£540k Museum Gallery Design Build Install Tender, Deadline 22 May 2026

Tender

RCC-1655 DESIGN, BUILD AND INSTALLATION OF THE 'DIGGING RUTLAND GALLERY FROM STONE AGE TO ANGLO SAXON' FOR THE RUTLAND COUNTY MUSEUM

• Rutland County Council UK4: Tender notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types

Notice identifier: 2026/S 000-034917

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-0684a2

Published 16 April 2026, 6:43pm

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Scope

Reference

DN813277

Description

Rutland County Council ("the Council") is seeking proposals from suitably qualified and experienced suppliers to design, build, and install a new permanent gallery at Rutland Museum. The gallery will interpret Rutland's history from the Stone Age to the Anglo‑Saxon period, with a feature Roman section dedicated to the nationally significant Ketton Roman Mosaic.

The successful supplier must deliver an end‑to‑end service incorporating creative design, technical development, fabrication, installation, and commissioning, resulting in an accessible, engaging, and durable visitor environment.

The expected timeframe for this project is 6 to 7 months from design, build and installation. The Gallery needs to open in January 2027.

This Gallery will constitute the second instalment of the "Digging Rutland" exhibition series. The first gallery, currently in development, will focus on the Mid Jurassic period and will showcase the recently discovered Rutland Ichthyosaur.

The Stone Age to Anglo‑Saxon Gallery will occupy an approximate footprint of 195 m² within which an area of approximately 10m x 6m will be allocated to a new digital interpretation experience exploring the Roman history of Rutland. The centrepiece of this digital offer will be a high‑quality digital representation of the Ketton Roman Mosaic.

Both galleries form part of the wider transformation of Rutland County Museum project. This capital development programme includes the creation of a new multi‑use space, a redesigned public entrance, café and retail area, and a dedicated gallery showcasing the Rutland Ichthyosaur. The Gallery described within this tender specification will form the second permanent gallery, presenting a chronological narrative from the Stone Age through to the Anglo‑Saxon period.

A list of the artefacts intended for inclusion within this Gallery is provided in Appendix A(i) & (ii) of this Specification.

Please note that this gallery is part of Rutland County Council's Levelling Up funds and is therefore subject to the associated brand guidelines of acknowledging UK Government for these funds. Brand guidelines will be provided to the successful bidder.

Further information about the service requirements can be obtained in the tender documentation within this tender pack.

Contract Value

The budget for this contract is £450,000.00 excluding VAT in total. Please note: the Council reserves the right to reject any submissions that are over budget without further evaluation.

Contract Type (Terms)

The Contract Agreement for this project shall be JCT Design & Build Contract 2024 (DB2024).

Procurement Procedure

Open procedure in accordance with Procurement Act 2023.

Additional information

This procurement process is being managed by Welland Procurement in partnership with the Council. Further information on Welland Procurement can be found at http://wellandprocurement.org.uk /

Tender documents can be found at: https://www.eastmidstenders.org / Select "view opportunities" then choose Welland Procurement from the organisations drop down menu.

Project ID: DN813277

Total value (estimated)

• £450,000 excluding VAT
• £540,000 including VAT Below the relevant threshold

Contract dates (estimated)

• 17 July 2026 to 31 December 2026
• 5 months, 15 days

Main procurement category

Works

CPV classifications

Construction work

Contract locations

• UKF22 - Leicestershire CC and Rutland

Participation

This procurement is reserved for

UK suppliers

Particular suitability

• Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
• Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)

Submission

Enquiry deadline

15 May 2026, 5:00pm

Tender submission deadline

22 May 2026, 12:00pm

Submission address and any special instructions

Website of portal for submitting tenders: https://www.eastmidstenders.org

Tenders may be submitted electronically

Yes

Award criteria

Quality 60%

Question 1 - 10%

Question 2 - 10%

Question 3 - 5%

Question 4 - 5%

Question 5 - 5%

Question 6 - 5%

Question 7 - 5%

Question 8 - 5%

Question 9 - 5%

Question 10 - 5%

Price 30%

Social Value 10%

Procedure

Procedure type

Below threshold - open competition

Documents

Associated tender documents

https://www.eastmidstenders.org/

Web portal homepage

Advert for opportunity documents are available on ProContract

https://www.eastmidstenders.org

Contracting authority

Rutland County Council

• Public Procurement Organisation Number: PMQJ-3429-NZWQ Catmos House

Oakham

LE15 6HP

United Kingdom

Email: commissioning@rutland.gov.uk

Region: UKF22 - Leicestershire CC and Rutland

Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government

Other organisation

These organisations are carrying out the procurement, or part of it, on behalf of the contracting authorities.

Welland Procurement

Summary of their role in this procurement: Buyer

• Public Procurement Organisation Number: PVMQ-1845-NYPP Parkside

Melton Mowbray

LE13 1GH

United Kingdom

Email: wellandprocurement@melton.gov.uk

Region: UKF22 - Leicestershire CC and Rutland

Contact organisation

Contact for any enquiries.