Museum Tenders and Contracts
See open museum tenders and awarded contracts for the UK public sector.
9,435 results
- Closed tenderPublished 11 March 2015
SMG Interactive Gallery Graphic Designer
£45,000
- Closed tenderPublished 11 March 2015
SMG Maths Gallery Graphic Designer
£60,000
- Expired contractPublished 6 March 2015
Research into HLF Museums' Investment
£20,000
- Closed tenderPublished 5 March 2015
Evaluation services for Royal Armouries formal education programme
Value not stated
- Closed tenderPublished 10 February 2015
United Kingdom-South Kensington: Bespoke printed matter
£128,308
- Closed tenderPublished 10 February 2015
United Kingdom-Plymouth: Recreational, cultural and sporting services
£423,516
- Closed tenderPublished 10 January 2015
Leighton House Museum Catering Contract
Value not stated
- Awarded contractPublished 10 January 2015
Leighton House Museum Catering Contract
Value not stated
- Awarded contractPublished 6 January 2015
Development at Mrs. Annan Bryce's Cottage, Garinish Island (Ilnacullin), Glengarriff Harbour, Co Cork.
Value not stated
- Closed tenderPublished 6 January 2015
Architect - The Archway Centre: Roman Baths Learning Centre & World Heritage Interpretation
£151,666
- Awarded contractPublished 17 December 2014
Palisade Fencing on the National Museum Greenway, Castlebar, Co Mayo
Value not stated
- Awarded contractPublished 16 December 2014
Audio / Visual Presentations & Content for Museum / Interpretative Centre for Grand Orange Lodge of Ireland, at Sloan’s House, Main Street, Loughgall
Value not stated
- Awarded contractPublished 16 December 2014
Audio / Visual Presentations & Content for Museum / Interpretative Centre for Grand Orange Lodge of Ireland, at Schomberg House, Cregagh Road, Belfast
Value not stated
- Awarded contractPublished 16 December 2014
Audio / Visual Equipment for Museum / Interpretative Centre for Grand Orange Lodge of Ireland, at Sloan’s House, Loughgall.
Value not stated
- Awarded contractPublished 16 December 2014
Audio/visual Equipment for Museum/Interpretative Centre at Schomberg House, Cregagh Road, Belfast
Value not stated
- Awarded contractPublished 23 October 2014
PQQ for Event Stand Design and Graphic Management Panel
Value not stated
- Awarded contractPublished 15 September 2014
Supply, delivery and placement of steel footbridges on the National Museum Greenway, Castlebar, Co Mayo
Value not stated
- Awarded contractPublished 18 June 2014
Training in the basics of Museum Management
Value not stated
- Awarded contractPublished 16 June 2014
Management and Maintenance Services for Corporate Buildings for Limerick City and County Council
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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