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IWM/2526/Dux/3492: Specialist Logistics for Large Museum Assets at IWM Duxford - AWARD NOTICE

Details

Value
£86,127
Duration
6 months
Topic
Hire of construction and civil engineering machinery and equipment with operator
Published
20 March 2026

Tender description

IWM Duxford, part of the Imperial War Museums (IWM), is a major heritage site and visitor attraction located on a historic airfield. The site includes 38 listed buildings and operates within a conservation area. This project forms part of the IWM Masterplan and involves the relocation of 37 large historic vehicles from one building to multiple locations across the Duxford site. Objects include: •WWII tanks •Cold War tanks •Contemporary armoured vehicles •Locomotives The moves will be phased from April 2026, ensuring safe, damage-free handling and full compliance with all relevant regulations. ## Contract award

Timeline

  1. Completed: Award published20 March 2026
    Current notice
  2. Completed: Award date20 March 2026
  3. Completed: Contract expiry date11 September 2026

About the buyer

Imperial War Museum is a non-departmental public body sponsored by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, run centrally with its own commercial function. Much of its procurement flows through framework agreements and the Crown Commercial Service. As a freedoms body, the museum can opt in or out of central procurement case by case. Five branches, including IWM Duxford and HMS Belfast, each generate their own tendering activity. A Board of Trustees oversees the museum's overall commercial strategy.

Over the past 5 years, most of Imperial War Museum's contract awards have been in construction work, business services and architectural and engineering services.

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