Museum Tenders and Contracts
See open museum tenders and awarded contracts for the UK public sector.
9,435 results
- Closed tenderPublished 9 June 2015
Mannequin Framework
£20,000
- Closed tenderPublished 8 June 2015
Request for Quotations for a Curatorial Assessment of the British Mercantile Marine Memorial Collection (BMMMC) at the National Museum of the Royal Navy, Museum Portsmouth, PO1 3LA
Value not stated
- Closed tenderPublished 4 June 2015
EPOS Operations and Retail Management System
£30,000
- Closed tenderPublished 1 June 2015
The Museum of Science and Industry, Exhibition Design Services for 2D, 3D and Lighting Design
£32,500
- Expired contractPublished 1 June 2015
Cash Collection Services
Value not stated
- Closed tenderPublished 1 June 2015
Cash Collection Services
Value not stated
- Expired contractPublished 29 May 2015
EXECUTIVE SEARCH SERVICES FOR RECRUITMENT OF SIX TRUSTEES AT THE NATIONAL MUSEUMS LIVERPOOL (NML)
£25,000
- Expired contractPublished 28 May 2015
Building condition survey for Blythe House.
£32,500
- Expired contractPublished 21 May 2015
UK SBS BLOJEU – CR150045AHRC A commissioned study to support the current evidence base on the Economic Value of the Impacts of AHRC-funded Research Projects
£67,500
- Closed tenderPublished 20 May 2015
Provision of AV Software for Lapworth Museum
£68,500
- Closed tenderPublished 11 May 2015
Gift Shop Suppliers for STEAM - Museum of the Great Western Railway and Lydiard House and Park, Swindon
£90,000
- Expired contractPublished 8 May 2015
General Waste & Lamp Waste Management
Value not stated
- Expired contractPublished 7 May 2015
GOVERNMENT ART COLLECTION – COLLECTION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
£87,450
- Closed tenderPublished 7 May 2015
Norton Priory - Monestery to Museum 900 - Main Fit Out Contract
£750,000
- Closed tenderPublished 5 May 2015
Buddle House Killhope Museum Remedial/Construction Works
£68,851
- Closed tenderPublished 4 May 2015
Provision of PPM and Reactive Maintenance of Building Services Installations
£360,000
- Closed tenderPublished 4 May 2015
Light Fantastic: Adventures in the Science of Light Exhibition Build
£17,500
- Expired contractPublished 30 April 2015
LCCITS140044 Social Media Management Tool
Value not stated
- Awarded contractPublished 28 April 2015
The Heritage Council (HC) requests tenders from interested parties who wish to forward proposals relating to the development and maintenance of Heritage Maps
Value not stated
- Closed tenderPublished 28 April 2015
SBC CP RFQ Supply of Museum PODS to The Curve
Value not stated
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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