Museum Tenders and Contracts
See open museum tenders and awarded contracts for the UK public sector.
9,435 results
- Closed tenderPublished 2 August 2016
SADC 2016 New Museum and Gallery Catering Brief
Value not stated
- Expired contractPublished 1 August 2016
Architect for the extension of the Museum of Barnstaple & North Devon
£101,500
- Closed tenderPublished 1 August 2016
Electronic data management (EDM)
£210,000
- Closed tenderPublished 1 August 2016
Contemporary Agriculture: Project & Cost Management
£90,000
- Closed tenderPublished 1 August 2016
Museum of London - Cleaning, Waste and Portering Services
Value not stated
- Closed tenderPublished 29 July 2016
Museum-exhibition services
Value not stated
- Closed tenderPublished 29 July 2016
Creative and Production Partner: The Missing Passenger
£65,000
- Awarded contractPublished 29 July 2016
Museum-exhibition services
Value not stated
- Expired contractPublished 29 July 2016
PURCON594 - Transport of Artwork - AWARD
£1,200,000
- Closed tenderPublished 29 July 2016
Cleaning services
£2,500,000
- Closed tenderPublished 28 July 2016
Structural Engineer Consultant Services: Museum of London New Museum West Smithfield Project
Value not stated
- Expired contractPublished 28 July 2016
Destination Stations Exhibition Detail Design, Procurement, Fabrication and Installation
£50,605
- Awarded contractPublished 27 July 2016
Medieval Mile Museum Exhibition Fit-out tender
Value not stated
- Closed tenderPublished 26 July 2016
Asbestos-removal work
£8,800,000
- Closed tenderPublished 26 July 2016
ITQ:Activity Plan Co-Ordinator Stories and Treasures of Street and Dale: Transforming Craven Museum & Gallery
£10,000
- Expired contractPublished 26 July 2016
Lift-maintenance services
£538,046
- Closed tenderPublished 25 July 2016
Structural engineering consultancy services
£2,000,000
- Awarded contractPublished 25 July 2016
Architectural design services
Value not stated
- Closed tenderPublished 25 July 2016
National Army Museum Manned Security Contract
£1,500,000
- Closed tenderPublished 22 July 2016
Interpretation and Exhibition Design Work for Visitor Centres
£75,000
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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