T25-028BUS Decant and Installation of Armada Collection

Derry City and Strabane District Council
Northern Ireland
Open procedure
26 March 2026 to 25 March 2027

Provision of specialised lifting, removal, and transportation services for large museum artefacts. The project involves a two-stage process: decanting items from the Tower Museum to a storage facility in Belfast, followed by the subsequent retrieval and installation of these artefacts at the DNA Museum in Ebrington.

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Awarded value: £34k; As published
Published: 4 June 2025
Awarded: 9 September 2025; Apprisi Ltd t/a Pack and Send Belfast East
Contract length: 12 months; Ends 25 March 2027

What the contract covers

Service contract

Specialised logistics and transport services for the secure lifting, removal, and installation of high-value museum artefacts and heritage collections.

Lift and remove large artefacts from the Tower Museum and transport them to the NMNI museum store Belfast
Take the artefacts from the NMNI store and oversee their installation in the DNA Museum in Ebrington

Terms and requirements

Contract type: Service contract
Procedure: Open procedure
Initial term: 12 months
Contract dates: 26 March 2026 to 25 March 2027
Certifications asked for: None stated
Lots: 1
Suitable for SMEs: Not stated
Category: Services
CPV codes: 60100000, 64120000

Services in this contract

Fine art and museum logisticsMain service£85k typicalLifting, transport and installation of museum artefacts between sites

Lifecycle

Published
4 June 2025
Contract awardedto Apprisi Ltd t/a Pack and Send Belfast East
9 September 2025
Contract starts
26 March 2026
Contract ends
25 March 2027

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Derry City and Strabane District Council

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Apprisi Ltd t/a Pack and Send Belfast East

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Link: https://bidskim.com/tender/322876/t25-028bus-decant-and-installation-of-armada-collection
Buyer reference: T25-028BUS Decant and Installation of Armada Collection
Open contracting ID: ocds-h6vhtk-05431f
Last checked: 5 November 2026

Derry City and Strabane District Council. T25-028BUS Decant and Installation of Armada Collection. Contract award, 4 June 2025. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/322876/t25-028bus-decant-and-installation-of-armada-collection (accessed 5 November 2026).