Open10 days left · express interest by 5pm, Thursday 8 October 2026

Exclusive AV partner for Level 4 & 5 Illuminate event space at the Science Museum

Science Museum Group · Central government

In brief

Science Museum Group is looking for suppliers for this contract (London).

The estimated value is £6,900,000 excluding VAT.

The contract runs for 4 years, up to 6 years with extensions, starting 1 July 2027.

This is the first stage: register your interest by 5pm, Thursday 8 October 2026, and shortlisted suppliers are invited to bid.

Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.

Can I win this?

Key dates

Questions by: 5pm, Thursday 1 October 2026
Express interest by: 5pm, Thursday 8 October 2026

This is the first stage. You register interest now, and shortlisted suppliers are invited to bid later.

How bids are scored

Quality 75% · Financial Offer 25%

Quality matters most. You can win without being the cheapest.

Competition

Typical: a median of 4.5 bids per contract for this buyer (from 12 awards in the last 12 months).

The buyer expects to buy this again around December 2032.

What the notice says

Our dedicated and award-winning event space Illuminate on levels 4 & 5 of the Science Museum - Illuminate - Hire The Science Museum opened its doors for our first event in January 2019. In the build period up to that time, and ever since, we have partnered with an exclusive AV Partner who, from a purely audio-visual perspective, assisted in the design of the space and invested significantly in equipment and infrastructure, resulting in a comprehensive in-house technical offering that meets the vast majority of event requirements while providing an ideal platform upon which additional equipment and specialist solutions can be seamlessly integrated when required.

Should I bid?

Tick what applies to you. Nothing is saved.

Can you prepare a good bid in 10 days?Leave time for clarification questions and sign-off.
Is a contract of about £6,900,000 a size you can deliver?Buyers often check that your turnover is comfortably larger than the yearly contract value.
Can you deliver in London?Check the delivery locations in the tender documents.
Are you registered on the Central Digital Platform?You need to be registered to take part under the Procurement Act 2023.

How to bid

Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
Register your organisation on the Central Digital Platform (through Find a Tender) if you have not already. Suppliers need to be registered to take part in procurements under the Procurement Act 2023.
Follow the submission instructions in the notice; it does not name an e-tendering portal.
Send clarification questions before 5pm, Thursday 1 October 2026.
Register your interest before 5pm, Thursday 8 October 2026. Shortlisted suppliers are then invited to bid.

Timeline

10 September 2026Tender notice · UK4, notice 085840-2026

About the buyer

Science Museum GroupLast 12 months

Procurements

Awards

Suppliers it has used most

Daaad2 contracts
Lucidblack Ltd2 contracts
2601 Creative Print1 contract
A Practice for Everyday Life1 contract
Academia Ltd1 contract
Access AV Ltd1 contract
All Around Design1 contract
Amadeus Hospitality UK Limited1 contract

All tenders and awards from Science Museum Group

From notice 085840-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 10 September 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.