Museum Tenders and Contracts
See open museum tenders and awarded contracts for the UK public sector.
9,435 results
- Stale Pre-tenderPublished 29 February 2016
Hire of passenger transport vehicles with driver
Value not stated
- Closed tenderPublished 26 February 2016
SUPPLY & INSTALLATION OF AUDIOVISUAL HARDWARE AT WESTON-SUPER-MARE MUSEUM
£1
- Closed tenderPublished 26 February 2016
FABRICATION & FIT OUT OF EXHIBITION GALLERIES AT WESTON-SUPER-MARE MUSEUM
£1
- Closed tenderPublished 26 February 2016
Construction consultancy services
£250,000
- Closed tenderPublished 26 February 2016
Manchester Museum – The Courtyard Project – Project Management & Cost Consultant Services
£250,000
- Closed tenderPublished 26 February 2016
Wounded, temporary exhibition at Science Museum: Build services
£95,000
- Closed tenderPublished 25 February 2016
Interpretation Consultant
£34,000
- Awarded contractPublished 24 February 2016
Guard services
Value not stated
- Expired contractPublished 23 February 2016
Supply and Installation of Specialised and Bespoke Exhibition Display Mounts for the Lapworth Museum
£45,388
- Expired contractPublished 23 February 2016
PROVISION OF AV SOFTWARE FOR LAPWORTH MUSEUM
£37,889
- Closed tenderPublished 23 February 2016
Library, archives, museums and other cultural services
Value not stated
- Closed tenderPublished 22 February 2016
GB-Colchester: Hollytrees Museum Building Maintenance Works
£75,000
- Closed tenderPublished 22 February 2016
GB-Colchester: Natural History Museum & Holy Trinity Church
£75,000
- Stale Pre-tenderPublished 19 February 2016
Conservation, Repair and Supply of Frames for Oil Paintings
Value not stated
- Closed tenderPublished 19 February 2016
Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
Value not stated
- Closed tenderPublished 19 February 2016
SADC 2016 Brief for Employment of a Sole Estate Agent for the Disposal of Units on the Council’s Museum Site at 9a Hatfield Road, St Albans
£50,000
- Expired contractPublished 18 February 2016
IWM London Exhibition Build contract: Reel to reel
£250,000
- Closed tenderPublished 18 February 2016
GB-London: Temporary Exhibition Build Contractors Approved List
£3,000,000
- Closed tenderPublished 17 February 2016
Procurement of IT Hardware
£100,000
- Closed tenderPublished 16 February 2016
GB-Trent: Potteries Museum & Art Gallery Food Preparation Area Redesign
£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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