Museum Tenders and Contracts
See open museum tenders and awarded contracts for the UK public sector.
9,435 results
- Closed tenderPublished 3 December 2015
Minibus Service at Osborne House
£320,000
- Closed tenderPublished 2 December 2015
Starring Scotsman Exhibition Fabrication
£42,500
- Expired contractPublished 1 December 2015
Project Management Services - Hadrian's Wall Cavalry Exhibition
£112,080
- Expired contractPublished 1 December 2015
MBC1754 Museum of Kent Life (Concession Contract)
£68,268
- Closed tenderPublished 30 November 2015
NRM Conservation Plan
£30,000
- Closed tenderPublished 30 November 2015
DSMMOM2015 Derby Silk Mill Building Consultancy and Exhibition and Interpretation Design Services
£1,260,000
- Closed tenderPublished 27 November 2015
DSMMOM2015 Derby Silk Mill Building Consultancy and Exhibition and Interpretation Design Services
Value not stated
- Expired contractPublished 26 November 2015
Mathematics Gallery 'How it Works' Digital Exhibits
£32,000
- Expired contractPublished 26 November 2015
Mathematics Gallery 'Central Zone' Animated Film
£15,000
- Closed tenderPublished 26 November 2015
National Army Museum - Building for the Future - Manual Interactives
£250,000
- Expired contractPublished 25 November 2015
Exhibition Project Creative Services: Robots
£120,500
- Expired contractPublished 20 November 2015
Redisplay of First World War gallery at Museum of Hartlepool
£30,000
- Expired contractPublished 19 November 2015
Design, manufacture and installation of the Horniman Museum and Gardens Gift Shop
£35,000
- Expired contractPublished 19 November 2015
Durham Cathedral Open Treasure: AV Software Production
£55,004
- Expired contractPublished 19 November 2015
Norton Priory - Monestery to Museum 900 - Main Fit Out Contract
£750,000
- Closed tenderPublished 16 November 2015
Science Museum Group CRM Project
£400,000
- Closed tenderPublished 16 November 2015
Museums and workforce skills research contract
£36,000
- Closed tenderPublished 13 November 2015
Provision of Shopfitting services
£37,500
- Closed tenderPublished 13 November 2015
Relocation of London Fire Brigade Museum
£250,000
- Closed tenderPublished 13 November 2015
CTP758 - Gallery Designers
£40,000
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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