Museum Tenders and Contracts
See open museum tenders and awarded contracts for the UK public sector.
9,435 results
- Closed tenderPublished 25 October 2016
City Museum, Winchester - Fire Precaution Works
£58,000
- Closed tenderPublished 24 October 2016
London Science City Gallery: Lead Designer
Value not stated
- Closed tenderPublished 21 October 2016
Visitor Ticketing System
£65,000
- Closed tenderPublished 21 October 2016
Outdoor Media Projects for Museums on the High Street
£8,000
- Closed tenderPublished 20 October 2016
Museum-exhibition services
£240,000
- Awarded contractPublished 18 October 2016
Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
£318,122
- Closed tenderPublished 18 October 2016
Thames Estuary Museum Further Design Services
£1,400,000
- Closed tenderPublished 17 October 2016
Thames Estuary Museum Advanced Design Services
£1,300,000
- Closed tenderPublished 14 October 2016
Operator For Helston Museum
£438,750
- Closed tenderPublished 14 October 2016
Economic value of arts and culture in the North of England
£30,000
- Closed tenderPublished 14 October 2016
Library, archives, museums and other cultural services
£450,000
- Awarded contractPublished 14 October 2016
Newspapers, journals, periodicals and magazines
£65,000,000
- Closed tenderPublished 14 October 2016
Specialist Joinery - New Interactive Gallery - National Media Museum - ITT
£225,000
- Closed tenderPublished 14 October 2016
Construction work
€46,350,000
- Closed tenderPublished 13 October 2016
Architectural design services
£1,500,000
- Closed tenderPublished 13 October 2016
NEPO212 Construction & Engineering Consultancy Services
£10,000,000
- Closed tenderPublished 12 October 2016
NEPO212 Construction & Engineering Consultancy Services
Value not stated
- Closed tenderPublished 12 October 2016
New glass top display cases to satisfy Government Indemnity Scheme (GIS) requirements
£28,940
- Closed tenderPublished 11 October 2016
Delivery of fundraising programme on behalf of Museum Development East Midlands
£5,000
- Closed tenderPublished 11 October 2016
Delivery of fundraising programme on behalf of Museum Development East Midlands
£5,000
Frequently asked questions
Frequently asked questions about museum services, museum exhibition, exhibition design, museum collections, collections management, heritage interpretation, gallery fit out, exhibition fit out, museum digitisation, 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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