Museum Tenders and Contracts
See open museum tenders and awarded contracts for the UK public sector.
9,445 results
- Closed tenderPublished 23 October 2015
Mathematics Gallery 'Central Zone' Animated Film
£15,000
- Expired contractPublished 23 October 2015
Mannequin Framework Agreement
£110,000
- Closed tenderPublished 23 October 2015
GB-Colchester: Building Maintenance Programme
£75,000
- Closed tenderPublished 23 October 2015
Mathematics Gallery 'How it Works' Digital Exhibits
£32,500
- Closed tenderPublished 22 October 2015
QU09 - Provision of Exhibition Design and Build for the Library of Birmingham
Value not stated
- Expired contractPublished 19 October 2015
External auditors
£10,000
- Expired contractPublished 16 October 2015
Creative brief - American Air Museum
£15,000
- Closed tenderPublished 15 October 2015
National Army Museum - Building for the Future - AV Software
£550,000
- Closed tenderPublished 15 October 2015
National Army Museum - Building for the Future - AV Hardware Integrator
£100,000
- Closed tenderPublished 15 October 2015
DESIGN, BUILD AND OPERATION OF A FABRICATION LABORATORY IN BLACKBURN TOWN CENTRE
£375,000
- Closed tenderPublished 13 October 2015
GB-CHELMSFORD: CYCLICAL AND REACTIVE LIFT MAINTENANCE
£37,500
- Closed tenderPublished 9 October 2015
Estates & Facilities Supplies Framework Agreement
£1,500,000
- Closed tenderPublished 9 October 2015
Collections Management Systems specification consultancy
£12,500
- Expired contractPublished 9 October 2015
Agincourt Exhibition - Design of Digital Interactives
Value not stated
- Expired contractPublished 6 October 2015
Provision of Collections Department Review
Value not stated
- Expired contractPublished 5 October 2015
Mechanical, Electrical and Building Fabric Maintenance Services.
£1,250,000
- Awarded contractPublished 4 October 2015
Project to survey moving image collections in Ireland
Value not stated
- Closed tenderPublished 3 October 2015
NHM tender for provision of specialist armature for Blue Whale Skeleton
£260,000
- Closed tenderPublished 1 October 2015
Science Museum Entrances and Patrons' Centre
£325,000
- Closed tenderPublished 30 September 2015
Weston Park Museum A Bright Future Display Cases
£220,000
Frequently asked questions
Frequently asked questions about Museum in the UK public sector.
What kinds of museum tenders appear in the UK public sector?
Museum tenders cover exhibition design and fit-out, conservation and collections care, audio-visual and digital installation work, and refurbishment or construction of museum buildings. Contracts are published by national museums, local councils and independent museum trusts.
Where are museum contracts advertised?
Stotles brings together museum tenders and contracts from 100+ portals into one search, so you do not have to check each portal separately, and you can set alerts for new opportunities across the UK and Ireland.
If you want to search the government portals directly, Find a Tender carries higher-value contracts across the UK and Contracts Finder carries lower-value contracts in England. Public Contracts Scotland, Sell2Wales and eTendersNI cover Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, Ireland's eTenders covers Irish public bodies, and many councils, NHS bodies and housing associations publish on their own e-tendering portals such as ProContract. Large exhibition programmes are split into packages by trade, and interpretation and design services are let as frameworks by national museums.
What do you need to bid for museum contracts?
Exhibition fit-out brings duties under the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015, and loans and displays may need to meet government indemnity scheme security standards. Tenders usually set minimum insurance cover, check financial standing and ask for evidence of similar contracts at selection stage. Under the Procurement Act 2023, suppliers can be excluded for certain criminal convictions, insolvency or failure to pay tax.
How is museum work bought, and who buys it?
Large exhibition programmes are split into separate packages by trade, and interpretation services are let through multi-lot frameworks. National museums, local councils and independent museum trusts commission museum work.
Who buys museum services in the UK?
National museums, local authorities running municipal museums and galleries, and independent museum trusts all publish museum-related tenders. Awards go to specialist exhibition designers, conservation contractors, AV integrators and construction firms.
How do I find museum contracts before they are formally tendered?
Read museum capital programmes, exhibition schedules, lottery and arts funding awards and early market engagement notices, which show museum work coming due ahead of a notice. On Stotles you can track those signals and the buyers behind them, then follow a notice from pre-tender through to award.
What CPV codes cover museum tenders?
Museum notices carry 92521100 (Museum-exhibition services), and gallery building work carries 45212300 (Construction work for art and cultural buildings).
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