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Wonderlab Interactive Exhibit Makers (Group 2), The Science and Industry Museum

Science Museum Group · Central government

In brief

Science Museum Group has cancelled this procurement.

The estimated value is £392,500 excluding VAT.

The contract runs for 2 years, starting 10 September 2026.

It is split into 6 lots, so a supplier can bid for part of the work.

The buyer says it is suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.

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

What the notice says

The Science and Industry Museum’s new Wonderlab gallery will be a vibrant, awe-inspiring spectacle at the heart of the world’s first industrial city. Dynamic, social and multi-sensory, it will celebrate the wonder of science and invite everyone to unleash their inner inventor. As a core permanent gallery offer, the new space will be an integral part of the Science and Industry Museum’s vision and Masterplan. The gallery floor and purpose-built spaces for live programme will create welcoming, playful and inspiring environment, creating the perfect backdrop for visitors to imagine, investigate and reflect. This tender invites suppliers to bid for Wonderlab interactives. These interactive exhibits will provide moments of joy, fun, surprise and wonder throughout the visitor journey. They should be in keeping with wider, gallery designs which will be overseen by the Lead Designer / Architect. Wonderlab interactive exhibits will be intuitive, easy to manipulate and importantly will not rely on written instructions to function. Exhibits will foster interaction in many different ways but will be based on the inquiry approach to science education, which allows for experimentation, questioning, reflection, open ended play and testing.

Lots

LotTradeValue
Lot 1
10 September 2026 to 9 September 2028
What this lot covers

Heat Camera, Guess Time, Weight Measurement

Leisure, culture and events£31,000
Lot 2
10 September 2026 to 9 September 2028
What this lot covers

Circuits, Forces Wheel, Simple Machine

Leisure, culture and events£140,000
Lot 3
10 September 2026 to 9 September 2028
What this lot covers

Cloud Rings, Wind Table, Bubbles, Turn Table

Leisure, culture and events£35,000
Lot 4
10 September 2026 to 9 September 2028
What this lot covers

Build a Bridge, Maze, Heightometer

Leisure, culture and events£30,000
Lot 5
10 September 2026 to 9 September 2028
What this lot covers

Tesselation, Light Box, Kaleidoscope, Binary Patterns

Leisure, culture and events£70,000
Lot 6
10 September 2026 to 9 September 2028
What this lot covers

Plasma Ball, Sound Tubes, Sound Waves, Magnetic Fluid, Floating Magnets

Leisure, culture and events£86,500

Who won

WinnerLotValueDates

Values as the award notice gives them, excluding VAT where stated.

Timeline

  1. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 059040-2026
  2. Tender notice · UK4, notice 065147-2026
  3. Procurement termination notice · UK12, notice 090462-2026

Last time this was bought

Wonderlab Interactive Exhibit Makers (Group 1), The Science and Industry Museum

Awarded
24 August 2026
Value
Not stated, or split across lots
Contract ends
30 August 2028

Matched on Science Museum Group, the type of work and the title. Check the notice to be sure.

About the buyer

Science Museum GroupLast 12 months

Procurements

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Awards

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From notice 059040-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 23 June 2026, last updated 24 September 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.