Construction work

Tender description

Plymouth City Council is inviting tenders for the Main Exhibition Contractor (MEC) for The Box. ‘The Box,’ (formally the Plymouth History Centre) will be a new visitor destination in the heart of Plymouth City Centre, creating an exciting new platform to share Plymouth’s rich and diverse collections with the world. Funded by Plymouth City Council, (PCC,) The Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) the Arts Council England (ACE) other trusts, the project is currently undertaking the substantial refurbishment and extension of Plymouth’s Grade II listed Museum and Library. Once completed, the new building, infrastructure and visitor experience will bring together five collections from 12 sites and three organisations into a bespoke building, to engage people in a seamless and immersive blend of technology and tradition". The scope of this procurement is as follows: 1) Exhibition Fit out — setworks. 2) Electrical (inc. lighting). 3) Showcases (inc. lighting). 4) Object Fittings and Mounts. 5) Graphics and Artwork. 6) Audio visual hard and software. 7) Media content development. 8) Special nominated package. 9) Models Replicas and Reconstructions. 10) Manual and tactile interactives. 11) Furniture supply. 12) Management of the works. 13) Ongoing support. The Council will be following the Restricted Procedure. Suppliers interested in this opportunity should visit www.supplyingthesoutwest.org.uk to register their interest and download the tender documentation.