Awarded without open competition
Awarded without open competition. The buyer went directly to one or a few suppliers instead of advertising the contract. Procurement rules allow this only in specific cases, such as extreme urgency, when only one supplier can do the work, or for call-offs from an existing framework.
Key facts
- Buyer
- Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew · Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
- Supplier
- Henry Moore Foundation
- Value
- £500,000
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Sports, games & art materials · Art supplies (CPV 37820000)
- Region
- North East
- Official notice
- 035384-2025 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date5 Jun 2025
- Published26 Jun 2025Published 21 days after the contract date
Description
RBG Kew will work with the Henry Moore Foundation ( One of the most important British artists ) to deliver a major exhibition of Moore works in Kew Gardens and Wakehurst. The exhibition will be composed of 30 large scale outdoor works throughout the gardens in Kew, 4 in Wakehurst, RBG Kew will work closely with the Henry Moore Foundation to showcase relevant pieces from our botanical art and Economic Botany collections, alongside working with scientists and horticulturists to develop a holistic exhibition that reflect Kew's mission.
About the supplier
Henry Moore Foundation: every public contract they have won.