Museum Tenders and Contracts
See open museum tenders and awarded contracts for the UK public sector.
9,435 results
- Awarded contractPublished 2 February 2016
Museum-exhibition services
£260,000
- Expired contractPublished 30 January 2016
Members' Room Architect Services
£130,000
- Closed tenderPublished 27 January 2016
Folkestone Town Hall – Folkestone Museum Shell & Core Works
£1,590,000
- Closed tenderPublished 27 January 2016
Cafe Concession for Museum & Art Gallery, Exeter
£150,000
- Awarded contractPublished 27 January 2016
Architectural and related services
£156,000
- Closed tenderPublished 27 January 2016
Museum Exhibits Insurance
£195,000
- Closed tenderPublished 26 January 2016
Cleaning Services at Osborne House
£87,500
- Awarded contractPublished 26 January 2016
Customer-loyalty programme
£243,470
- Closed tenderPublished 25 January 2016
Software package and information systems
Value not stated
- Closed tenderPublished 25 January 2016
PD295-Open Tender -Exhibition Design and Build Services for the Lanchester Interactive Archive Project
£41,000
- Expired contractPublished 22 January 2016
Supply and Installation of New Storage System - Lapworth Museum
£111,465
- Closed tenderPublished 22 January 2016
Machine tools operated by laser and machining centres
Value not stated
- Closed tenderPublished 22 January 2016
Folkestone Town Hall – Folkestone Museum Shell & Core Works
Value not stated
- Closed tenderPublished 20 January 2016
Norris Museum HLF Redevelopment Project
£640,000
- Expired contractPublished 19 January 2016
Our Past, Our Future - New Forest Connects Training
£13,000
- Awarded contractPublished 18 January 2016
Museum-exhibition services
£151,611
- Closed tenderPublished 15 January 2016
SBC CP Technical Support Waste Treatment and Environmental Services
Value not stated
- Expired contractPublished 15 January 2016
Tender for the Provisioning of Demountable Museum Standard Display Cases
£130,000
- Closed tenderPublished 13 January 2016
Canteen and catering services
£500,000
- Closed tenderPublished 11 January 2016
Market and economic research; polling and statistics
£230,000
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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