Scope
Description
The Science Museum Group would like to appoint a framework with one provider that will provide SMG with security expertise in response to specific project requirements, security best practice queries as well as ad hoc requests from all Departments across the Group.
Site visits will be held on Monday 22nd September at the Science Museum and Wednesday 24th September at the National Railway Museum. Please note, before completing your tender response, a mandatory site visit to the Science Museum in London or the National Railway Museum in York is required. Any respondents who have not visited, will not be considered. Potential bidders should book the site visits by 5pm on Thursday 18th September.
To note: in March 2026 SMG will be completing the procurement of the Security officer provision. This process is considered to be in conflict with the above requirement and therefore should the successful provider from this framework wishes to bid for the security officer provision and were successful they would need to withdraw from the framework and a new tender would be completed.
Please refer to the tender documents for further details.
Commercial tool
Establishes an open framework
Contract 1
Supplier
Contract value
- £500,000 excluding VAT
- £600,000 including VAT
Above the relevant threshold
Award decision date
7 November 2025
Date assessment summaries were sent to tenderers
7 November 2025
Standstill period
- End: 18 November 2025
- 8 working days
Earliest date the contract will be signed
20 November 2025
Contract dates (estimated)
- 28 November 2025 to 31 December 2027
- Possible extension to 31 December 2029
- 4 years, 1 month, 3 days
Description of possible extension:
The Agreement is intended to run for an initial period of 2 years with the option to extend for up to 2 additional years at SMG's sole discretion.
Main procurement category
Services
CPV classifications
- 79710000 - Security services
Information about tenders
- 19 tenders received
- 19 tenders assessed in the final stage:
- 16 submitted by small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
- 0 submitted by voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)
- 1 supplier awarded contracts
- 18 suppliers unsuccessful (details included for contracts over £5 million)
Procedure
Procedure type
Open procedure
Supplier
Risk to Resolution Ltd
- Companies House: 12316193
6a Hardwick Road
Bicester
OX27 8EY
United Kingdom
Email: nick@risk2resolution.com
Region: UKJ14 - Oxfordshire
Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): No
Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No
Supported employment provider: No
Public service mutual: No
Contract 1
Contracting authority
Science Museum Group
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PDTR-3338-MNPG
The Science Museum
London
SW7 2DD
United Kingdom
Region: UKI33 - Kensington & Chelsea and Hammersmith & Fulham
Organisation type: Public authority - central government