Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew
803428
THE HERBARIUM
KEW GREEN
TW93AE
UK
E-mail: procurement@kew.org
NUTS: UKI75
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.kew.org
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
I.5) Main activity
Environment
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
RBGKEW1417 - Henry Moore Summer 2026 - Fine Art Handling, Transportation & Base Fabrication & Excavation
Reference number: RBGKEW1417
II.1.2) Main CPV code
92312000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Henry Moore Foundation to deliver all major artworks as part
of the exhibition of Moore works in Kew Gardens and Wakehurst in 2026.
Suppliers will transport all artworks for the RBG Kew and Wakehurst exhibitions from Henry Moore Foundation Studio & Gardens to RBG Kew and Wakehurst and back to HMF premises on completion of deinstall at all sites.
The company will also fabricate, install, deinstall & dispose of the relevant plinths and bases for the sculptures via a third party, as specified by HMF. Finally, Supplier will deliver the ground excavations for each sculpture in RBG Kew as specified by HMF.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
950 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79956000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKC
UKD
UKE
UKF
UKG
UKH
UKI
UKJ
UKK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Henry Moore Foundation to deliver all major artworks as part of the
exhibition of Moore works in Kew Gardens and Wakehurst in2026.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price
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
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition
Justification for selected award procedure:
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the Directive
Explanation
Henry Moore is recognised as one of the leading artists
of the 20th century and has been exhibited heavily in
the UK and internationally for over 70 years. Moore's
works are instantly recognisable for their scale,
materiality and subject matter. Nature as inspiration
and the connectedness between his works & the
landscape are significant themes in Moore's works,
which support Kew's over-arching mission to protect
the natural world.
Henry Moore Foundation holds the IP of all works that
will be exhibited at RBG Kew and require that only Mtec
Fine Art are experienced & trusted to transport several
valuable and unique artworks.
30 large-scale bronze works (some up to 6 m)
The contract value includes: project management,
install & deinstall planning & delivery, including fine art
technicians to transport & handle artworks, driving
specialist vehicles (cranes, MEWPs etc), managing
fabrication of specialist plinths/bases for sculptures,
excavations to specified scope of works by HMF,
working within RBG Kew site policies and procedures.
A detailed breakdown of cost have been provided.
As a heavily collected and commercialised artist,
working with Henry Moore Foundation and Mtec Fine
Art will also bring back financial benefit to RBG Kew
through retail and publishing sales
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
01/10/2025
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
MTEC WAREHOUSING LIMITED
03986255
MANUFACTORY HOUSE BELL LANE, , HERTS,
HERTFORD
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 950 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew
Richmond, London
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
13/11/2025