Museum-exhibition services

Tender description

Glasgow City Council invites bids for the provision of Visitor Exhibition Display Equipment. The tender will consist of 2 Lots: Lot 1: is for the provision of display showcases; Lot 2: is for the provision of a Burrell Display System and the provision of the Principal Contractor for CDM. Supply delivery and install of all display furniture forming a suite of standard flexible display components: 1) Plinths – for objects, cases, interactives and AV housings; 2) Metal frames — for cases, interactives and AV housings; 3) A range of audio visual housings (hardware by others); 4) Graphic support structures and substrates (graphic production by others); 5) Barriers (Glass and metal); 6) Integrated display component lighting and control; 7) Electrical and data cabling within display structures. Design development of all display furniture components Provision of a number of components (defined within tender documents) for testing and prototyping within a museum venue to inform and confirm detailing for fabrication of all cases and establishing interfaces with Lot 1 and the building fabric. Supply, delivery and installation of museum quality showcases including: 1) Wall mounted cases 2) Freestanding cases 3) Inbuilt cases (within museum wall openings) 4) Freestanding/floor mounted cases 5) Plinth and metal frame mounted cases (plinth and metal furniture provided in Lot 2). Supply, delivery and install of In-case fittings: 1) Back panels; 2) Baseboards; 3) Shelving; 4) rods and object mount supports; 5) graphic label holders; 6) In-case lighting and control. Design development of all showcase and in-case fittings details. Provision of a number of cases (defined within tender documents) and fittings for testing and prototyping within a museum venue to inform and confirm detailing for fabrication of all cases and establishing interfaces with Lot 2 and the building fabric.