Winter Maintenance Services

Science Museum Group
London
Open procedure
1 September 2026 to 31 August 2029

Comprehensive winter maintenance services across multiple museum sites in the North and a science park in Wiltshire. The scope includes gritting and snow clearance to ensure safe site access for visitors and staff. Bidders must attend mandatory site visits for all locations to be eligible for consideration.

Open the official notice

Awarded value: £362k; As published
Published: 22 April 2026
Awarded: 29 June 2026; OUTCO Ltd
Contract length: 36 months; Ends 31 August 2029

What the contract covers

Services contract

Provision of winter maintenance and gritting services for commercial sites, including snow clearance and ice management for public access areas.

Winter Maintenance Services at National Railway Museum (York), Locomotion (Shildon), The National Science and Media Museum (Bradford), and The Science and Industry Museum (Manchester)
Winter Maintenance Services at The Science and Innovation Park, Wroughton

Lot	Estimated value	SMEs
Lot 1	Not stated	Not stated
Lot 2	Not stated	Not stated

Terms and requirements

Contract type: Services contract
Procedure: Open procedure
Initial term: 36 months
Extensions: 24 months
Longest it can run: 60 months
Contract dates: 1 September 2026 to 31 August 2029
Certifications asked for: None stated
Lots: 2
Suitable for SMEs: Yes
Suitable for charities and social enterprises: Yes
Category: Services
CPV codes: 50000000, 60000000, 90620000, 90630000

Services in this contract

Gritting and snow clearanceMain service£88k typicalWinter maintenance service across museum sites in two lots

Lifecycle

Published
22 April 2026
Contract awardedto OUTCO Ltd
29 June 2026
Contract starts
1 September 2026
Contract ends
31 August 2029

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Science Museum Group

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The supplier

OUTCO Ltd

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Cite this contract

Link: https://bidskim.com/tender/1169019/winter-maintenance-services
Buyer reference: NRM4054M
Open contracting ID: ocds-h6vhtk-06884b
Last checked: 5 November 2026

Science Museum Group. Winter Maintenance Services. Contract award, 22 April 2026. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/1169019/winter-maintenance-services (accessed 5 November 2026).