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Exclusive AV partner for Level 4 & 5 Illuminate event space at the Science Museum

Details

Value
£6,900,000
Topic
Television and audio-visual equipment
Published
10 September 2026
Submission
8 October 2026in 2 weeks

Tender description

Our dedicated and award-winning event space Illuminate on levels 4 & 5 of the Science Museum - Illuminate - Hire The Science Museum opened its doors for our first event in January 2019. In the build period up to that time, and ever since, we have partnered with an exclusive AV Partner who, from a purely audio-visual perspective, assisted in the design of the space and invested significantly in equipment and infrastructure, resulting in a comprehensive in-house technical offering that meets the vast majority of event requirements while providing an ideal platform upon which additional equipment and specialist solutions can be seamlessly integrated when required.

Timeline

  1. Completed: Tender published10 September 2026
    Current notice
  2. Next: Submission date8 October 2026in 2 weeks

About the buyer

Science Museum Group is an agency and non-departmental public body that runs six national museums, including the Science Museum in London and the National Railway Museum in York. Tenders are published through the Group's own procurement portal, hosted on In-Tend. Larger opportunities also appear on Find a Tender, with smaller contracts advertised on Contracts Finder. A Sustainable Procurement Policy scores tenderers on environmental, ethical and social value criteria. The Board of Trustees oversees how the Group is run. Venue hire, touring exhibitions and consultancy work add further income for the Group.

Procurement spend from central entities makes up 66% of overall UK public spend.

Over the past 5 years, most of Science Museum Group's contract awards have been in architectural and engineering services, recreation, culture and sport and business services.

Relevant CPV codes

  • 32320000 · Television and audio-visual equipment
  • 32321200 · Audio-visual equipment
  • 50340000 · Repair and maintenance services of audio-visual and optical equipment

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