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Henry Moore Summer 2026 - Fine Art Handling, Transportation & Base Fabrication & Excavation

Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew · award, contract

Tender information last checkedLast checked 5 Oct 2026, 01:23.

Opportunity overview

(RBG Kew) Wakehurst are working with the Henry Moore Foundation to deliver an exhibition of Henry Moore works at Wakehurst from June 2026 - May 2027. The exhibition comprises 4 large scale outdoor works throughout the gardens at Wakehurst, and up to an additional 4 new commissioned artworks. The Henry Moore Foundation will loan works of Relief No. 1, Reclining Connected Forms, Reclining Figure and Mother and Child: Block Seat.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

MTEC WAREHOUSING LIMITED

Matched by number
Contract value
£47k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
22 Jan 2026
Award ID
009057-2026-1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 03986255
Location
HERTFORD, UK, SG14 1BP, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV92312250 — Services provided by individual artists
  • CPV92312200 — Services provided by authors, composers, sculptors, entertainers and other individual artists

Lots

  • (RBG Kew) Wakehurst are working with the Henry Moore Foundation to deliver an exhibition of Henry Moore works at Wakehurst from June 2026 - May 2027. The exhibition comprises 4 large scale outdoor works throughout the gardens at Wakehurst, and up to an additional 4 new commissioned artworks. The Henry Moore Foundation will loan works of Relief No. 1, Reclining Connected Forms, Reclining Figure and Mother and Child: Block Seat.Value not stated

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
RBGKEW1484
Status
complete
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method
limited
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Why this procedure was chosen
Henry Moore is recognised as one of the leading artists of the 20th century and has been exhibited heavily in the UK and internationally for over 70 years. Moore's works are instantly recognisable for their scale, materiality and subject matter. Nature as inspiration and the connectedness between his works & the landscape are significant themes in Moore's works, which support Kew's over-arching mission to protect the natural world. Henry Moore Foundation holds the IP of all works that will be exhibited at (RBG Kew) Wakehurst and require that only Mtec Fine Art are experienced & trusted to transport several valuable and unique artworks. 4 large-scale bronze works (some up to 2.5 m, 5600kg) The contract value includes: project management, install & deinstall planning & delivery, including fine art technicians to transport & handle artworks, driving specialist vehicles (cranes, MEWPs etc), managing fabrication of specialist plinths/bases for sculptures, excavations to specified scope of works by HMF, working within (RBG Kew) Wakehurst site policies and procedures. A detailed breakdown of cost have been provided. As a heavily collected and commercialised artist, working with Henry Moore Foundation and Mtec Fine Art will also bring back financial benefit to (RBG Kew) Wakehurst through retail and publishing sales.

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Classification

Scheme
CPV
Id
92312250
Description
Services provided by individual artists

Covered By

GPA

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Scheme
TED_PT_AWARD_CONTRACT_WITHOUT_CALL
Id
D_OUTSIDE_SCOPE
Description
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Description
(RBG Kew) Wakehurst are working with the Henry Moore Foundation to deliver an exhibition of Henry Moore works at Wakehurst from June 2026 - May 2027. The exhibition comprises 4 large scale outdoor works throughout the gardens at Wakehurst, and up to an additional 4 new commissioned artworks. The Henry Moore Foundation will loan works of Relief No. 1, Reclining Connected Forms, Reclining Figure and Mother and Child: Block Seat.
Has Options
No
Status
cancelled

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
price

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
92312200
Description
Services provided by authors, composers, sculptors, entertainers and other individual artists

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKC
Entry 2
Region
UKD
Entry 3
Region
UKE
Entry 4
Region
UKF
Entry 5
Region
UKG
Entry 6
Region
UKH
Entry 7
Region
UKI
Entry 8
Region
UKJ
Entry 9
Region
UKK

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew
Id
GB-COH-803428

Identifier

Legal Name
Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew
Id
803428
Scheme
GB-COH

Address

Street Address
THE HERBARIUM
Locality
KEW GREEN
Region
UKI75
Postal Code
TW93AE
Country Name
United Kingdom

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Id
MINISTRY
Description
Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
Entry 2
Scheme
COFOG
Id
05
Description
Environmental protection
Organisation 2
Name
MTEC WAREHOUSING LIMITED
Id
GB-COH-03986255

Identifier

Legal Name
MTEC WAREHOUSING LIMITED
Id
03986255
Scheme
GB-COH

Address

Street Address
Manufactory House, Hertford,
Locality
HERTFORD
Region
UK
Postal Code
SG14 1BP
Country Name
United Kingdom

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
sme
Organisation 3
Name
Head of Procurement & Contract Management, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Id
GB-FTS-173277

Identifier

Legal Name
Head of Procurement & Contract Management, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

Address

Locality
Richmond, London
Country Name
United Kingdom

Roles

reviewBody

Award information

Award 1
Id
009057-2026-1
Status
active

Related lots

1

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-03986255
Name
MTEC WAREHOUSING LIMITED

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
009057-2026-1
Award ID
009057-2026-1
Status
active
Date Signed
22 Jan 2026, 00:00

Value

Amount
46,996
Currency
GBP

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · KEW GREEN · UKI75 · TW93AE · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKC
  • Delivery location · UKD
  • Delivery location · UKE
  • Delivery location · UKF
  • Delivery location · UKG
  • Delivery location · UKH
  • Delivery location · UKI
  • Delivery location · UKJ
  • Delivery location · UKK

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 009057-2026award, contract ·