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National Maritime Museum

ROG First Light Exhibitions Orrery Contractor

Recreation & CultureCPV 92521100
Value£155k
Deadline
Published20 Jul 2026
RegionNationwide
Who to contact
mpinnell@rmg.co.uk

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How to submit
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£155ktotal contract value
median £75k
this tender£0£2.1m

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The brief

This procurement exercise is to secure an Orrery Contractor to deliver orreries at various points of the Royal Observatory Greenwich site, as part of the ROG First Light Project.

The Orrery Contractor will be responsible for the development, engineering, fabrication, installation and commissioning of two orreries (mechanical models of the solar system) across the ROG, both kinetic and interactive.

The Contractor's responsibilities will include elements of Contractor Design as well as coordination with exhibition designers and other contractors, both off-site and on-site.

This will be a two-stage procurement process including a PSQ process from which contractors will be shortlisted.

Shortlisted contractors will be invited to Tender.

Contractors will be invited to visit site.

Full details of the procurement procedure can be found in the procurement documentation.

For more information about this opportunity, please visit the eSourcing portal at: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-London:-Museum-exhibition-services./FA79DWW9GC To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/FA79DWW9GC

Requirements

What the notice asks for

01

This procurement exercise is to secure

This procurement exercise is to secure an Orrery Contractor to deliver orreries at various points of the Royal Observatory Greenwich site, as part of the ROG First Light Project.

02

The Orrery Contractor will be responsible

The Orrery Contractor will be responsible for the development, engineering, fabrication, installation and commissioning of two orreries (mechanical models of the solar system) across the ROG, both kinetic and interactive.

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OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06ce61
Stage
tender · Open
Source
Find a Tender
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068038-2026
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