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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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