DfC – National Museums NI - Exhibition Interpretation Production (Graphics)

What the buyer is asking for

National Museums NI requires a Supplier to provide the production, delivery and installation of exhibition interpretation graphics across its museum sites, including wallpapers, panels, vinyl graphics, signage and related display materials, to support temporary and permanent exhibitions.

How this is scored

Published by the buyer. A winning response is written to these weightings, not to the question.

• 21%qualityKey Staff - Technical ExperienceAs per tender documentation.
• 14%qualityKey staff - Account ManagerAs per tender documentation
• 14%qualityService DeliveryAs per tender documentation.
• 10.5%qualityContract ManagementAs per tender documentation
• 10.5%qualitySustainabilityAs per tender documentation.
• 20%costTotal Hourly RateAs per tender documentation.
• 10%costTotal Material CostsAs per tender documentation.

What you must already have

Conditions of participation. These are pass or fail, so check them before writing anything.

• technical

  CoP1 - Company Experience As per tender documentation.

How contested is this?

Buyers publish how many bids they received. Across 41 comparable procurements we can tell you the typical field size, how often one of these goes uncontested, and whether the buyer awards on price or on quality.

Timeline

4 published dates · Europe/London

1. Tender notice published25 days ago

   28 Aug 2026, 11:16 BST
2. Clarification questions bytoday

   21 Sept 2026, 15:00 BST
3. Submission deadlinein 7 days

   28 Sept 2026, 15:00 BST
4. Award decision expected byin 21 days

   12 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST

Commercial outcome and contract awards

Nothing awarded yet

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender

1. Tender notice28 Aug 2026, 11:16 BST082103-2026

Payment terms

All invoices must be submitted electronically to National Museums NI’s Accounts Payable: accountspayable@nationalmuseumsni.org. Contract Value The estimated value figure indicated in the Scope Section represents an overall estimated contract value. This value reflects the potential scale of the contract and takes into account potential optional extension periods and the uptake of potential optional services as detailed in the tender documents. This figure does not however take into account the application of indexation or increases to charges due to increases in the Real Living Wage. Neither CPD nor the contracting Authority can provide any guarantee as to the level of business under this contract. The Contracting Authority does not bind itself to accept the lowest or any tender. Suppliers remain responsible for all costs and expenses incurred by them or by any third party acting under instructions from the Supplier in connection with taking part in this procurement process regardless of whether such costs arise as a consequence, directly or indirectly of any amendments made to the procurement documents by the Contracting Authority at any time. No legally binding contract shall arise (and a Supplier shall have no legitimate expectation that a contract will be entered into) until such time as entry into the Contract has been confirmed by the Contracting Authority.

Documents

• Tender notice on Find a Tender