Operation and Management of the Museum of Farnham [WBC]

Published 2 Jul 2026

2 Jul 2026

Closed 27 Jul 2026

Waverley Borough Council

Primary CPV: 79952100 *
Cultural event organisation services
Location: 🇬🇧 West Surrey, South East
Value: £550,000
Contract: 3 years Duration
01/04/2027 29/03/2030
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SME suitable: Not stated

Publisher Address

The Burys, Godalming, GU7 1HR, United Kingdom · UKJ25

Contact

procurement@guildford.gov.uk

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Reference: ocds-h6vhtk-06c2d3

Waverley Borough Council ("the Authority") is seeking to appoint a suitably qualified and experienced organisation to operate and manage the Museum of Farnham. The successful Tenderer will be responsible for the day-to-day operation and management of the Museum, including public access, collections management, exhibitions, learning and engagement activities, commercial income generation, and the overall management of the facility. The Museum occupies a Grade I listed building and benefits from Heritage grant funding. The successful operator will be required to deliver the service in accordance with the conditions attached to that funding and maintain the Museum as a publicly accessible museum. The procurement will be undertaken using a Competitive Flexible Procedure comprising: • Stage 1 – Selection Questionnaire • Stage 2 – Invitation to Tender (shortlisted Tenderers only) As part of Stage 2, shortlisted Tenderers will be invited to submit detailed operational and commercial proposals, including their approach to growing visitor numbers, increasing commercial income and ensuring the long-term sustainability of the Museum. The Authority intends to enter into a contractual arrangement with the successful Tenderer together with a separate lease for occupation of the Museum premises. Draft contractual and lease documentation will be issued to shortlisted Tenderers as part of Stage 2.

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79952100 — Cultural event organisation services (primary)

Notice details

Buyer type: Local authority
Competition: Open competition (any supplier can bid)
Contract type: Services
Procurement method: Competitive flexible procedure
Main category: Services
Above threshold: Yes
Legal basis: UKPGA 2023/54
Notice status: Active
Renewal: 2 x 12 month extensions
Submission method: If you are not registered on the SE Shared Services, and would like to place to submission for this tender, then please register your companies details via the below link. Once registered you will be able to access the tender documentation: https://www.in-tendhost.co.uk/sesharedservices/aspx/Home To place a submission for this tender please access via the below link, and login with your credentials if already registered on the SE Shared Service portal: https://www.sesharedservices.org.uk/esourcing
Enquiries close: 20 Jul 2026
Award decision expected: 30 Nov 2026
Language: EN
Published: 02 Jul 2026 18:01
Deadline: 27 Jul 2026 12:00
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06c2d3
Notice ID: ocds-h6vhtk-06c2d3

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Organisations

Name	Waverley Borough Council
Address › Street	The Burys
Address › Town / city	Godalming
Address › Postcode	GU7 1HR
Address › Country	GB
Address › Country	United Kingdom
Address › Region (NUTS)	UKJ25
Contact › Email	procurement@guildford.gov.uk
Role	buyer
Classification › Description	Public authority - sub-central government

Buyer

Name	Waverley Borough Council

Tender

Title	Operation and Management of the Museum of Farnham [WBC]
Status	active
Item › CPV › CPV 1 › Description	Cultural event organisation services
Item › CPV › CPV 2 › Description	Museum services
Item › CPV › CPV 3 › Description	Museum-exhibition services
Item › CPV › CPV 4 › Description	Preservation services of exhibits and specimens
Value › Value incl. VAT	£660,000
Value › Value	£550,000
Value › Currency	GBP
Procedure type	open
Procedure	Competitive flexible procedure
Category	services
Above threshold	Yes
How to submit	If you are not registered on the SE Shared Services, and would like to place to submission for this tender, then please register your companies details via the below link. Once registered you will be able to access the tender documentation: https://www.in-tendhost.co.uk/sesharedservices/aspx/Home To place a submission for this tender please access via the below link, and login with your credentials if already registered on the SE Shared Service portal: https://www.sesharedservices.org.uk/esourcing
Submission Terms › Electronic submission	allowed
Submission Terms › Languages	en
Bidding period › End	27 Jul 2026
Questions period › End	20 Jul 2026
Award decision period › End	30 Nov 2026
Lot › Status	active
Lot › Value › Value incl. VAT	£660,000
Lot › Value › Value	£550,000
Lot › Value › Currency	AED
Lot › Award criteria › Weighting Description	Quality - 65% Price - 30% Social Value - 5%
Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Type	quality
Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Name	Award Criteria
Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Description	As set out above.
Lot › Contract period › Start	1 Apr 2027
Lot › Contract period › End	29 Mar 2030
Lot › Contract period › Can be extended to	26 Mar 2032
Lot › Can be renewed	Yes
Lot › Renewal › Description	2 x 12 month extensions
Document › Document 1 › Document type	Conflict of interest
Document › Document 1 › Description	Not published
Document › Document 2 › Document type	Tender notice
Document › Document 2 › Description	Tender notice on Find a Tender
Document › Document 2 › Link	https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/062488-2026
Document › Document 2 › Published	2 Jul 2026

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