Reconstruction/mounting of five Triceratops
Naturalis Biodiversity Center is looking for a service provider capable of scientifically and aesthetically reconstructing five Triceratops skeletons for exhibition. The assignment includes determining poses in collaboration with the museum, designing and manufacturing frames in which both original fossil parts and 3D-printed additions can be mounted, and delivering the complete, exhibition-ready skeletons. The procurement is a service contract, carried out via negotiations without publication, without CPV code. The supplier must have expertise in paleontological research, structural engineering, 3D modeling and printing, and experience with museum exhibitions. The scope requires accurate scientific validation, durable construction, safe mounting, and an aesthetically pleasing final product that meets the requirements of Naturalis for permanent or temporary exhibitions.
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01What is being requested
Naturalis Biodiversity Center is looking for a service provider capable of scientifically and aesthetically reconstructing five Triceratops skeletons for exhibition. The assignment includes determining poses in collaboration with the museum, designing and manufacturing frames in which both original fossil parts and 3D-printed additions can be mounted, and delivering the complete, exhibition-ready skeletons. The procurement is a service contract, carried out via negotiations without publication, without CPV code. The supplier must have expertise in paleontological research, structural engineering, 3D modeling and printing, and experience with museum exhibitions. The scope requires accurate scientific validation, durable construction, safe mounting, and an aesthetically pleasing final product that meets the requirements of Naturalis for permanent or temporary exhibitions.
Determining scientifically and aesthetically sound poses for 5 Triceratops in collaboration with Naturalis. Designing and manufacturing frames in which the skeletal parts (both original fossil material and 3D-printed additional skeletal parts) of the Triceratops can be mounted, and delivering these five Triceratops ready for exhibition.
02Exclusion grounds
- No specific exclusion grounds were extracted. In a European tender, the mandatory and discretionary grounds of art. 2.86/2.87 of the Dutch Procurement Act almost always apply — check the European Single Procurement Document (ESPD).
03Value in context
The contracting authority did not publish an estimated value — common for a large share of contracts. The EU threshold for diensten is € 221.000, for reference.
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06Frequently asked questions
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07Estimated value versus the market
€ 411K
€ 1,0 mln
€ 8,0 mln
Gegunde waarden in CPV 98 · diensten n=267