Museum Tenders and Contracts
See open museum tenders and awarded contracts for the UK public sector.
9,435 results
- Expired contractPublished 11 August 2015
External Evaluation of RA Education Services 2015
Value not stated
- Stale Pre-tenderPublished 7 August 2015
Conservation of Textile and Associated Materials
Value not stated
- Stale Pre-tenderPublished 7 August 2015
Conservation, Mounting and/or Framing of Paper Based Archival Material
Value not stated
- Closed tenderPublished 7 August 2015
Conservation of Painting
£17,000
- Expired contractPublished 6 August 2015
Supply, Install & Commission Wireless Fire Detection System
Value not stated
- Expired contractPublished 6 August 2015
Retail Shops Design & Fit-out
Value not stated
- Expired contractPublished 5 August 2015
Toilet Refurbishment : Second & Forth Floors - YORbuild Framework West Sub-Region Lot 1
Value not stated
- Closed tenderPublished 5 August 2015
Supply of Interpretation Design Services at Chesters Roman Fort and Museum
£53,000
- Closed tenderPublished 5 August 2015
Refurbishment Works
£240,000
- Closed tenderPublished 3 August 2015
Exhibition Project Creative Services: Robots
£105,000
- Closed tenderPublished 3 August 2015
NAM Interior Designer
£47,500
- Expired contractPublished 3 August 2015
Robots: Project & Cost Management
£31,294
- Closed tenderPublished 3 August 2015
Interactive Gallery Fit-out Works PQQ
£2,600,000
- Stale Pre-tenderPublished 29 July 2015
Mixed Media Conservation
£10,000
- Expired contractPublished 27 July 2015
American Air Museum Redevelopment Project: Exhibition Fit-Out Contract
£375,000
- Expired contractPublished 27 July 2015
American Air Museum: AV Hardware Contract
£105,000
- Expired contractPublished 24 July 2015
Museum and Gallery Environmental Monitoring and Control System
£30,000
- Expired contractPublished 24 July 2015
Shire Hall Cost Consultant Services
£25,000
- Expired contractPublished 22 July 2015
Wakefield Museum Precious Exhibition - 2 x Showcases
Value not stated
- Closed tenderPublished 21 July 2015
Chester Heritage, Museums and Visual Arts Strategy
£35,000
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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