Museum Tenders and Contracts
See open museum tenders and awarded contracts for the UK public sector.
9,435 results
- Closed tenderPublished 27 May 2016
Supply and installation of containerised emergency standby diesel generator
£60,000
- Closed tenderPublished 27 May 2016
Network cabling
Value not stated
- Closed tenderPublished 27 May 2016
NHM tender for provision of specialist armature and associated items for large dinosaur skeleton (cast).
Value not stated
- Expired contractPublished 26 May 2016
Insurance Services
£5,000,000
- Closed tenderPublished 25 May 2016
Grand Parade and Undercroft - Main Contractor
£2,500,000
- Expired contractPublished 25 May 2016
RAF Museum Overnight Security Services
£430,000
- Awarded contractPublished 24 May 2016
Insurance services
£4,300,000
- Closed tenderPublished 24 May 2016
Assembly of metal structures
Value not stated
- Expired contractPublished 21 May 2016
Guildford Castle and Museum Architect
£225,000
- Closed tenderPublished 20 May 2016
Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
Value not stated
- Closed tenderPublished 20 May 2016
Library, archives, museums and other cultural services
£250,000
- Awarded contractPublished 20 May 2016
Relocation services
£199,919
- Closed tenderPublished 20 May 2016
Grand Parade and Undercroft - Main Contractor
Value not stated
- Closed tenderPublished 20 May 2016
Fire and Intruder Alarm Maintenance, Monitoring and Installation
£512,500
- Closed tenderPublished 19 May 2016
Design, supply and fit-out of the kitchen for the restaurant cafe - National Horse Racing Museum, Newmarket
£60,000
- Awarded contractPublished 19 May 2016
Cleaning products
Value not stated
- Closed tenderPublished 19 May 2016
Design and construction of open manege including formation of manege area, reinforced grass hardstanding, fencing and gates, water supplies and drainage connection.
£50,000
- Closed tenderPublished 19 May 2016
Viewing Stand - National Horse Racing Museum, Newmarket
£35,000
- Expired contractPublished 18 May 2016
MTC1008 - Contractor Host - AWARD
£1,375,000
- Awarded contractPublished 18 May 2016
Health and safety consultancy services
£349,070
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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