Contract award · 1 Oct 2025

RBGKEW1417 - Henry Moore Summer 2026 - Fine Art Handling, Transportation & Base Fabrication & Excavation

Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew awarded “Henry Moore Summer 2026 - Fine Art Handling…” to Mtec Warehousing Limited for £950k.

No competitionBusiness servicesNorth East

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.

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Buyer
Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew · Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
Value
£950,000
Procedure
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Sector
Business services · Fair and exhibition organisation services (CPV 79956000)
Timeline
  1. Contract date1 Oct 2025
  2. Published13 Nov 2025Published 43 days after the contract date

Description

Henry Moore Foundation to deliver all major artworks as part of the exhibition of Moore works in Kew Gardens and Wakehurst in2026.

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