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Preston City Council

Design, supply and fit of museum showcases for The Harris Museum – Harris Your Place Project

Recreation & CultureCPV 92521100
Value£700k
Deadline26 Sept 2022
Published16 Aug 2022
RegionNationwide
Timeline
Published 16 Aug 2022ClosedCloses 26 Sept 2022
Who to contact
Mr Steven Fletcher
steven.fletcher@focus-consultants.com

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£700ktotal contract value
median £75k
this tender£0£2.1m

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The brief

Design, supply and fit of museum showcases for The Harris Museum – Harris Your Place Project The tender documentation provides a full description of the works to be undertaken, but generally the showcases for the new Harris Museum galleries are grouped into two main categories: ‘Type 1’ (Standard Showcase) & ‘Type 2’ (Conservation-Grade Showcase).

Type 1 Standard showcases must be sufficiently well sealed to provide some environmental stability and protect objects from dust, coarse particulate pollutants, insect/pest attack and from handling damage or theft.

Cases must be lockable – security screws are acceptable.

Locks should be concealed from view, but easily accessible for maintenance.

Type 2 Conservation grade showcases must have 0.1 air change rate or less per day.

BSRIA test certificates will be required on certain cases selected by The Harris Museum’s conservators after installation.

Internal facility for inclusion of buffering agents, desiccants or pollution absorbents, with a means of diffusion between the tray and the display volume.

Perimeter gap of no less than 20 mm required around internal base panel of each case, to facilitate diffusion.

The Harris Museum’s conservators to approve number and layout of Artsorb / Prosorb cassettes that need to be accommodated in each internal facility.

Provision must be made for environmental monitoring equipment placed inside the display space.

Cases should be secured with a minimum of 2 Abloy locks with separate keys.

Locks should be concealed from view, but easily accessible for maintenance.

Facility for fitting contact alarms is to be integral to the case structure without compromising the seals and air exchange rate.

Cases should be designed for a lifespan of 15 years

Key requirements

What the supplier must deliver

01

Design, supply and fit of museum showcases

Design, supply and fit of museum showcases for The Harris Museum.

02

Type 1 Standard showcases must be sufficiently

Type 1 Standard showcases must be sufficiently well sealed to provide some environmental stability and protect objects from dust, coarse particulate pollutants, insect/pest attack and from handling damage or theft.

03

Locks should be concealed from view, but

Locks should be concealed from view, but easily accessible for maintenance.

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Type 2 Conservation grade showcases must have

Type 2 Conservation grade showcases must have 0.1 air change rate or less per day.

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The Harris Museum’s conservators to approve number

The Harris Museum’s conservators to approve number and layout of Artsorb / Prosorb cassettes that need to be accommodated in each internal facility.

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Stage
tender · Open
Source
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