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Science Museum Group

Concessions Contract - Custodianship for the Operation, Maintenance & Overhaul of Flying Scotsman

Transport EquipmentCPV 34000000 34600000
Value£3.3m
Deadline18 Apr 2024
Published6 Mar 2024
RegionYorkshire and the Humber
Timeline
Published 6 Mar 2024ClosedCloses 18 Apr 2024
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£3.3mtotal contract value
median £102k
this tender£0£3.5m

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The brief

The Science Museum Group (SMG) wishes to establish a Concessions Contract for the provision of custodianship for the operation, maintenance and overhaul of Flying Scotsman (60103).

Steam locomotive 60103, Flying Scotsman, is renowned for being the world's most famous locomotive and is one of the many icons of the national collection of rail vehicles.

Since 2016 it has undertaken a number of mainline runs and visits to heritage railways as part of a custodianship arrangement.

Ahead of the centenary celebrations in 2023, and as part of the custodial arrangements, it underwent an overhaul to ensure that it remained mainline operational.

The current agreement expired at the end of 2023 and SMG are now seeking to enter into a new arrangement that will take us to January 2032.

Key requirements

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Ahead of the centenary celebrations in 2023

Ahead of the centenary celebrations in 2023, and as part of the custodial arrangements, it underwent an overhaul to ensure that it remained mainline operational.

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Stage
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