Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew
THE HERBARIUM
KEW GREEN
TW93AE
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKI75 - Hounslow and Richmond upon Thames
Companies House
803428
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority
one.5) Main activity
Environment
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
RBGKEW1474 - Unibox - Singh Twins
Reference number
RBGKEW1474
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 71314100 - Electrical services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Providing (LED lightboxes) framing services to artists, The Singh
Twins for several years.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Value excluding VAT: £12,652.94
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKC - North East (England)
- UKD - North West (England)
- UKE - Yorkshire and the Humber
- UKF - East Midlands (England)
- UKG - West Midlands (England)
- UKH - East of England
- UKI - London
- UKJ - South East (England)
- UKK - South West (England)
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Providing LED lightboxes framing services to artists The Singh
Twins for several years.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the regulations
Explanation:
Unibox are the UK's largest manufacturer of LED
lightboxes, their technical capabilities and production
facilities along with a team that has the experience and
expertise needed to deliver high-quality solutions that
are engineered to perform according to individual
specifications.
They have worked closely with the Singh Twins; Amrit
and Rabindra to realise their artistic vision on a
number of past projects. By using a tried and trusted
company reduces the risks around working with other
LED display manufactures who are less familiar with
Amrit and Rabindras work and have no prior
experience of successfully helping them realise their
artworks
No reasonable alternative exists as no other supplier
has the prior technical capabilities and collaboration
with the artists to meet these requirements within the
project's timescales.
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
Section five. Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
19 August 2025
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Unibox
Greenside Way, Middleton,
Manchester
M24 1SQ
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
Companies House
04562879
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £12,652.94
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Head of Procurement & Contract Management, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
THE HERBARIUM KEW GREEN
London
TW9 3AE
Country
United Kingdom