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Wigan Museum - Our Northern Soul: Exhibition Design and Build

Wigan Council · Tender notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 23:53.

Opportunity overview

You are invited to tender for the provision of ‘Wigan Museum – Our Northern Soul: Exhibition Design and Build’ under the terms and instructions set out in the Invitation to Tender documentation. In summary, we are seeking an experienced Exhibition Design and Build contractor to design and build all the 2D and 3D aspects of the ground floor main gallery exhibition and Discover Room from RIBA Stages 3-6. This includes: * Exhibition Design Development (RIBA Stages 3-4). * Delivery of 5 co-creation sessions with Community Partners for design development of exhibition displays and themes (RIBA Stage 3) from August-November 2026. * 3D Fabrication (walls, plinths, displays, small interactives, mounts, furniture). * Decoration (paint decoration of walls). * Gallery Floor Treatment. * AV Hardware, AV software and electrical works. * 2D Graphic Design, Artworking and Production. * Site management and build installation (RIBA Stage 5). * Site Handover (RIBA Stage 6). The successful supplier will be required to ensure all CDM requirements are fulfilled and will be the Principal Designer on the project. Please refer to the Specification document within the Invitation to Tender pack which details the full requirements and scope of the services being procured. The project will take place at Wigan Museum, 41 Library St, Wigan, WN1 1NU in the main ground floor gallery and Discover Room. Please see documentation within the Invitation to Tender pack for more information on the gallery spaces. The deadline for the submission of final tender bids is Wednesday 8th July 2026 at 12:00noon.

Classification

  • CPV79956000 — Fair and exhibition organisation services
  • CPV92521100 — Museum-exhibition services

Lots

  • Lot 1£218k

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
DN818759 / PA126
Status
active
Procurement Method
open
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - open competition
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
No
How to submit
The tender documents are available via The Chest (Proactis) procurement portal at https://www.the-chest.org.uk. Suppliers will need to register an account on the portal and will need to click to 'register an interest in the opportunity' on the advert to gain access to the tender documents.

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Special regime

lightTouch

Submission terms

Electronic Submission Policy
allowed

Tender Period

Ends
8 Jul 2026, 12:00

Enquiry period

Ends
29 Jun 2026, 23:59

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
active

Value

Including VAT
261,633
Amount
218,028
Currency
GBP

Award criteria

Weighting Description
Price - will be assessed on a Pass/Fail basis based on project affordability within the stated budget and a robust and costed schedule of key tasks to deliver the project outcomes required by the Specification. Quality and Social Value will account for 100% of the scoring for this tender.

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
quality
Name
Experience
Description
25% weighting
Criterion 2
Type
quality
Name
Project Delivery Methodology
Description
30% weighting
Criterion 3
Type
quality
Name
Working with Community Partners
Description
15% weighting
Criterion 4
Type
quality
Name
Project Delivery Timeline
Description
15% weighting
Criterion 5
Type
quality
Name
Social Value
Description
15% weighting

Suitability

Sme
Yes

Contract period

Starts
10 Aug 2026, 00:00
Ends
9 Jul 2027, 23:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
79956000
Description
Fair and exhibition organisation services
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
92521100
Description
Museum-exhibition services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKD3
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
054837-2026
Document Type
tenderNotice
Notice Type
UK4
Description
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Published
10 Jun 2026, 15:19
Format
text/html

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Wigan Council
Id
GB-PPON-PCGG-6481-TZPW

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PCGG-6481-TZPW

Address

Street Address
Town Hall
Locality
Wigan
Postal Code
WN1 1YN
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKD36

Contact

Name
Ben Whittaker

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - sub-central government

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Wigan · UKD36 · WN1 1YN · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKD3 · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 054837-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·