Museum Tenders and Contracts
See open museum tenders and awarded contracts for the UK public sector.
9,435 results
- Expired contractPublished 23 September 2016
Exhibition Design and Installation Services in respect of Hadrian's Cavalry Exhibition Project
£96,600
- Closed tenderPublished 22 September 2016
Joinery Timber Supplies - DPS
Value not stated
- Expired contractPublished 22 September 2016
SMG Wroughton - Engineering Study
£54,846
- Awarded contractPublished 21 September 2016
Museum construction work
£5,534,428
- Closed tenderPublished 20 September 2016
Understanding Arts Council England's Reputation as an Employer Among Potential Applicants and Employees
£30,000
- Closed tenderPublished 19 September 2016
3186_16 Electronic Point of Sale System
£150,000
- Expired contractPublished 19 September 2016
Catering services
Value not stated
- Awarded contractPublished 19 September 2016
Museum services
£900,000
- Closed tenderPublished 19 September 2016
Interactive Exhibit Procurement
£37,000
- Closed tenderPublished 19 September 2016
SADC New Museum and Gallery Catering Brief 2016
Value not stated
- Closed tenderPublished 19 September 2016
3186_16 Electronic Point of Sale System
£150,000
- Closed tenderPublished 16 September 2016
Invitation to Tender for the Supply of an Electron Microprobe and Energy-Dispersive Microanalysis System for the Natural History Museum
Value not stated
- Stale Pre-tenderPublished 16 September 2016
Electrical services
£6,000,000
- Awarded contractPublished 15 September 2016
Development of residential real estate
£1
- Closed tenderPublished 15 September 2016
Point of sale (POS) software package
£150,000
- Expired contractPublished 14 September 2016
Customer Relationship Management Tool
Value not stated
- Awarded contractPublished 13 September 2016
Provision of Graphic Designer to provide Graphic Panels and exhibition Labels for An Garda Síochána in The Garda Museum
Value not stated
- Closed tenderPublished 13 September 2016
Procurement of ICT Hardware
£30,000
- Closed tenderPublished 13 September 2016
Portering services
£200,000
- Closed tenderPublished 13 September 2016
Promotional services
Value not stated
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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