Scope
Reference
VA/CON/03/25
Description
The Victoria and Albert Museum intends to award a contract to a supplier to procure approximately 170 mannequins for its new permanent Fashion Gallery. This prominent FuturePlan project
includes the design and manufacture of fashion mannequins of various shapes and sizes, and will require a modular and bespoke approach to development and production. Objects include historical and contemporary garments with a global scope. These will be displayed on a range of mannequin types including full figures, bust forms, head treatments, and bespoke adaptations.
Contract 1. VA New Fashion Gallery Mannequin Development and Supply
Supplier
Contract value
- £114,469 excluding VAT
- £137,362 including VAT
Above the relevant threshold
Award decision date
10 June 2025
Date assessment summaries were sent to tenderers
10 June 2025
Standstill period
- End: 20 June 2025
- 8 working days
Earliest date the contract will be signed
21 June 2025
Contract dates (estimated)
- 22 June 2025 to 20 June 2027
- 1 year, 11 months, 29 days
Main procurement category
Goods
CPV classifications
- 39154000 - Exhibition equipment
- 92521100 - Museum-exhibition services
Contract locations
- UKI3 - Inner London - West
Information about tenders
- 4 tenders received
- 4 tenders assessed in the final stage:
- 4 submitted by small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
- 0 submitted by voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)
- 1 supplier awarded contracts
- 3 suppliers unsuccessful (details included for contracts over £5 million)
Procedure
Procedure type
Open procedure
Supplier
HANS BOODT MANNEQUINS
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PTTC-4884-MJYL
MERWEDEWEG 6
3336 LG ZWIJNDRECHT
3336
Netherlands
Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): Yes
Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No
Supported employment provider: No
Public service mutual: No
Connected people/organisations:
Not stated
Associated people/organisations:
Not stated
Contract 1. VA New Fashion Gallery Mannequin Development and Supply
Contracting authority
Victoria and Albert Museum
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PQLN-4536-WVGN
Cromwell Road
London
SW7 2RL
United Kingdom
Contact name: Alison Lynch
Telephone: 02079242229
Email: procurement@vam.ac.uk
Website: https://www.vam.ac.uk/
Region: UKI33 - Kensington & Chelsea and Hammersmith & Fulham
Organisation type: Public authority - central government