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Rutland County Council

RCC-1701 Palaeontology Gallery - Jurassic Seas Immersive Box

ConstructionCPV 92521000
Value£650k
Deadline8 Oct 2026
Published26 Aug 2026
RegionNationwide
Timeline
Published 26 Aug 202642 days leftCloses 8 Oct 2026
Who to contact
commissioning@rutland.gov.uk

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How to submit
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Advert for tender opportunity where suppliers can register their interest and submit a tender response. https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=77d6f35e-5aa1-f111-813c-005056b64545&fromProjectDashboard=True

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Contract value in context
£650ktotal contract value
median £75k
this tender£0£2.1m

This is a large award for Recreation, Culture & Sport — above three-quarters of comparable contracts. Based on 3,522 valued Recreation, Culture & Sport tenders in our corpus.

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The brief

Rutland County Council is commissioning the design, build, and installation of a new permanent gallery exploring Rutland's prehistoric heritage, with a particular focus on the Jurassic period.

This gallery will be the first space visitors enter after the pay gate and must deliver an immersive, educational, and accessible visitor experience.

The gallery consists of two integrated environments: - Jurassic Seas Immersive Box (10m x 10m) - Palaeontology "Science Lab" Interactive Zone These galleries are being tendered separately but must be developed collaboratively in order to achieve a strong design focus.

This tender is for the Jurassic Seas Immersive Box.

The contractors will deliver a fully realised immersive experience that balances scientific integrity, cinematic immersion, accessibility, and robust long-term durability.

General Requirements - The contractor will: - Provide full concept design, detailed design, technical design, fabrication, installation, and commissioning of the immersive box. - Work in ongoing liaison with Rutland County Council to ensure pre fit-out works align with final exhibition requirements. - Ensure all materials are durable, safe, and appropriate for permanent museum use. - Guarantee all lighting, AV, interactives, and physical structures meet UK museum standards. - Gallery Elements - Jurassic Seas Immersive Box (minimum of 10m x 10m) The contractor shall design and deliver a 10m x 10m fully immersive "Jurassic Seas" box and environment.

This space will utilise high-quality projection, projection mapping and sensor based interactive technology to create a convincing underwater Jurassic marine experience.

The environment will depict ichthyosaurs, plesiosaurs, ammonites, marine flora, sediment movement and light dappled water conditions.

Content sequences should move between calm exploratory moments and more dramatic encounters, including large-scale ichthyosaur and other marine fossil sequences, to create emotional variation and sustained visitor engagement.

Providers can access the tender opportunity using the below links: https://www.eastmidstenders.org/ https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=77d6f35e-5aa1-f111-813c-005056b64545&fromProjectDashboard=True The tender submission deadline is: 12 noon 8th October 2026.

Requirements

What the notice asks for

01

This gallery will be the first space

This gallery will be the first space visitors enter after the pay gate and must deliver an immersive, educational, and accessible visitor experience.

02

The gallery consists of two integrated environments

The gallery consists of two integrated environments:.

03

These galleries are being tendered separately but

These galleries are being tendered separately but must be developed collaboratively in order to achieve a strong design focus.

04

The contractors will deliver a fully realised

The contractors will deliver a fully realised immersive experience that balances scientific integrity, cinematic immersion, accessibility, and robust long-term durability.

05

Provide full concept design, detailed design, technical

Provide full concept design, detailed design, technical design, fabrication, installation, and commissioning of the immersive box.

Sentences from the notice that state an obligation, surfaced automatically and shown in the order they appear. Not an exhaustive list — always confirm against the tender documents.

What it takes to bid this

1220 daysof bid-team effort
£8.2k£13.7kat typical UK bid-team rates

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%

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  • 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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Stage
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