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How to win: Sound Design and Recording Services - Manchester Cotton and Transatlantic Slavery Exhibition

A services contract from Science Museum Group, worth £17,900. Below: what it involves and how to write a winning bid for it.

Buyer

Science Museum Group

Value

£17,900

Closing date

17 July 2026

About this contract

SMG wishes to award a contract for the provision of sound design services, including the development and delivery of the overall exhibition soundscape and voiceover recording services for the Science Museum Group’s Manchester Cotton and Transatlantic Slavery Exhibition, due to open in March 2027.

How to win contracts like this

✓Answer against the marking scheme, not the question text — Science Museum Group scores each response, so map your evidence to the published criteria and weightings.
✓At £17,900, expect quality and social value to carry a large share of the score — price alone rarely wins services work.
✓Show recent, comparable delivery: name similar services contracts you've delivered for public bodies, with measurable outcomes.
✓Start early: it closes 17 July 2026 and a strong bid takes iteration.

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