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Contract Award Notice

SIM Architect and Lead Designer for Wonderlab and Power Up

  • First published: 03 December 2025
  • Last modified: 03 December 2025
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Contents

Summary

OCID:
ocds-h6vhtk-04e677
Published by:
Science Museum Group
Authority ID:
AA25370
Publication date:
03 December 2025
Deadline date:
-
Notice type:
Contract Award Notice
Has documents:
No
Has SPD:
No
Has Carbon Reduction Plan:
N/A

Abstract

The Science Museum Group ("SMG", the "Authority") is the world’s pre-eminent Museum devoted to the history of science, technology, industry and Medicine. The Authority intends to appoint a single successful supplier to provide Architect and Lead Designer services for Wonderlab and Power Up Project at the Science and Industry Museum, Manchester. *Please refer the tender document pack for further information**The specification will be uploaded w/c 24 Feb 2025

Full notice text

Contract award notice

Results of the procurement procedure

Section I: Contracting entity

I.1) Name and addresses

Science Museum Group

Exhibition Road

South Kensington

UK

E-mail: catherine.mak@sciencemuseum.ac.uk

NUTS: UKI33

Internet address(es)

Main address: https://www.sciencemuseumgroup.org.uk/

I.4) Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law

I.5) Main activity

Recreation, culture and religion

Section II: Object

II.1) Scope of the procurement

II.1.1) Title

SIM Architect and Lead Designer for Wonderlab and Power Up

Reference number: SIM3635M

II.1.2) Main CPV code

71220000

 

II.1.3) Type of contract

Services

II.1.4) Short description

The Science Museum Group ("SMG", the "Authority") is the world’s pre-eminent Museum devoted to the history of science, technology, industry and Medicine. The Authority intends to appoint a single successful supplier to provide Architect and Lead Designer services for Wonderlab and Power Up Project at the Science and Industry Museum, Manchester. *Please refer the tender document pack for further information**The specification will be uploaded w/c 24 Feb 2025

II.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

II.1.7) Total value of the procurement

Value excluding VAT: 210 000.00  GBP

II.2) Description

II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

71220000

71221000

71200000

71240000

II.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS code:

UKD33


Main site or place of performance:

Science and Industry MuseumLiverpool Rd, Manchester M3 4JP

II.2.4) Description of the procurement

The Science Museum Group ("SMG", the "Authority") is the world’s pre-eminent Museum devoted to the history of science, technology, industry and Medicine. The Authority intends to appoint a single successful supplier to provide Architect and Lead Designer services for Wonderlab and Power Up Project at the Science and Industry Museum, Manchester. *Please refer the tender document pack for further information**The specification will be uploaded w/c 24 Feb 2025

II.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion: Understanding the brief, Creative response, Team coherence / Weighting: 75%

Price / Weighting:  25%

II.2.11) Information about options

Options: No

II.2.13) Information about European Union funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No

II.2.14) Additional information

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1) Description

IV.1.1) Type of procedure

Restricted procedure

IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No

IV.2) Administrative information

IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number in the OJ S:

2025/S 000-006722

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No: SIM3635M

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

V.2 Award of contract

V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

02/12/2025

V.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 27

Number of tenders received from SMEs: 26

Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0

Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0

Number of tenders received by electronic means: 0

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

THISS Studio

London

E2 9DR

UK

NUTS: UKI4

The contractor is an SME: Yes

V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:

Total value of the contract/lot: : 216 000.00  GBP

V.2.5) Information about subcontracting

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.4) Procedures for review

VI.4.1) Review body

Science Museum Group

South Kensington

UK

VI.4.3) Review procedure

Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:

VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice

02/12/2025

Coding

Commodity categories

ID Title Parent category
71200000 Architectural and related services Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
71220000 Architectural design services Architectural and related services
71221000 Architectural services for buildings Architectural design services
71240000 Architectural, engineering and planning services Architectural and related services

Delivery locations

ID Description
100 UK - All

Alert region restrictions

The buyer has restricted the alert for this notice to suppliers based in the following regions.

ID Description
There are no alert restrictions for this notice.

About the buyer

Main contact:
catherine.mak@sciencemuseum.ac.uk
Admin contact:
N/a
Technical contact:
N/a
Other contact:
N/a

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