Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Victoria and Albert Museum
Cromwell Road, South Kensington
London
SW7 2RL
Telephone
+44 2079422229
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKI3 - Inner London – West
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-London:-Graphic-design-services./GYZ4KSTXEY
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-title/GYZ4KSTXEY
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted to the above-mentioned address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
one.5) Main activity
Recreation, culture and religion
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
V&A East Wayfinding and Storehouse Interpretation Design
Reference number
VA/CON/27/22
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 79822500 - Graphic design services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
V&A East is one of the world’s most significant new cultural projects. V&A East’s two landmark sites will open at the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, east London, in 2024 and 2025.
We’re seeking a design team to create the wayfinding & signage across both V&A East sites and to design the interpretation at V&A East Storehouse. We are looking for collaborators that share our vision to make arts accessible to all and who are committed to delivering cultural experiences that resonate with a diverse and underserved audience.
This is a rare opportunity to contribute towards the shaping of a new type of museum experience, one that looks behind the workings of the institution, that democratises the objects in our collection and foregrounds multiple voices and perspectives.
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £110,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 92521000 - Museum services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKI4 - Inner London – East
Main site or place of performance
Inner London – East
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
This brief is looking for a design team to map visitor & staff journeys at both sites, finding ways to navigate that are imaginative, bold and effective in equal measure.
The key considerations are: Adaptability, Sustainability, and Accessibility.
V&A East welcomes bids from individuals, single creative and design practices as well as collaborative bids, particularly those that are or include emerging practices, east London based practices and those that widen representation within the design team. We expect that the submission will include consultants with experience in wayfinding and signage design, and consultants with experience in interpretation design.
The scope comprises:
a) Strategy and mapping
b) Wayfinding and signage
c) Interpretation at V&A East Storehouse
For more information please download the mini brief from Delta
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
two.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: £110,000
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start date
9 January 2023
End date
30 November 2024
This contract is subject to renewal
No
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
Section three. Legal, economic, financial and technical information
three.1) Conditions for participation
three.1.2) Economic and financial standing
List and brief description of selection criteria
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents.
A minimum turnover of £100k is required to be eligible for this contract.
three.1.3) Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Restricted procedure
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date
24 October 2022
Local time
10:00am
four.2.3) Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates
7 November 2022
four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English
four.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
Duration in months: 3 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
Section six. Complementary information
six.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: No
six.2) Information about electronic workflows
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
six.3) Additional information
The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.
For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-London:-Graphic-design-services./GYZ4KSTXEY
To respond to this opportunity, please click here:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/GYZ4KSTXEY
GO Reference: GO-2022923-PRO-21012474
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Victoria and Albert Museum
Cromwell Road
Kensington
SW7 2RL
Telephone
+44 2079422229
Country
United Kingdom