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Contract Award Notice

RBGE - Bespoke and specialist exhibition display production design & fitout services

  • First published: 04 November 2026
  • Last modified: 04 November 2026
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Summary

OCID:
ocds-h6vhtk-06add0
Published by:
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
Authority ID:
AA47090
Publication date:
04 November 2026
Deadline date:
-
Notice type:
Contract Award Notice
Has documents:
No
Has SPD:
No
Has Carbon Reduction Plan:
N/A

Abstract

RBGE would like to commission a specialist exhibition fit-out contractor to work with us to deliver the production design, build and installation of interpretative displays for the Palm Houses.

Full notice text

Contract award notice

Results of the procurement procedure

Section I: Contracting entity

I.1) Name and addresses

Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh

20a Inverleith Row

Edinburgh

EH3 5LR

UK

Telephone: +44 1315527171

E-mail: supplychain@rbge.org.uk

NUTS: UKM

Internet address(es)

Main address: http://www.rbge.org.uk

Address of the buyer profile: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA11182

I.2) Joint procurement

The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body

I.4) Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law

I.5) Main activity

Education

Section II: Object

II.1) Scope of the procurement

II.1.1) Title

RBGE - Bespoke and specialist exhibition display production design & fitout services

Reference number: RBGE 2025-068

II.1.2) Main CPV code

39154000

 

II.1.3) Type of contract

Supplies

II.1.4) Short description

RBGE would like to commission a specialist exhibition fit-out contractor to work with us to deliver the production design, build and installation of interpretative displays for the Palm Houses.

II.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

II.2) Description

II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

39154000

79950000

79930000

II.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS code:

UKM75


Main site or place of performance:

Newly Renovated Victorian Palm Houses, Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh.

II.2.4) Description of the procurement

RBGE would like to commission a specialist exhibition fit-out contractor to work with us to deliver the production design, build and installation of interpretative displays for the Palm Houses. The successful fit-out contractor must propose and then lead a multidisciplinary design team who can provide the following activities, but not limited to (to read in conjunction with the full Scope of Services in the ITT):

1. Principal designer duties

2. Production design

3. Production management including budget and programme working with the project manager

4. Fabrication of exhibition structures

5. Scenic model making

6. Small scale mechanical & electromechanical interactives

7. Electrical design and install (specific to the exhibition units only, exhibition lighting by others)

8. Structural advice and implementation

9. Graphic production (design by others)

10. AV software design & development

11. AV hardware supply & commissioning

12. Main contractor duties

13. Site mobilisation

14. Installation of exhibition elements

15. Managing and mitigating health & safety including RAMS

Not all scope has to be delivered in-house, but the successful contractor must be able to clearly demonstrate previous experience of successfully forming and managing a multidisciplinary design team to deliver successful projects of similar scale and nature.

RBGE will supply the following to the successful contractor:

- Design intent drawings for all exhibitions elements, including dimensions, location, material and content specification.

- Exhibition data sheets for all exhibits, including AV exhibits

- Graphic design and artwork files setup to dimensions from drawings supplied by the successful contractor.

- Video and image assets for the AV software developer to use in the delivery of their works.

- Any real artefacts for use in the displays

II.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion: Quality / Weighting: 70

Price / Weighting:  30

II.2.11) Information about options

Options: Yes

Description of options:

If required

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

Open procedure

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

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes

IV.2) Administrative information

IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number in the OJ S:

2026/S 000-052936

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No: RBGE 2025-068

A contract/lot is awarded: No

V.1 Information on non-award

The contract/lot is not awarded

No tenders or requests to participate were received or all were rejected

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.3) Additional information

(SC Ref:847366)

VI.4) Procedures for review

VI.4.1) Review body

Sheriff Courts

27 Chamber Street

Edinburgh

EH1 1LB

UK

VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice

03/11/2026

Coding

Commodity categories

ID Title Parent category
39154000 Exhibition equipment Miscellaneous furniture and equipment
79950000 Exhibition, fair and congress organisation services Miscellaneous business and business-related services
79930000 Specialty design services Miscellaneous business and business-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:
supplychain@rbge.org.uk
Admin contact:
N/a
Technical contact:
N/a
Other contact:
N/a

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