The Science Museum
Locality
London
Postal Code
SW7 2DD
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKI33

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - central government

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · London · UKI33 · SW7 2DD · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

5 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

5 VERSIONS
  1. 000423-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 000425-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·
  3. 001874-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·
  4. 024735-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·
  5. 024831-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·