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Science Museum Group Security Services Tender

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Published March 18th, 2026

Detected March 18th, 2026

Summary

The Science Museum Group has issued a tender notice for security staffing services across its six sites. The estimated total value for the contract, which spans an initial 5 years with potential extensions, is £51,504,000 including VAT.

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The Science Museum Group (SMG) has published a tender notice for comprehensive security staffing services across its six UK sites. This procurement, valued at an estimated £51,504,000 (including VAT), will be conducted under the Competitive Flexible Procedure of the UK's Procurement Act 2023 and falls under the Light Touch Regime. The contract is planned for an initial 5-year period, with options to extend for up to three additional years, totaling a potential 8-year duration.

Companies interested in providing these security services must review the tender documents and submit their bids according to the specified procedure. The notice details three lots for security provision, with Lot 1 focusing on the Science Museum in London, estimated at £28,800,000 (including VAT). While specific submission deadlines are not detailed in this excerpt, potential bidders should consult the full tender documentation for participation and submission requirements. Failure to comply with the tender process could result in disqualification.

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Review tender documents for SMG security services procurement
Prepare and submit bids according to specified procedures and deadlines
Consult CPV codes and contract details for service requirements

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Tender

SMG SECURITY SERVICES (Light Touch Regime)

Science Museum Group UK4: Tender notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types

Notice identifier: 2026/S 000-024831

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-05ed68

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Scope Lots (3)
- Lot 1. Lot 1
- Lot 2. Lot 2
- Lot 3. Lot 3
Participation Submission Award criteria Other information Procedure Documents Contracting authority

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Scope

Reference

SCM3940M

Description

The Science Museum Group (“SMG”) is seeking the provision of security staffing services across its 6 sites. This procurement is being conducted in accordance with the Competitive Flexible Procedure under the Procurement Act 2023 (“PA23”). The Light Touch Regime also applies to this procurement, which specify the services qualifying as light touch services by description and by reference to the corresponding Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV) codes.

You can find out more detail in the attached tender documents.

Total value (estimated)

£42,920,000 excluding VAT
£51,504,000 including VAT Above the relevant threshold

Contract dates (estimated)

1 April 2027 to 31 March 2032
Possible extension to 1 April 2035
8 years, 1 day Description of possible extension:

The Agreement is intended to run for an initial period of 5 years with the option to extend for up to 1+1+1 additional years at SMG’s sole discretion

Main procurement category

Services

CPV classifications

Security services

Lot 1. Lot 1

Description

Security provision for Science Museum (London)

Lot value (estimated)

£24,000,000 excluding VAT
£28,800,000 including VAT

Same for all lots

CPV classifications and contract dates are shown in the Scope section, because they are the same for all lots.

Lot 2. Lot 2

Description

Security Provision for Science and Innovation Park (Wiltshire)

Lot value (estimated)

£4,920,000 excluding VAT
£5,904,000 including VAT

Same for all lots

CPV classifications and contract dates are shown in the Scope section, because they are the same for all lots.

Lot 3. Lot 3

Description

Security Provision for the National Railway Museum (York), Science and Industry Museum (Manchester), National Science and Media Museum (Bradford) and Locomotion (Shildon)

Lot value (estimated)

£14,000,000 excluding VAT
£16,800,000 including VAT

Same for all lots

CPV classifications and contract dates are shown in the Scope section, because they are the same for all lots.

Participation

Particular suitability

Lot 1. Lot 1

Lot 2. Lot 2

Lot 3. Lot 3

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)

Submission

Enquiry deadline

13 April 2026, 5:00pm

Submission type

Requests to participate

Deadline for requests to participate

22 April 2026, 5:00pm

Submission address and any special instructions

https://in-tendhost.co.uk/sciencemuseumgroup/aspx/Home

Tenders may be submitted electronically

Yes

Languages that may be used for submission

English

Suppliers to be invited to tender

Lot 1. Lot 1

Lot 2. Lot 2

Lot 3. Lot 3

1 to 5 suppliers per lot

Award decision date (estimated)

12 May 2026

Award criteria

| Name | Type | Weighting |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Quality | Quality | 75% |
| Price | Cost | 25% |

Other information

Conflicts assessment prepared/revised

Yes

Procedure

Procedure type

Competitive flexible procedure

Special regime

Light touch

Competitive flexible procedure description

Stage 1: PSQ

Stage 2: ITT for shortlisted bidders

Documents

Associated tender documents

https://in-tendhost.co.uk/sciencemuseumgroup/aspx/Tenders/Current

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