Construction Contract Leads
North West
Category Goods
Type
No. of Lots 1
Status Active
Published 4th Aug 2026
| Reference | ocds-h6vhtk-06d9b5 |
| Common Procurement Vocabulary | Signage |
| Procurement Method | Competitive flexible procedure |
| Value | £333,333 |
North West
Category Goods
Type
No. of Lots 1
Status Active
Published 4th Aug 2026
| Reference | ocds-h6vhtk-06d9b5 |
| Common Procurement Vocabulary | Signage |
| Procurement Method | Competitive flexible procedure |
| Value | £333,333 |
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Scope
Description
National Museums Liverpool (NML) is inviting tenders from suitably qualified and experienced contractors to enter into a multi-provider framework agreement to undertake Graphic Production and Installation across our exhibition galleries and venues.
NML typically produce 18-22 Exhibitions and Displays across its 7 venues per year with at least 5 of those being considering large-scale. We also have several permanent galleries which require maintaining to a high level. We would be expecting contractors to be producing graphics including but not limited to large-scale printed wallpaper, graphic panels on substrates, printed and cut vinyl, labels, recyclable/sustainable signage, and screen printing. The requirements of each call-off contract will contain varying scope depending on the design and exhibition venue.
Commercial tool
Establishes a framework
Total value (estimated)
- 拢333,333 excluding VAT
- 拢400,000 including VAT
Above the relevant threshold
Contract dates (estimated)
- 2 November 2026 to 4 November 2030
- 4 years, 3 days
Main procurement category
Goods
CPV classifications
- 34928470 - Signage
- 39154100 - Exhibition stands
- 79822500 - Graphic design services
- 92521100 - Museum-exhibition services
Contract locations
- UKD7 - Merseyside
Framework
Maximum number of suppliers
5
Maximum percentage fee charged to suppliers
0%
Framework operation description
Full information regarding this framework can be found at
Award method when using the framework
Either with or without competition
Contracting authorities that may use the framework
Establishing party only
Participation
Particular suitability
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
Submission
Enquiry deadline
25 August 2026, 11:59pm
Submission type
Tenders
Tender submission deadline
1 September 2026, 10:00am
Submission address and any special instructions
Tenders may be submitted electronically
Yes
Languages that may be used for submission
English
Award decision date (estimated)
20 October 2026
Award criteria
| Name | Type | Weighting |
|---|---|---|
| Quality | Quality | 70% |
| Samples | Quality | 20% |
| Pricing | Price | 10% |
Other information
Conflicts assessment prepared/revised
Yes
Procedure
Procedure type
Competitive flexible procedure
Competitive flexible procedure description
This procurement is being conducted via a two-stage competitive flexible procedure. The first stage will assess the mandatory criteria in section 5, the technical questions in section 6, and Pricing in section 7. The eight highest scoring suppliers will then be invited to stage two where they will be required to submit a selection of samples as outlined in Section 8. The scores from the two stages will then be combined as outlined in section 4.5 with the 5 highest scoring suppliers awarded a place on the framework.
Further information can be found here;
Documents
Associated tender documents
Technical specifications to be met
Contracting authority
National Museums Liverpool
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PNMY-9441-BPGQ
World Museum, William Brown Street
Liverpool
L3 8EN
United Kingdom
Email: procurementservices [at] liverpoolmuseums.org.uk
Region: UKD72 - Liverpool
Organisation type: Public authority - central government