National Museums Liverpool Planetarium Upgrade

Bidders are asked to submit a formal tender for the Planetarium upgrade.

The tender is for a complete planetarium system, including both hardware and software. The hardware should include modern projectors with a light unit life of 20,000 hours or more and an effective screen resolution of 4K. The software should be capable of playing pre-recorded shows and able to support live interactive shows when operated by a suitably trained member of staff.

The system should not include a sound or room lighting system however it should interface with our installed sound and lighting systems via DMX using the sound matrix (dbx ZonePro 1261) supplied by NML and a Skylux compact DMX controller for the lighting also supplied by NML

The solution must include a minimum of 5 years warranty, maintenance and support.

The total budget available for the 5 year contract is £185,000. National Museums Liverpool are happy to act as a case study and/or referral site.

Tender Documents

• Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder → — Tender notice
• Tender Specification → — Tender notice
• Appendix A - T2 Form of Tender → — Tender notice
• Appendix B - NML Supplemental Conditions → — Tender notice
• Appendix C - Safety Guidelines for Contractors 2015 → — Tender notice
• Appendix D - H & S Questionnaire → — Tender notice
• Appendix E - NML Procurement Protocol → — Tender notice
• Appendix A - T2 Form of Tender → — Tender notice
• Revised Tender Specification - New closure date → — Tender notice
• Planetarium Drawings → — Tender notice
• Q&As → — Tender notice
• Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder → — Award notice