ROG First Light Exhibitions Orrery Contractor
National Maritime MuseumEstimated Value
Up to £155,000
Deadline
21 August 2026
Published
20 July 2026
Type
Not specified
Overview
This procurement exercise is to secure an Orrery Contractor to deliver orreries at various points of the Royal Observatory Greenwich site, as part of the ROG First Light Project. The Orrery Contractor will be responsible for the development, engineering, fabrication, installation and commissioning of two orreries (mechanical models of the solar system) across the ROG, both kinetic and interactive.
The Contractor's responsibilities will include elements of Contractor Design as well as coordination with exhibition designers and other contractors, both off-site and on-site. This will be a two-stage procurement process including a PSQ process from which contractors will be shortlisted.
Shortlisted contractors will be invited to Tender. Contractors will be invited to visit site.
Additional details
Full details of the procurement procedure can be found in the procurement documentation. For more information about this opportunity, please visit the eSourcing portal at: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-London:-Mus... To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/FA79DWW9GC
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- 1
Ethos Facilities ltd
2 contracts wonlatest 2 Feb 2026£113,631
total awarded
- 2
Full Scale Production Ltd,
2 contracts wonlatest 10 Dec 2025ends 8 Dec 2025£15,930
total awarded
- 3
KCS PROJECTS AND SECURITY LIMITED
2 contracts wonlatest 3 Dec 2025ends 27 Mar 2026£190,021
total awarded
- 4
VERTEX SERVICES GROUP LIMITED
1 contract wonlatest 22 Jul 2026ends 30 Nov 2029£9m
total awarded
- 5
Sir Robert McAlpine
£35m
total awarded
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National Maritime MuseumKey Dates
Published
20 July 2026
Submission deadline
21 August 2026
Notice type
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