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Gallery 33 - Principal Contractor Exhibition Fit-Out

Natural History Museum · Central government · Greater London

In September 2027, we will open a new, permanent gallery at South Kensington dedicated to building a positive connection to nature in our very youngest audiences - aged 4-7 years old - and their adults. This brand-new gallery will be a plac…

• Museum construction work
• Construction work for art and cultural buildings
• Construction work for buildings relating to exhibitions
• +3

NRM Posters Exhibition - Setworks

Science Museum Group · Central government · delivery region not published

The Science Museum Group is looking for a contractor to deliver the main setworks as part of an exhibition about iconic posters at the National Railway Museum (NRM) in York

• Museum construction work
• Construction work for buildings relating to exhibitions
• Museum services
• +1

Manchester Cotton and Transatlantic Slavery Exhibition - Fit Out and Graphics

Science Museum Group · Central government · delivery region not published

SMG seeks to appoint a skilled and experienced Main Contractor to provide services including high-quality fabrication, graphics production, installation and deinstallation of the temporary exhibition titled Manchester Cotton and Transatlant…

Awarded to MER Services Ltd

• Museum-exhibition services
• Library, archives, museums and other cultural services
• Museum construction work
• +2

Cydnabod: A Recognition Scheme for Welsh Museum

Llywodraeth Cymru / Welsh Government · Wales (Cymru)

Welsh Government have awarded a 5 month contract to support the launch, final development, and delivery of the first year of the Cydnabod Scheme, a recognition programme for local and independent museums in Wales, managing the application p…

Awarded to HEADLAND DESIGN ASSOCIATES

Hire of 'Wind in the Willows' Art/Sculpture Installation

Royal Armouries Museum · Central government · delivery region not published

Hire of 'Wind in the Willows' art/sculpture trail during financial year 2027/28. Event will run from July -September 2027.

Awarded to Wild in Art

Four Lanterns Network Coordinator – Art Fund Going Places Programme

Wrexham County Borough Council · Local authority · North West England, Greater London, Wales (Cymru), Scotland

Wrexham County Borough Council wish to commission a suitably qualified coordinator for the Four Lanterns Network, one of six UK-wide partnerships participating in Art Fund's Going Places programme. The coordinator will provide strategic, ad…

• Works of art
• Artistic and literary creation and interpretation services
• Artistic services
• +9

Collections Store Refurbishments - Logistics Hub - Principal Contractor

Natural History Museum · Central government · Greater London

The Collection Store Refurbishment (CSR) Project forms part of both the wider NHM Unlocked Programme and NHM 150th Anniversary Campaign Programme, which supports: -The internal moves of 11 million specimens -The moves of 28 million specimen…

• Museum construction work
• Construction work for art and cultural buildings
• Construction work for buildings relating to exhibitions
• +2

ID 6231332 - National Museums NI - Conservation and Restoration of Maritime Collections

National Museums Northern Ireland · Central government · Northern Ireland

National Museums NI seeks to appoint an ICON-accredited (ACR status or equivalent) Supplier to undertake conservation on each of the four priority maritime vessels Mary Joseph, Children’s Hope, The Fancy and The Result. The conservation wor…

• Preservation services of exhibits
• Conversion services of ships
• Demolition services of ships
• +8

Interpretation Producer for Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens Redevelopment

Sunderland City Council · Local authority · North East England

Provision of Interpretation Producer for Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens Redevelopment

• Museum services

Tomorrow Gallery - Futures Art Commission: Animal Minds

Science Museum Group · Central government · delivery region not published

SMG wishes to award a contract for the provision of a digital art commission for a large screen-based display in the Futures zone of the Tomorrow Gallery.

Awarded to Jingo Juice t/a Marshmallow Laser Feast

• Museum services

Sound Design and Recording Services - Manchester Cotton and Transatlantic Slavery Exhibition

Science Museum Group · Central government · delivery region not published

SMG wishes to award a contract for the provision of sound design services, including the development and delivery of the overall exhibition soundscape and voiceover recording services for the Science Museum Group’s Manchester Cotton and Tra…

Awarded to Call & Response Studios ltd

• Museum services
• Museum-exhibition services
• Sound recorders
• +2

Science and Industry Museum Wonderlab Group 2 Interactives Makers 2

Science Museum Group · Central government · North West England

This tender invites suppliers to bid for Wonderlab interactives. These interactive exhibits will provide moments of joy, fun, surprise and wonder throughout the visitor journey. They should be in keeping with wider, gallery designs which wi…

Likely replaces the contract held by Hüttinger Interactive Exhibitions +2 · ends 30 Aug 2028

• Museum-exhibition services
• Museum services

Wonderlab Interactive Exhibit Makers (Group 2), The Science and Industry Museum

Science Museum Group · Central government · North West England

The Science and Industry Museum’s new Wonderlab gallery will be a vibrant, awe-inspiring spectacle at the heart of the world’s first industrial city. Dynamic, social and multi-sensory, it will celebrate the wonder of science and invite ever…

• Museum-exhibition services
• Museum services

NHM150 Western Galleries - AV Hardware Integrator

Natural History Museum · Central government · Greater London

This is an exciting opportunity for an AV Hardware Integrator to help us realise our vision for new galleries at the Natural History Museum. We are looking for an experienced AV Hardware Integrator to join our Exhibition Fit Out team to del…

• Museum-exhibition services
• Hardware integration consultancy services
• Library, archives, museums and other cultural services
• +3

Science and Industry Museum Wonderlab Group 2 Interactives Makers

Science Museum Group · Central government · North West England

This tender invites suppliers to bid for Wonderlab interactives at Science and Industry Museum in Manchester. These interactive exhibits will provide moments of joy, fun, surprise and wonder throughout the visitor journey. They should be in…

• Museum-exhibition services
• Museum services

IWM/2627/Exh/3501: IWM Exhibition Production Management Support Framework

Imperial War Museum · Central government · Nationwide (UK)

IWM was seeking to appoint Exhibition Production Management Framework Provider(s) to support the delivery of a range of exhibition, gallery, and capital projects across its branches. These projects vary in scale and complexity and require a…

Awarded to Fraser Randall Limited

• Museum services
• Museum-exhibition services
• Project-supervision services other than for construction work

RCC-1701 Palaeontology Gallery - Jurassic Seas Immersive Box

Rutland County Council · Local authority · East Midlands

Rutland County Council is commissioning the design, build, and installation of a new permanent gallery exploring Rutland's prehistoric heritage, with a particular focus on the Jurassic period. This gallery will be the first space visitors e…

• Museum construction work
• Museum services

RCC-1668 Palaeontology Gallery (Science Lab) Rutland County Museum

Rutland County Council · Local authority · East Midlands

Rutland County Council ("the Council") is inviting proposals from suitably qualified and experienced suppliers to design, build, and install a new permanent gallery at Rutland County Museum. The proposed gallery will form a key part of the …

• Museum construction work
• Museum services

Wonderlab Interactive Exhibit Makers (Group 1), The Science and Industry Museum

Science Museum Group · Central government · delivery region not published

The Science and Industry Museum’s new Wonderlab gallery will be a vibrant, awe-inspiring spectacle at the heart of the world’s first industrial city. Dynamic, social and multisensory, it will celebrate the wonder of science and invite every…

Awarded to Hüttinger Interactive Exhibitions · 5 awards

• Museum-exhibition services
• Museum services

IWM/2627/CNC/3506: Collections Care Framework for IWM

Imperial War Museum · Central government · Nationwide (UK)

Imperial War Museums (IWM) is inviting Potential Providers to participate in the Procurement Specific Questionnaire (PSQ) stage for a Collections Care Framework for the provision of conservation services. Potential Providers shortlisted fol…

• Museum services
• Library, archives, museums and other cultural services

105042 - Transportation and Storage for Artworks Everywhere Programme

Department for Culture, Media and Sport · Central government · Nationwide (UK)

A procurement by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) to establish a specialist Fine Art transport agent for the Government Art Collection (GAC). The agent will be required to manage the distribution and temporary storage of u…

Intended award to Momart Ltd

• Storage and retrieval services
• Cargo handling and storage services
• Museum services
• +2

NHM150 Western Galleries - Base Build Lead Architect

Natural History Museum · Central government · Greater London

The Natural History Museum has announced important transformations of its internal spaces ahead of the 150th anniversary of the opening of the South Kensington site, occurring in 2031. As part of these transformations, the popular Dinosaur …

Intended award to Haworth Tompkins Ltd

• Art gallery construction work
• Architectural and related services
• Buildings of particular historical or architectural interest
• +5

Littlehampton Museum Options Appraisal Consultant

Littlehampton Town Council · Local authority · North East England, North West England, Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England

The Council requires a consultant to identify and appraise potential options concerning the future of Littlehampton Museum, its governance, funding, collections, and housing to enable the Town Council to plan for the museum's future

• Museum services

UK Participation at Expo 2030 Riyadh - Creative, Cultural, Retail and Hospitality Preliminary Market Engagement/Early Engagement Questionnaire

Department for Business & Trade · Central government · delivery region not published

The Department for Business and Trade is leading preparations for the UK’s participation at Expo 2030 Riyadh, taking place from 1 October 2030 to 31 March 2031. World Expos are major global events - with an expected 42 million visitors and …

• Event services
• Exhibition, fair and congress organisation services
• Library, archives, museums and other cultural services
• +4

Wonderlab Gallery 2D Graphic Designer at Science and Industry Museum

Science Museum Group · Central government · delivery region not published

This is an exciting time for the Science and Industry Museum (SIM) to embark on the development of Wonderlab, following the success of Wonderlab at the Science Museum (ScM) in London, the National Science and Media Museum (NSMM) in Bradford…

Awarded to All Around Design

• Museum-exhibition services
• Graphic design services
• Museum services

Maidstone Heritage Spaces interpretation project

Maidstone Borough Council · Local authority · South East England

Maidstone Borough Council (MBC) would like to invite a designer or design agency/consortium to design, create and install a series of Heritage Interpretation works in Maidstone town centre.

Awarded to PUBLIC ART MATTERS LTD

• Museum services
• Museum-exhibition services

OGH Beta Principal Contractor

Natural History Museum · Central government · Greater London

The Old General Herbarium (OGH) Beta Project is a light touch refurbishment of a section of the OGH gallery to bring it back into public display for the first time since 1948. The project will install a temporary pop-up display opening in S…

Awarded to Sam Forster Associates Ltd

• Construction work for art and cultural buildings
• Construction work for buildings relating to exhibitions
• Library, archives, museums and other cultural services
• +2

OGH Beta Principal Contractor

Natural History Museum · Central government · Greater London

The Old General Herbarium (OGH) Beta Project is a light touch refurbishment of a section of the OGH gallery to bring it back into public display for the first time since 1948. The project will install a temporary pop-up display opening in S…

Awarded to Sam Forster Associates Ltd

Video Games Exhibition - 2D and 3D Design

Science Museum Group · Central government · delivery region not published

SMG wishes to award a contract for the provision of 2D and 3D design for the temporary exhibition Video Games (working title) at the National Science and Media Museum, Bradford.

• Design consultancy services
• Design support services
• Designs
• +4

Operation and Management of the Museum of Farnham [WBC]

Waverley Borough Council · Local authority · delivery region not published

Waverley Borough Council ("the Authority") is seeking to appoint a suitably qualified and experienced organisation to operate and manage the Museum of Farnham. The successful Tenderer will be responsible for the day-to-day operation and man…

• Cultural event organisation services
• Museum services
• Museum-exhibition services
• +1

HRP Dress Showcases for Exhibition at Banqueting House, Whitehall

Historic Royal Palaces · Nationwide (UK)

HRP are seeking a flexible, modular, sustainable demountable solution for our dress showcases at the Banqueting House. These showcases will be used for an exhibition opening in 2028 and will then be de-rigged and re-used and re-configured f…

Intended award to Meyvaert

• Museum-exhibition services
• Exhibition stands
• Library, archives, museums and other cultural services
• +1

ROG First Light Exhibitions Digital Media

ROG First Light Exhibitions Scenic Engineering Model Contractor · Central government · Greater London

Royal Museums Greenwich are inviting contractors to participate in a procurement to deliver digital media / AV software exhibits for a suite of new Royal Observatory Greenwich exhibitions, part of the ROG First Light Project. The procuremen…

• Museum services
• Museum-exhibition services

Sound and Vision Galleries Access Evaluation

Science Museum Group · Central government · delivery region not published

The Museum is seeking to appoint a consultant to perform a comprehensive access evaluation of the new galleries and their suite of accessible resources. Please see Appendix 1 - Sound and Vision Access Evaluation Brief for more information.

Awarded to Sick in the City CIC

• Design consultancy services
• Research consultancy services

Horrible Science: Cosmic Chaos Exhibition - Summative Evaluation

Science Museum Group · Central government · delivery region not published

The Science Museum Group wishes to appoint a Supplier to provide a summative evaluation of the Horrible Science: Cosmic Chaos exhibition at the Science and Industry Museum, Manchester. Please see the tender documents for more detailed infor…

• Evaluation consultancy services
• Museum services
• Museum-exhibition services
• +1

Museum Ticketing Platform

Norfolk County Council · Local authority · East of England

Norfolk Museum Service (NMS), part of Norfolk County Council (NCC), is seeking to procure a modern, cloud-based software solution to replace its existing ticketing and membership system. NMS seeks to provide a seamless customer journey for …

• Tickets
• Museum services
• Software package and information systems

25117 Mould remediation in Cambridgeshire Archive

Cambridgeshire County Council · Local authority · East of England

The Authority is seeking a specialist and established Provider, with the proven track record and expertise of the remediation of mould from archival materials held by Cambridgeshire County Council. The materials are of historical and eviden…

Awarded to MAX COMMUNICATIONS LTD

• Preservation services of historical sites
• Library and archive services
• Museum services

The Supply and Installation of a Storage and Display Casing for the Banksy artwork ‘Draw the Raised Bridge’

Kingston Upon Hull City Council · Local authority · Nationwide (UK)

The authority is seeking a suitably experienced and qualified contractor to undertake the required works for the design, construction, supply and installation of a display case for the Banksy artwork 'Draw the Raised Bridge'. The commission…

• Art gallery construction work
• Construction work for art and cultural buildings
• Construction work for buildings relating to exhibitions
• +7

Animatronic Dinosaurs

Natural History Museum · Central government · Greater London

We are seeking information from experienced producers of animatronic dinosaurs to help us assess suitability for potential projects. Please note that these projects are still in early research/planning phases so contract values and dates ar…

• Museum-exhibition services
• Exhibition equipment
• Museum services
• +1

Exhibition Design Consultancy

Royal Armouries Museum · Central government · Yorkshire and the Humber

The Royal Armouries Museum established an Agreement for the provision of Lead Design Consultant (LDC) services for RIBA Stages 2-7 with a twelve-month Defects Period, for the Armed with Hope & Understanding project. CONTRACT STRUCTURE: This…

Awarded to ZMMA LIMITED

• Architectural design services
• Building installation work
• Construction supervision services
• +9

RFQ - CMS Provider for Museums

The Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea · Local authority · delivery region not published

Leighton House and Sambourne House, the Museums, together with the Local Studies and Archive department at Kensington Central Library have jointly been using a CMS system called Calm provided by the supplier Axiell for the last 20 years (sp…

• Museum-exhibition services
• Automatic fare collection
• Collection albums
• +3

NHM150 Western Galleries Feasibility - Lead Designer

Natural History Museum · Central government · Greater London

The Natural History Museum has announced important transformations of its internal spaces ahead of its 150th anniversary. As part of these transformation, the popular Dinosaur Gallery and other ground floor galleries will be restored and th…

Awarded to Haworth Tompkins Ltd

• Architectural and related services
• Art gallery construction work
• Buildings of particular historical or architectural interest
• +5

Project Manager, Contract Administrator and Quantity Surveyor

Design Dundee Limited (V&A Dundee) · Scotland

V&A Dundee are seeking an experienced, specialist consultant to deliver Project Management, Contract Administration and Quantity Surveyor services for the V&A Dundee 2028 capital project.

• Museum services

Audience Testing - General Admission Online Ticketing

Science Museum Group · Central government · delivery region not published

As part of the General Admission Online Ticketing Project, the Science Museum Group (SMG) will be updating the way general visitors book tickets across our museum website. As part of this, SMG wishes to appoint a Supplier to test an early v…

Awarded to One Further Limited

• Museum services
• Data services
• Research and development consultancy services
• +1

Transforming Littlehampton Museum Project Evaluation

Littlehampton Town Council · Local authority · Nationwide (UK)

We require an evaluation consultant to design and deliver the full evaluation process for the Transforming Littlehampton Museum project. The consultant will: • Develop an NLHF compliant Evaluation Plan using a logic model framework • Design…

• Museum services

Conservation Plan for Armley House & Park

Leeds City Council · Local authority · Nationwide (UK)

Conservation planning by consultancy service up to max £20,000 exc VAT

• Museum services

Monmouth Shire Hall Exhibition Works Project

Monmouthshire County Council · Local authority · Wales (Cymru)

The Monmouth Shire Hall Exhibition Works project aims to deliver an engaging, interactive visitor experience through a series of interpretive exhibits. This initiative is part of a broader heritage interpretation strategy led by Monmouthshi…

Awarded to The Hub Build Limited

• Library, archives, museums and other cultural services
• Museum construction work
• Museum services
• +1

TWBC - Exhibitions design and fabrication services

Tunbridge Wells Borough Council · Local authority · South East England

Tunbridge Wells Borough Council is looking to procure exhibition design, fabrication and installation services for the temporary exhibition programme at The Amelia Scott cultural centre. Indicative Dates & Timeline for Procurement: Tender r…

• Museum services

Museum Retail Purchases - Nature Planet

Bristol City Council · Local authority · South West England

The purchasing of retail goods for resale by BCC.

Awarded to Nature Planet

Design Team Services

Design Dundee Limited (V&A Dundee) · Scotland

V&A Dundee and RIAS Consultancy are inviting expressions of interest from architects and design teams to undertake designs to evolve the Scottish Design Galleries and broader visitor experience at V&A Dundee.

• Museum-exhibition services
• Architectural and related services
• Architectural design services
• +3

IWM/2526/Dux/3492: Specialist Logistics for Large Museum Assets at IWM Duxford - AWARD NOTICE

Imperial War Museum · Central government · East of England

IWM Duxford, part of the Imperial War Museums (IWM), is a major heritage site and visitor attraction located on a historic airfield. The site includes 38 listed buildings and operates within a conservation area. This project forms part of t…

Intended award to Allelys Heavy Haulage Ltd

• Hire of construction and civil engineering machinery and equipment with operator
• Installation services of machinery and equipment
• Museum services
• +4

OGH Beta Principal Contractor

Natural History Museum · Central government · Greater London

The Old General Herbarium (OGH) Beta Project is a light touch refurbishment of a section of the OGH gallery to bring it back into public display for the first time since 1948. The project will install a temporary pop-up display opening in S…

Likely replaces the contract held by Sam Forster Associates Ltd · ended 31 Aug 2026

• Museum construction work
• Construction work for art and cultural buildings
• Construction work for buildings relating to exhibitions
• +2

Additions to racking at Staffordshire History Centre

Staffordshire County Council · Local authority · West Midlands

Procurement of additional shelving, end panels and dividers for racking installed in new strongrooms at Staffordshire History Centre.

Awarded to Bruynzeel Storage Systems Limited

Award of Ceredigion: Creative Practitioner for Museum Display Interventions / Ceredigion: Ymarferydd Creadigol ar gyfer Ymyriadau Arddangosfa Amgueddfa

Ceredigion County Council · Local authority · Wales (Cymru)

Ceredigion County Council is awarding the services of a qualified and experienced multidisciplinary creative practitioner, or a partnership of arts practitioners, to explore the themes of the project using museum objects and resources, to c…

Awarded to Alice Briggs

• Artistic and literary creation and interpretation services
• Artistic services
• Design support services
• +1

Eurovision Exhibition Fit-Out

Science Museum Group · Central government · delivery region not published

Procurement of build and graphics for Eurovision Exhibition at the National Science and Media Museum, Bradford.

Awarded to Lucidblack Ltd

• Museum-exhibition services
• Library, archives, museums and other cultural services
• Museum construction work
• +2

T25-025BUS Design, Manufacture and Installation of Mounts for Artefacts and Archives in DNA Museum

Derry City and Strabane District Council · Local authority · delivery region not published

The Contract is for the design, manufacture and installation of purpose made museum-grade artefact and archive mounts for galleries in the Derry Londonderry on the North Atlantic (DNA) Museum. The new DNA Museum will deliver a world-class a…

Awarded to Anna Barclay Designs

• Museum services

Specialist Relocation of Museum Artefacts within the Borough of Enfield

London Borough of Enfield · Local authority · Greater London

The Museum Artefact store is being relocated from Enfield Business Centre to Bowes Road library to facilitate the sale of Enfield Business Centre. Due to the nature of items being moved, a specialist company is needed to pack and move all t…

Awarded to Momart Ltd

PLA25217 Torquay Museum Hosting Services

Torbay Council · Local authority · South West England

Hosting services for Torquay Museum, dedicated to Torquay’s history and heritage to care for its collections and provide associated public educational services and learning opportunities.

Awarded to Torquay Museum Trust

Horrible Science Fitout Services: Stinky Space Exhibition

Science Museum Group · Central government · delivery region not published

This contract is for full fitout services for the Horrible Science exhibition, including fabrication, installation and deinstallation.. The exhibition will comprise of different components including partition walls, exhibition setworks, dis…

Awarded to Hadley Interiors Ltd

• Construction work for buildings relating to exhibitions
• Museum services
• Museum-exhibition services

Collections Management System Replacement

THE HORNIMAN PUBLIC MUSEUM AND PUBLIC PARK TRUST · Central government · North East England, North West England, Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England

The Horniman Museum and Gardens (HMG) is seeking to replace its end-of-life collections management system with a new, digital-first solution that will enhance efficiency, transparency, and best practice across its diverse collections and re…

• Database and operating software package
• Industry specific software package
• Library and archive services
• +1

Gallery 33 Strip Out and Refurbishment Heritage Principal Contractor

Natural History Museum · Central government · delivery region not published

The Natural History Museum is tendering for a Heritage Principal Contractor (Strip Out and Refurbishment) to deliver our vision for the building and its new permanent exhibition in Gallery 33, replacing the current Creepy Crawlies gallery o…

• Museum construction work
• Construction work for art and cultural buildings
• Construction work for buildings relating to exhibitions
• +2

Procurement of Standing with Giants D-Day installation - 'For Your Tomorrow - The People's Tribute'

Royal Armouries Museum · Central government · delivery region not published

Procurement of a large scale remembrance art installation to go on display from 22nd October - 25th January 2026 £75000 excluding VAT £90000 including VAT

Awarded to Standing with Giants

Supply of Exhibition Display Cases to Old College, Aberystwyth

Aberystwyth University · Charity · Nationwide (UK)

The University is seeking a specialist display case manufacturer to provide a suite of museum grade showcases for the main exhibition spaces. A previous tender issued in 2024 requested a requirement for high specification showcases for chan…

• Display units
• Museum services

SMG Board Effectiveness Review 2025

Science Museum Group · Central government · delivery region not published

The Group has the legal status of a non-departmental public body (and is recognised as an exempt charity), operating within the public sector but at arm’s length from its sponsor department, the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sp…

Awarded to Bates Wells & Braithwaite London LLP (T/A Bates Wells)

• Corporate governance rating services
• Performance review services

Tomorrow Gallery Digital Work Packages - Lot 3 - Instant Expert Animations

Science Museum Group · Central government · Nationwide (UK)

SMG wishes to award a single contract, or multiple contracts for the provision of JWST motion graphics and animations (Lot 1), CRISPR Interactive (Lot 2), and Instant Expert animations (Lot 3) for Tomorrow Gallery at the Science Museum (the…

Awarded to BOTTLETOP DESIGN LIMITED, Clay Interactive Limited · 3 awards

• Museum-exhibition services

NHM Collections Store Refurbishments- Architect, Principal Designer (BSA) and Sustainability services, RIBA Stages 2-7

Natural History Museum · Central government · Greater London

The Natural History Museum requires a Lead Architect, with Principal Designer (BSA) and Sustainability Consultancy services for RIBA Stages 2-7 of the Collections Store Refurbishments Project. The Collections Store Refurbishments project wi…

Intended award to BUILDING DESIGN PARTNERSHIP LTD

• Architectural and related services
• Art gallery construction work
• Buildings of particular historical or architectural interest
• +5

Interactive Exhibits for Horrible Sciences Exhibition

Science Museum Group · Central government · delivery region not published

The Science Museum Group presents the universe of Horrible Science as a brand-new exhibition. Visitors will explore the Solar System through a series of experience-led spaces packed with opportunities to get hands-on, curious and playful, i…

Awarded to AIVAF LIMITED

• Museum-exhibition services
• Museum services

Dundee Heritage Trust - 100 Years of the RRS Discovery

National Oceanography Centre · Scotland

To mark the 100th anniversary of the RRS Discovery, arrangements have been made for a public event hosted at the museum in Dundee. The museum will provide the venue and deliver a programme aligned with its existing operations and curatorial…

Awarded to Dundee Industrial Heritage SCIO

Turner Corn Dryer Dismantling NCC

Science Museum Group · Central government · delivery region not published

The SMG wishes to award a contract for the provision of the dismantling of the Turner Corn Dryer for movement and pallet storage at the Science Museum Group’s Science and Innovation Park, Hangar 2. (the “Agreement”). Please see Section 2: S…

Awarded to Crozier Fine Arts

• Museum-exhibition services
• Library, archives, museums and other cultural services
• Museum services

THE PROVISION OF HERITAGE DISPLAY - SCHOOL HOLIDAY 2025 IN RUTLAND

Rutland County Council · Local authority · East Midlands

To develop and deliver a narrative-driven digital experience based on the Rutland Sea Dragon (Ichthyosaur), discovered at the Anglian Water site in Rutland, one of the most complete and significant prehistoric marine fossils ever found in B…

Awarded to Bloc Digital Ltd

IWM/2526/IWM/2526/Exh/3431: Design and production of AV Multi-Media Experience for Gallery at IWM Duxford

Imperial War Museum · Central government · East of England

IWM invites proposals from qualified and experienced providers to develop a new multimedia experience for the AirSpace gallery at IWM Duxford. IWM is looking to appoint a partner specialising in the creation of spatial media to advise on th…

• Audio-visual equipment
• Audio-visual materials
• Museum services
• +2

Operation Ouch! Brains, Bogies and You Summative Evaluation

Science Museum Group · Central government · delivery region not published

The Science and Industry Museum (SIM) is looking to appoint an audience research consultant to evaluate Operation Ouch! Brains, Bogies and You currently showing at Manchester's Science and Industry Museum

• Evaluation consultancy services
• Museum services
• Museum-exhibition services
• +1

Invitation To Tender for the Integrated Exhibition Design and Build Services - Vikings Project

Orkney Islands Council · Local authority · Scotland

Orkney Islands Council seeks a suitably qualified and experience provider to supply the Integrated Exhibition Design and Build Services – Vikings Projects – for the new galleries.

Awarded to Rocketbox Design

• Museum-exhibition services
• Library, archives, museums and other cultural services
• Museum services

Historic Royal Palaces Digital Visitor Guide Hardware and Services provision

Historic Royal Palaces · Greater London

HRP will be running a tender process with the intention of awarding a contract for the provision of Audio-Guide Hardware and Operational services for guided tours for our visitors. To support and deliver multimedia guide devices and associa…

• Museum-exhibition services
• Audio-visual equipment
• Library, archives, museums and other cultural services
• +3

IAAN fit out contract tender

City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council · Local authority · Yorkshire and the Humber

Fit out works for the Ice Age Art exhibition at Cliffe Castle Museum in Keighley

• Museum construction work
• Construction work for buildings relating to exhibitions
• Construction work for buildings relating to leisure, sports, culture, lodging and restaurants
• +7

ROG First Light Formative Evaluation of Exhibitions and Public Engagement Programme Strands

National Maritime Museum · Greater London

ROG First Light Formative Evaluation of Exhibitions and Public Engagement Programme Strands

Awarded to Santra Consulting Ltd.

• Museum services
• Evaluation consultancy services

Provision of Interpretation for Victory Live: The Big Repair Project

NMRN Operations · South East England

The National Museum of the Royal Navy is currently delivering Victory Live: The Big Repair, one of the largest conservation projects in the UK which aims to fight the impact of moisture, fungus and pests that are threatening HMS Victory. Th…

• Museum services
• Construction work for buildings relating to leisure, sports, culture, lodging and restaurants

Invitation to Tender for ROG 'First Light': Wayfinding & 2D and External Interpretation Design

National Maritime Museum · Greater London

RMG is inviting tenders from designers for the provision of design services to deliver Wayfinding and 2D Signage, and External 3D Interpretation Design at the Royal Observatory Greenwich, as part of the 'First Light' project.

• Museum services
• Design consultancy services
• Museum-exhibition services
• +1

SIM 1830 Warehouse Marketing and Advisory Services

Science Museum Group · Greater London

The 1830 Warehouse was converted for use by the Science and Industry Museum in the 1980's. The museum is currently investing significant sums maintaining, refurbishing and renewing their buildings and exhibitions resulting in the consolidat…

• Architectural and related services
• Marketing management consultancy services
• Marketing services
• +1

NHM Unlocked - Collection Storage Furniture Framework

Natural History Museum · Nationwide (UK), South East England

The Natural History Museum is inviting Bidders to submit tenders to achieve a place on the Collections Storage Framework. After appointment on the Framework, specific Works Orders will be placed for the provision of the respective furniture…

• Furniture
• Archive services
• Archive shelving
• +30

Appointment for Design and Build Works on Royal Navy Submarine Museum Memorial Wall

NMRN Operations · South East England

The National Museum of the Royal Navy (NMRN) is seeking to appoint a supplier on a design and build contract to create a new Royal Navy Submarine Service Memorial Wall at the Royal Navy Submarine Museum (RNSM). Full documentation can be fou…

• Historical monument or memorial construction work
• Museum construction work
• Museum services

National Museums Scotland - Memorial Pole Deinstall and Transport

National Museums Ireland · Scotland

The National Museums Scotland (the Client) wishes to engage specialist contractor(s) with experience delivering similar projects to deinstall and move a Memorial Pole from the National Museum of Scotland in Chambers Street, Edinburgh to the…

Awarded to Mtec · 2 awards

• Library, archives, museums and other cultural services
• Museum services

Provision of an Audio Guide System for HMS Victory

NMRN Operations · South East England

The National Museum of the Royal Navy cares for HMS Victory, based in a dry dock within the Portsmouth Historic Dockyard. In 2016 HMS Victory underwent a full reinterpretation project to improve the experience for our 300,000 visitors who b…

• Museum services

Stephenson Blake Feasibility Study

Sheffield Museums Trust · Yorkshire and the Humber

A feasibility study of the return of the Stephenson Blake collection to Sheffield to be housed, displayed and used at Kelham Island Museum.

• Feasibility study
• Advisory architectural services
• Feasibility study, advisory service, analysis
• +4

Living Barracks: Interpretation Design

English Heritage Trust · Nationwide (UK)

We are looking to appoint an innovative, creative and audience-focussed consultant to provide interpretation design services for a new museum at the heart of the Berwick Living Barracks project, as well as a new visual identity for the site…

• Design consultancy services
• Library, archives, museums and other cultural services
• Museum services
• +3

IWM/2223/Exh/3100: Development and Provision of Audio Multimedia Guides

Imperial War Museum · Greater London

Imperial War Museums (“IWM”) requires a contractor to develop and deliver audio guide content and associated hardware in order to provide audio-guided tours for visitors at two of their London sites. These audio guides should be developed a…

• Library, archives, museums and other cultural services
• Museum services
• Museum services and preservation services of historical sites and buildings
• +1

Collections review for nationally sponsored cultural organisations and independent and local museums

Llywodraeth Cymru / Welsh Government · Wales (Cymru)

The aim of the contract is to deliver a 12 month review to improve collections management, reduce costs for cultural organisations, support decarbonisation of collections storage, and improving access for researchers and the public. The est…

Awarded to HEADLAND DESIGN ASSOCIATES

• Research services
• Economic research services
• Library, archives, museums and other cultural services
• +8

National Museums Scotland - Beyond the Little Black Dress - Exhibition Transport

National Museums Scotland · Scotland

National Museums Scotland wishes to engage one or two Contractors to carry out specialist museum shipping for the collection and return of objects for the exhibition Beyond the Little Black Dress. The objects should arrive at the National M…

Awarded to Momart Ltd · 2 awards

• Museum services

IWM/2223/Exh/3100 - Development and Provision of Audio Multimedia Guides

Imperial War Museums · Greater London

Imperial War Museums (“IWM”) requires a contractor to develop and deliver audio guide content and associated hardware in order to provide audio-guided tours for visitors at two of their London sites. These audio guides should be developed a…

• Library, archives, museums and other cultural services
• Museum services
• Museum services and preservation services of historical sites and buildings
• +1

IWM/2223/Exh/3088 - Spies Temporary Exhibition Build - Principal Contractor

Imperial War Museums · Greater London

IWM London is seeking to appoint a Principal Contractor to lead the works to build its next major temporary exhibition, opening in late September 2023, Spies, Lies & Deception which will explore the role of deception in conflict. Spies, Lie…

• Construction work for buildings relating to exhibitions
• Museum services

One Collection Internal Moves: Large Object Moves Project

Science Museum Group · South West England

The Science Museum Group is seeking a Service Provider to transport approximately 221 large objects from their current location within aircraft hangars at its National Collections Centre, Wroughton to Building ONE at the same site. It is in…

• Road transport services
• Motor vehicles for the transport of goods
• Museum services

John Fieldhouse Building (JFB) at Royal Navy Submarine Museum: Visitor Centre Orientation and Reinterpretation

NMRN Operations · South East England

The National Museum of the Royal Navy (NMRN) is seeking to appoint a supplier on a design and build contract to refresh the orientation and interpretation of the visitor centre within the John Fieldhouse building and improve the wayfinding …

• Museum services

Collections Review For Nationally Sponsored Cultural Organisations and Museums

Llywodraeth Cymru / Welsh Government · Wales (Cymru)

The Welsh Government is seeking to commission an independent review into collections management for our national sponsored cultural organisations and local and independent museums who wish to participate. The aim of the contract is to impro…

• Research and development services and related consultancy services
• Design and execution of research and development
• Museum services
• +4

V&A East Wayfinding and Storehouse Interpretation Design

Victoria and Albert Museum · Greater London

V&A East is one of the world’s most significant new cultural projects. V&A East’s two landmark sites will open at the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, east London, in 2024 and 2025. We’re seeking a design team to create the wayfinding & signag…

• Graphic design services
• Museum services

Glazed Display Cases and Plinths

UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER · Education · North West England

The supply and installation of glazed display cases and plinths for the South Asia Gallery, a first floor gallery in a two-storey, purposely-designed new build extension to the existing Manchester Museum to showcase the South Asian and Brit…

Awarded to Glasshaus Displays Ltd

• Exhibition equipment
• Museum services

RMG Framework: Quantity Surveying & Contract Administration, Project Management & CDM Services

National Maritime Museum · Greater London

RMG is seeking quantity surveying, contract administration, project management and CDM Professional services to support the delivery of a programme of exhibition and refurbishment project across the Royal Observatory Greenwich, National Mar…

• Museum services
• Calculation of costs, monitoring of costs
• Contract administration services
• +4

DfC NMNI - Workshops Collections Storage Replacement Project

Department for Communities · Central government · Northern Ireland

DfC NMNI - Workshops Collections Storage Replacement Project - National Museums NI’s (NMNI) aim to upgrade their storage infrastructure which will improve access to the collection. This can be achieved by the purchase of conservation and mu…

Awarded to STORAGE SYSTEMS LIMITED

• Preservation services of exhibits
• Archive shelving
• Library and archive services
• +10

Provision of Collections Decant Service for Birmingham Museums Trust

Birmingham Museums Trust · West Midlands

Birmingham Museums Trust seeks to procure the services of a suitably skilled and experienced contractor to undertake the packing and transportation of collections from Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery (‘BMAG’) to three off-site locations, be…

Awarded to Momart Ltd · 2 awards

• Museum services

Provision of Museum Collections Storage Service for Birmingham Museums Trust

Birmingham Museums Trust · West Midlands

Birmingham Museums Trust has procured the safe & secure storage of dedicated fine art; including approximately 1000 paintings (maximum) and 75 wooden crates of 3D and 2D items. Storage is required for a period of up to 24 months (30 January…

Awarded to Momart Ltd

• Museum services

Provision of Scapa Flow, Museum Exhibition Build and Fit Out

Orkney Islands Council · Local authority · Scotland

Orkney Islands Council (“the Authority”) has a requirement for suitably experienced and qualified contractors to build and fit out the Scapa Flow Museum (“the Museum”) exhibition infrastructure working to prepared design plans.

Awarded to Marcon Fit-Out Ltd

• Museum-exhibition services
• Museum construction work
• Museum services
• +1

Market Engagement for the Paisley Museum Re-imagined AV Software requirements

Renfrewshire Council · Local authority · Scotland

Renfrewshire Council require to procure software contractors to undertake the Exhibition AV software production and design following the extension, renovation and refurbishment of the Grade A listed paisley Museum. The Exhibition AV Softwar…

• Museum-exhibition services
• Computer game software development services
• Content management software development services
• +5