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SMG Fire Engineering Framework

Awarded to Maze Fire Consulting, OFR Consultants, Ove Arup & Partners Limited

Science Museum Group(buyer)

Published
Published 16 June 2025
Deadline
Closed 15 July 2025
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Overview

The Science Museum Group has established a fire engineering framework with three appointed consultants—Maze Fire Consulting, OFR Consultants, and Ove Arup & Partners Limited—valued at £500,000 to provide expert fire engineering expertise, fire safety advice, and fire legislation guidance across the Group's departments. The framework was awarded on 10 August 2025 and is now in delivery. Services include response to specific project requirements and ad hoc requests from all departments within the Science Museum Group.

Contracting authority

  • Science Museum GroupBuyer

    9 live opportunities · 51 awarded contracts

    London, United Kingdom

    GB-PPON: PDTR-3338-MNPG

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Key details

Country
United Kingdom
Status
In delivery
Category
Services
Estimated value
£500,000
Procedure
Open procedure
Rules
Procurement Act 2023
Contract type
Framework agreement
Published
16 June 2025
Deadline
Closed
Classification (CPV)
Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection servicesFire and explosion protection and control consultancy servicesQuantity surveying services

Award outcome

Awarded value
£500,000
Award date
10 August 2025
Contract period
1 September 2025 → 1 September 2028
Contract length
3 years
Could run to
18 December 2029
Bids received
8
Winners
  • Maze Fire Consulting
  • OFR Consultants
  • Ove Arup & Partners Limited

This contract ends on 1 September 2028, or 18 December 2029 if every extension is used.

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Competition and scoring

Bids received

8

6 from SMEs

Open and restricted tenders in Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services drew a median of 5 bids over the last 24 months; 18% received only one.

Who bid

  • Maze Fire Consulting Limited
  • OFR Consultants Limited
  • Ove Arup & Partners LimitedWinner

How bids were scored

Price 100% · Quality 0%

  • Simple description100%

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Market context

Typical award in Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

£100,000

Median of 10,809 awards in the last 24 months

This award is 5.0× the median.

Science Museum Group in the last 12 months

50

contracts awarded, worth £54,514,772 in total

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Notice history

Every published notice in this contracting process, newest first.

  1. Award Update · Contract Update

    5 January 2026

  2. Contract

    5 January 2026

  3. Award Update · Contract Update

    5 January 2026

  4. Contract

    11 August 2025

  5. Contract Notice

    16 June 2025

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