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Science Museum Group

D2 Dehumidification (L&A and Radiation Stores)

ConstructionCPV 42512300
Value£500,000
Deadline7 Oct 2026
Published16 Sept 2026
RegionNationwide

£500,000 — stated in the notice

Timeline
Published 16 Sept 202620 days leftCloses 7 Oct 2026
Who to contact
procurement@sciencemuseum.ac.uk

The procurement contact named on the official notice.

How to submit
Open the submissions portal

The submission route named on the official notice.

Contract value in context
£500ktotal contract value
median £100k
this tender£0£1.3m

This is a large award for Industrial Machinery — above three-quarters of comparable contracts. Based on 5,734 valued Industrial Machinery tenders in our corpus.

When this comes round again

Science Museum Group has published 15 Industrial Machinery notices, about every 7 months. On that rhythm the next one is expected around April 2027.

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The brief

SMG wishes to award a contract for the provision of the design and installation of dehumidification for two stores within one of the hangars at the Science + Innovation Park in Wroughton.

What it takes to bid this

1220 daysof bid-team effort
£8.2k£13.7kat typical UK bid-team rates
Compressed window — start the same week

Typical UK bid effort for the £100k–£1m band — an estimate, not a quote.

Qualify & bid/no-bid ~10% · SQ / PQQ ~20% · Written response ~55% · Review & presentation ~15%

Typical for this category — confirm against the ITT pack

  • Show at bidComparable references / case studies
  • Hold at bidFinancial standing (accounts, often ~2× contract value turnover)
  • Hold at bidInsurance cover (PL / EL, often PI)
  • Show at bidSocial value commitments

Hold at bid = pass/fail conditions of participation. Show at bid = scored in the quality response. Plan for delivery = contract obligations from day one.

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Source & provenance
OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0773e1
Stage
tender · Open
Source
Find a Tender
Buyer ref
087962-2026
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