Museum Tenders and Contracts
See open museum tenders and awarded contracts for the UK public sector.
9,435 results
- Closed tenderPublished 24 April 2015
Library Services
£50,000,000
- Expired contractPublished 22 April 2015
Tender Opportunity for Cash Collection Services
£47,000
- Closed tenderPublished 17 April 2015
Wycombe District Council Mechanical Installation Works.
£42,500
- Closed tenderPublished 17 April 2015
Wycombe District Council Museum Works General Build
£65,000
- Expired contractPublished 17 April 2015
UK wide update of the sensitivity evidence base for marine habitats
£100,000
- Expired contractPublished 17 April 2015
Provision of Development of the IPI specimen archive
£44,994
- Closed tenderPublished 17 April 2015
Wycombe District Council Museum Works Electrical Installation
£32,500
- Closed tenderPublished 16 April 2015
WMG Museums at Night Puppet Show
£2,000
- Closed tenderPublished 10 April 2015
Regional Museum Collections Advice
£39,000
- Closed tenderPublished 9 April 2015
Request for Quotation for the provision of consultancy for Museum Audience Development
£8,000
- Closed tenderPublished 7 April 2015
Request for Quotation for the provision of consultancy for Museum Audience Development
£8,000
- Closed tenderPublished 1 April 2015
Museum of Science and Industry, Quantity Surveying Services
£404,400
- Closed tenderPublished 1 April 2015
Invitation to Tender for The Redecoration of The Main Hall in Oxford Town Hall OX1 1BX
£65,000
- Closed tenderPublished 1 April 2015
MBC1705 C Corporate Maintenance Building Maintenance
£1
- Closed tenderPublished 30 March 2015
Build services for Clockmaker's Gallery plus de-installation of Lovelock exhibition
£87,500
- Expired contractPublished 30 March 2015
ART TRANSPORT & STORAGE FOR THE ROYAL ARMOURIES 'WATERLOO - THE ART OF BATTLE' EXHIBITION
Value not stated
- Closed tenderPublished 23 March 2015
Regional Museum Accreditation Advice
£36,000
- Expired contractPublished 20 March 2015
Exhibition Fit-out at King's Lynn Town Hall (Stories of Lynn Project)
£450,000
- Closed tenderPublished 17 March 2015
Medicine Galleries Graphic Designer
£500,000
- Closed tenderPublished 17 March 2015
Hull City Council (the Council) in partnership with the Humber Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) – Exhibition Stand Design and Marketing & Print Contract – Humber Renewables
£130,000
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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