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NRM Posters Exhibition - Setworks

“NRM Posters Exhibition - Setworks” is an open UK public-sector tender from Science Museum Group in UKI33. Bids are due by 20 November 2026 at 17:00. The estimated value is £25,000. It was published on Find a Tender on 27 October 2026.

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Buyer
Science Museum Group
Location
UKI33
Submission deadline
20 November 2026 at 17:00
Estimated value
£25,000
Published
27 October 2026
Procedure
Below threshold - open competition
Sector
Events
Category codes
45212310, 45212313, 92521000, 92521100
Official notice ID
101569-2026
Last updated at source
27 October 2026 at 13:42

Summary from the buyer

The Science Museum Group is looking for a contractor to deliver the main setworks as part of an exhibition about iconic posters at the National Railway Museum (NRM) in York

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Before you decide to bid

For a UK creative, digital or marketing agency, the tender “NRM Posters Exhibition - Setworks” from Science Museum Group is only worth pursuing if three conditions hold. First, the agency must be able to submit a complete response before 20 November 2026 at 17:00; late bids are normally rejected without being read. Second, the published value of £25,000 has to cover the work described, including the unpaid hours it takes to write and check a public-sector bid. Third, the agency should already hold the evidence buyers usually ask for: recent case studies of similar work, insurance certificates and, for many contracts, a social value commitment. Under the Procurement Act 2023, buyers publish their award criteria in the tender documents, so read those criteria on Find a Tender before writing anything. If one of the three conditions fails, skipping this tender is usually the better use of the agency's time.

Timeline to the deadline

There are about 14 days left. A realistic plan is: days 1–2 read the full pack and decide bid or no-bid; the first week draft answers; the second week collect evidence and price; the last two days check every mandatory document and submit at least 24 hours early.

What the value tells you

The estimated value is under £30,000. Contracts this size usually come with a shorter questionnaire, but the effort to write a bid does not shrink in proportion. As a rough check, if preparing the response would take more than a tenth of the contract value in your team's time, think carefully before going ahead.

How this procedure works

This is an open procedure: any supplier can submit a full bid in a single stage, so the competition may be wide and the written answers carry most of the weight.

The notice is classified under the category codes 45212310, 45212313, 92521000, 92521100. These CPV codes are how Science Museum Group tells search tools what it is buying. Save them as alert terms: buyers often reuse the same codes for the next contract of the same kind.

Checklist before you start writing

  • Download every document from Find a Tender: specification, questionnaire, pricing schedule, terms and conditions.
  • Note the clarification deadline, which is usually several days before the submission deadline.
  • List the mandatory pass/fail items (insurance levels, accreditations, minimum turnover) and confirm you meet each one.
  • Find the weighting of each question and spend your time in proportion to it.
  • Pick two or three case studies that match the scope, with results you can show.
  • Check that your organisation is registered on the Central Digital Platform if the notice was published under the Procurement Act 2023.
  • Plan to submit at least a day early: portals can be slow close to the deadline, and late bids are normally excluded.

Sources

Always check the official notice for the full requirements and latest changes before bidding.

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