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The design, fabrication and installation of the LaunchPADLansio under 5s exhibition on the ground floor of Xplore! Science Discovery Centre
Published 30 Mar 2026
30 Mar 2026
Closed 4 May 2026
- Primary CPV
-
38630000 *
Astronomical and optical instruments
- Location
- 🇬🇧 Wales
- Value
- £350,000
- Contract
-
5 months Duration
03/06/2026 02/11/2026
- Contract Types
-
38 *Laboratory, optical & precision equipmen...Full CPV Breakdown
- SME suitable
- Not stated
Publisher Address
Plas Coch, Wrexham, LL11 2AW, United Kingdom · UKL
Contact
Liam James
Award Criteria
- Technical (70%)
- Commercial (30%)
- ITT Document · Bidding Documents
- Appendix 1a · Bidding Documents
- Appendix 1b · Bidding Documents
- Appendix 1c · Bidding Documents
- Appendix 1d · Bidding Documents
- Appendix 1e · Bidding Documents
- ITT Response Document Part A · Bidding Documents
- ITT Response Document Part B · Bidding Documents
- ITT Response Document Part C · Bidding Documents
- Appendix 1f · Bidding Documents
- Appendices 1g and 1h · Bidding Documents
Related tenders
Wrexham University
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38630000 *
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Reference: ocds-h6vhtk-0675a2
Xplore! has recently been awarded a Moondance Foundation BIG Donation capital and revenue award. Xplore! is therefore now looking to create a new immersive exhibition, LaunchPADLansio, to cater specifically for our under 5s audience.
LaunchPAD (Play & Discovery) / PADLansio (Potsio a Darganfod) will flip the script on early years learning. We are creating an immersive STEAM exhibition space at Xplore! designed exclusively for under 5s that sparks curiosity, ignites imagination and fuels vital cognitive, communication, and social skills. Our BIG Idea? Put the child front and centre. Rooted in the Wales Early Years Framework and Curriculum for Wales (Progression Step 1), the space champions learning through play, because play isn’t just fun, it’s fundamental.
LaunchPADLansio will be situated on the ground floor of Xplore’s city centre building and will sit alongside a revamped café and catering-grade kitchen. This has been tendered separately and is outside the scope of this tender.
The minimum contract duration will be until the end of the project 16/10/26.
The scope of services relating to the design, fabrication and installation of the LaunchPADLansio under 5s exhibition contract is as follows but not limited to:
· Design development of initial concept design
· Production of final specification of individual exhibits through value engineering
· Production of technical designs of exhibition elements and interactives
· Fabrication and installation on site
Full CPV breakdown
- 38630000 — Astronomical and optical instruments (primary)
Notice details
- Buyer type
- Local authority
- Competition
- Open competition (any supplier can bid)
- Contract type
- Services
- Procurement method
- Open procedure
- Main category
- Services
- Above threshold
- Yes
- Legal basis
- UKPGA 2023/54
- Notice status
- Active
- Submission method
- Please upload submissions on Sell2Wales: https://sell2wales.gov.wales. Specific instructions can be found in section 7 of the ITT.
- Enquiries close
- 15 Apr 2026
- Award decision expected
- 20 May 2026
- Language
- EN
- Published
- 30 Mar 2026 11:01
- Deadline
- 04 May 2026 12:00
- OCID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0675a2
- Notice ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0675a2
Full notice record
94 detailsEverything the publisher included in this notice, organised by section.
Organisations
| Name | Wrexham University |
| Address › Street | Plas Coch |
| Address › Town / city | Wrexham |
| Address › Postcode | LL11 2AW |
| Address › Country | GB |
| Address › Country | United Kingdom |
| Address › Region (NUTS) | UKL23 |
| Contact › Name | Liam James |
| Contact › Email | liam.james@wrexham.ac.uk |
| Role | buyer |
| Link | http://www.wrexham.ac.uk |
| Classification › Classification 1 › Description | Public authority - sub-central government |
| Classification › Classification 2 › Description | Welsh devolved regulations apply |
Buyer
| Name | Wrexham University |
Tender
| Title | The design, fabrication and installation of the LaunchPADLansio under 5s exhibition on the ground floor of Xplore! Science Discovery Centre |
| Status | active |
| Item › CPV › CPV 1 › Description | Astronomical and optical instruments |
| Item › CPV › CPV 2 › Description | Primary education services |
| Item › CPV › CPV 3 › Description | Entertainment services |
| Item › Delivery › Region (NUTS) | UKL |
| Item › Delivery › Country | GB |
| Item › Delivery › Country | United Kingdom |
| Value › Value incl. VAT | £420,000 |
| Value › Value | £350,000 |
| Value › Currency | GBP |
| Procedure type | open |
| Procedure | Open procedure |
| Category | services |
| Above threshold | Yes |
| How to submit | Please upload submissions on Sell2Wales: https://sell2wales.gov.wales. Specific instructions can be found in section 7 of the ITT. |
| Submission Terms › Electronic submission | allowed |
| Submission Terms › Languages › Language 1 | en |
| Submission Terms › Languages › Language 2 | cy |
| Bidding period › End | 4 May 2026 |
| Questions period › End | 15 Apr 2026 |
| Award decision period › End | 20 May 2026 |
| Lot › Status | active |
| Lot › Value › Value incl. VAT | £420,000 |
| Lot › Value › Value | £350,000 |
| Lot › Value › Currency | GBP |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Type | quality |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Name | Technical |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Description | Participants must submit a single response to each of the questions listed in the Technical / Quality Questionnaire document (ITT Response Document Part B (Award Criteria)) enclosed and referenced at Schedule 8. For each question, only the information you provide specifically within that specific single question will be considered in evaluating your answer to that particular question. Any documentation uploaded elsewhere, or information not detailed within that single question response document, will not be considered in the evaluation of that question. |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Weighting › Weight | 70 |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Weighting › Weight type | Percentage exact |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Type | price |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Name | Commercial |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Description | Participants must complete the pricing pro-forma referred to at Schedule 6 which is Appendix 1e Pricing Schedule. The price will be evaluated as described in Schedule 1 of the ITT. |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Weighting › Weight | 30 |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Weighting › Weight type | Percentage exact |
| Lot › Suitable for › SMEs | Yes |
| Lot › Suitable for › VCSEs | Yes |
| Lot › Contract period › Start | 3 Jun 2026 |
| Lot › Contract period › End | 2 Nov 2026 |
| Document › Document 1 › Document type | Bidding documents |
| Document › Document 1 › Description | ITT Document |
| Document › Document 1 › Link | https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/Assets/NoticeBuilder_FileDownload.asp... |
| Document › Document 2 › Document type | Bidding documents |
| Document › Document 2 › Description | Appendix 1a |
| Document › Document 2 › Link | https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/Assets/NoticeBuilder_FileDownload.asp... |
| Document › Document 3 › Document type | Bidding documents |
| Document › Document 3 › Description | Appendix 1b |
| Document › Document 3 › Link | https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/Assets/NoticeBuilder_FileDownload.asp... |
| Document › Document 4 › Document type | Bidding documents |
| Document › Document 4 › Description | Appendix 1c |
| Document › Document 4 › Link | https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/Assets/NoticeBuilder_FileDownload.asp... |
| Document › Document 5 › Document type | Bidding documents |
| Document › Document 5 › Description | Appendix 1d |
| Document › Document 5 › Link | https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/Assets/NoticeBuilder_FileDownload.asp... |
| Document › Document 6 › Document type | Bidding documents |
| Document › Document 6 › Description | Appendix 1e |
| Document › Document 6 › Link | https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/Assets/NoticeBuilder_FileDownload.asp... |
| Document › Document 7 › Document type | Bidding documents |
| Document › Document 7 › Description | ITT Response Document Part A |
| Document › Document 7 › Link | https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/Assets/NoticeBuilder_FileDownload.asp... |
| Document › Document 8 › Document type | Bidding documents |
| Document › Document 8 › Description | ITT Response Document Part B |
| Document › Document 8 › Link | https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/Assets/NoticeBuilder_FileDownload.asp... |
| Document › Document 9 › Document type | Bidding documents |
| Document › Document 9 › Description | ITT Response Document Part C |
| Document › Document 9 › Link | https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/Assets/NoticeBuilder_FileDownload.asp... |
| Document › Document 10 › Document type | Bidding documents |
| Document › Document 10 › Description | Appendix 1f |
| Document › Document 10 › Link | https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/Assets/NoticeBuilder_FileDownload.asp... |
| Document › Document 11 › Document type | Bidding documents |
| Document › Document 11 › Description | Appendices 1g and 1h |
| Document › Document 11 › Link | https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/e7l9nw6c3vzlp2fggwp1m/APVS1Uscq86LSwK-Y... |
| Document › Document 12 › Document type | Conflict of interest |
| Document › Document 12 › Description | Not published |
| Document › Document 13 › Document type | Tender notice |
| Document › Document 13 › Description | Tender notice on Find a Tender |
| Document › Document 13 › Link | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/028955-2026 |
| Document › Document 13 › Published | 30 Mar 2026 |
| Amendment › Description | The addition of three documents (one as a file attachment and two as a drop box link). |