AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Science Museum Group has published a pending award decision for lead exhibition and graphic design services for its Space Pod gallery project at the Science Museum London. The named supplier is STUDIO WIGNALL & MOORE LTD. The notice does not evidence that a contract has been signed or started.
Published outcomeAward 1 names STUDIO WIGNALL & MOORE LTD for lot 1, with a stated award value of £150,000 excluding VAT (£180,000 including VAT). The award remained pending at publication.
Market significanceThis is a £150,000 net, above-threshold design-services opportunity procured through an open procedure for the Space Pod project.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
STUDIO WIGNALL & MOORE LTD
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · 150000 GBP · Pending award
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The verified company name is STUDIO WIGNALL & MOORE LTD (company number 14005442). Award 1 identifies the supplier through GB-COH-14005442 and has pending status. The £150,000 net value is stated for the single award.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice status
99% confidenceContract award notice published; award status pending
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The process is labelled "Contract award notice on Find a Tender" and award 1 has status "pending".
Contract conclusion
99% confidenceNot evidenced as signed or concluded
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The award is pending and lists a scheduled future-signature milestone.
Planned signature date
98% confidence3 November 2026
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Award milestone type "futureSignatureDate" is scheduled for 2026-11-03T23:59:59+00:00.
Contract start
96% confidencePlanned 3 November 2026; not evidenced as commenced
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The award contract period start date is 2026-11-03, while the award remains pending.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value excluding VAT
99% confidence£150,000
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Award 1 value amount is 150000 GBP.
Award value including VAT
99% confidence£180,000
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Award 1 value amountGross is 180000 GBP.
Published process maximum value
95% confidence£150,000
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The process value_max is 150000 GBP.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Tender notice published
99% confidence28 August 2026
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Release history records tender notice 082199-2026 on 2026-08-28.
Submission deadline
99% confidence23 September 2026, 13:00 BST
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Process submission_deadline is 2026-09-23T13:00:00+01:00.
Award decision date
99% confidence20 October 2026
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Award 1 date is 2026-10-20T00:00:00+01:00.
Award notice published
99% confidence20 October 2026
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The award-notice document was published at 2026-10-20T16:04:44+01:00.
Standstill end
99% confidence29 October 2026
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Award 1 standstill period endDate is 2026-10-29T23:59:59+00:00.
Planned contract end
98% confidence21 November 2030
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Award 1 contract period endDate is 2030-11-21T23:59:59+00:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceLead exhibition and graphic designer services for the Space Pod project (working title)
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The tender description states that SMG wishes to establish a contract for Lead Designer: Exhibition and Graphic Designer services for the Space Pod project.
Lot structure
99% confidenceOne published lot (lot 1)
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Tender data lists lot 1 only; award 1 relates to lot 1.
Classification
99% confidenceCPV 71200000 — Architectural and related services
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Award item 1 includes CPV 71200000.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceOpen procedure
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The process procurement method details state "Open procedure".
Threshold status
99% confidenceAbove threshold
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Award 1 is marked aboveThreshold: true.
Competition data
99% confidenceNumber of tenders and evaluation results unknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Planned term
98% confidence3 November 2026 to 21 November 2030
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Award 1 contractPeriod gives startDate 2026-11-03 and endDate 2030-11-21.
Extension or renewal provisions
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
Contract status
99% confidencePending award; execution is not evidenced
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Award 1 status is pending and a future signature date is scheduled.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Value positioning
95% confidenceThe published £150,000 net award value matches the process maximum value.
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Award 1 amount is £150,000 and process value_max is £150,000.
Award maturity
99% confidenceSuppliers should treat this as a pending award rather than an active concluded contract.
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The award status is pending, standstill ends after publication, and signature is scheduled for a future date.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier name normalisation
99% confidenceThe source supplier name differs from the verified legal company name.
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Source name: "Studio Wignall and Moore"; verified company-number match: "STUDIO WIGNALL & MOORE LTD". The analysis uses the verified legal name.
Pending lifecycle
99% confidenceThe notice is an award announcement, not evidence of a signed or active contract.
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Award 1 is pending and includes a scheduled future signature date.
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description or separate value.
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Lot 1 title, description and value fields are null.
Unpublished commercial detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice: tender count, scoring, pricing breakdown, award rationale, and extension terms.
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No corresponding fields or documents are provided in the source data.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The pending award status and scheduled signature mean the publication does not establish that a contract was signed, concluded or commenced.
- The published supplier source name, "Studio Wignall and Moore", differs from the verified legal company name, STUDIO WIGNALL & MOORE LTD; the verified legal identity has been used.
- Information not supplied in the published notice includes bid numbers, evaluation scores, award rationale, detailed pricing, lot title/description/value, and extension or renewal terms.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Science Museum GroupSpace PodSTUDIO WIGNALL & MOORE LTDexhibition designgraphic designFind a Tenderdesign services award
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who was named in the Space Pod design services award?
STUDIO WIGNALL & MOORE LTD was named for award 1 and lot 1.
What is the value of the award?
The published award value is £150,000 excluding VAT and £180,000 including VAT.
Has the contract been signed?
No signed contract is evidenced. The published award status is pending, with signature scheduled for 3 November 2026.
ProcuraAxis award analysis supplements, but does not replace, the official award notice, contract data or procurement documents. “Awarded” does not by itself prove that a contract has been signed.