Awarded contract

Exhibition and Museum Interpretative Fit-out Requirements for the Hull: Yorkshire’s Maritime City Project, Kingston upon Hull

Details

Value
£4,480,255
Topic
Graphic display panels
Published
23 May 2025

Tender description

Hull City Council (The Authority) has appointed Marcon Fit-Out Ltd as the Principal Contractor to undertake the required main Exhibition and Museum Interpretative Fit Out Requirements, including Artwork Graphics Production and AVIT Software Production requirements, as part of Hull: Yorkshire's Maritime City (H:YMC) Maritime Project, Kingston upon Hull. The contract period is starting from February 2024 until July 2025. The Authority has estimated the value the Contract to be £4,480,255. The appointed Contractor will provide the key works for the Exhibition and Museum Interpretative Fit-Out Requirements, also to include Artwork Graphics Production and AVIT Software Production requirements, at three key Maritime Project sites. Lot 1: Hull City Council seeks tenders from interested organisations to supply Exhibition and Museum Interpretative Fit Out Requirements, including Artwork Graphics Production and Hull City Council (The Authority) has appointed Marcon Fit-Out Ltd as the Principal Contractor to undertake the required main Exhibition and Museum Interpretative Fit Out Requirements, including Artwork Graphics Production and AVIT Software Production requirements, as part of Hull: Yorkshire's Maritime City (H:YMC) Maritime Project, Kingston upon Hull. The contract period is starting from February 2024 until July 2025. The Authority has estimated the value the Contract to be £4,480,255. The appointed Contractor will provide the key works for the Exhibition and Museum Interpretative Fit-Out Requirements, also to include Artwork Graphics Production and AVIT Software Production requirements, at the following key sites for the Hull: Yorkshire’s Maritime City project: 1. Hull Maritime Museum (Queen Victoria Square) 2. North End Shipyard Visitor Centre (Dock Office Row) 3. Arctic Corsair trawler (located in drydock at North End Shipyard). The successful Contractor will prepare final designs / fabrication drawings for the fit-out, fabrication / manufacture fit-out together with site installation including testing / commissioning where appropriate; to include: 1.Audio Visual and IT Hardware 2. Graphic panels and Object Labels 3. Display cases including case lighting and internal fittings 4. General Fit-out including joinery items, plinths, stands, etc. 5. Electrical services including projectors, speakers, screens, exhibition lighting 6. Mechanical interactives 7. Room Sets, models and Props 8. Audio Visual Software 9. Graphic Artwork

Timeline

  1. Completed: Award date22 August 2024
  2. Completed: Award published23 May 2025
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About the buyer

Kingston upon Hull City Council is the local authority for Hull, and its larger contracts are procured through a Corporate Procurement Team. Tenders above the quotation level are advertised on YORtender, the Yorkshire and Humber e-tendering portal, where registration is free. Higher-value notices go to Find a Tender through the Central Digital Platform, with Contracts Finder used for mid-value contracts. Council rules presume in favour of central purchasing arrangements and frameworks for regular repeat purchases. Procurement Category Managers publish pipeline notices of larger upcoming activity. Supplier support is delivered with YORprocure, YPO and the Government Commercial Agency.

UK local government drives £140bn in annual procurement, led by social protection (£66.6bn) and education (£57.1bn).

Over the past 5 years, most of Kingston upon Hull City Council's contract awards have been in construction work, architectural and engineering services and IT services.

Relevant CPV codes

  • 31682230 · Graphic display panels
  • 34500000 · Ships and boats
  • 39133000 · Display units
  • 39154000 · Exhibition equipment
  • 39171000 · Display cases
  • 45300000 · Building installation work
  • 48000000 · Software package and information systems
  • 48190000 · Educational software package
  • 48316000 · Presentation software package
  • 48322000 · Graphics software package
  • 48520000 · Multimedia software package
  • 51000000 · Installation services (except software)
  • 72000000 · IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
  • 72212316 · Presentation software development services
  • 72212322 · Graphics software development services
  • 72212517 · IT software development services
  • 72212930 · Training and entertainment software development services
  • 72262000 · Software development services
  • 72263000 · Software implementation services
  • 72268000 · Software supply services
  • 79822500 · Graphic design services
  • 92521100 · Museum-exhibition services

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