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ROG First Light Exhibitions Orrery Contractor

National Maritime Museum · Tender notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 26 Sept 2026, 22:21.

Opportunity overview

This procurement exercise is to secure an Orrery Contractor to deliver orreries at various points of the Royal Observatory Greenwich site, as part of the ROG First Light Project. The Orrery Contractor will be responsible for the development, engineering, fabrication, installation and commissioning of two orreries (mechanical models of the solar system) across the ROG, both kinetic and interactive. The Contractor's responsibilities will include elements of Contractor Design as well as coordination with exhibition designers and other contractors, both off-site and on-site. This will be a two-stage procurement process including a PSQ process from which contractors will be shortlisted. Shortlisted contractors will be invited to Tender. Contractors will be invited to visit site. Full details of the procurement procedure can be found in the procurement documentation. For more information about this opportunity, please visit the eSourcing portal at: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-London:-Museum-exhibition-services./FA79DWW9GC To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/FA79DWW9GC

Classification

  • CPV92521100 — Museum-exhibition services

Lots

  • Lot 1£155k

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
ocds-h6vhtk-06ce61
Status
active
Procurement Method
open
Procurement Method Details
Competitive flexible procedure
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
Yes
Expression Of Interest Deadline
21 Aug 2026, 12:00

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Procedure

Features
This procurement exercise is to secure an Orrery Contractor to deliver orreries at various points of the Royal Observatory Greenwich site, as part of the ROG First Light Project. This will be a two-stage procurement process including a PSQ process from which contractors will be shortlisted. Shortlisted contractors will be invited to Tender. Contractors will be invited to visit site. Full details of the procurement procedure can be found in the procurement documentation.

Submission terms

Electronic Submission Policy
allowed

Languages

en

Enquiry period

Ends
14 Aug 2026, 17:00

Expected award period

Ends
1 Mar 2027, 23:59

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
active

Value

Including VAT
186,000
Amount
155,000
Currency
GBP

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
price
Name
Commercial

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
40
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 2
Type
quality
Name
Technical

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
60
Weight
percentageExact

Suitability

Sme
Yes

Contract period

Starts
15 Mar 2027, 00:00
Ends
17 Jul 2028, 23:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
92521100
Description
Museum-exhibition services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKI
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published
Entry 2
Id
068038-2026
Document Type
tenderNotice
Notice Type
UK4
Description
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Published
20 Jul 2026, 08:05
Format
text/html

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
National Maritime Museum
Id
GB-PPON-PYXN-5596-QWGD

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PYXN-5596-QWGD

Address

Street Address
Park Row
Locality
London
Postal Code
SE10 9NF
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKI51

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

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

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · London · UKI51 · SE10 9NF · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKI · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 068038-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·