Official UK procurement notice
Henry Moore Summer 2026 - Fine Art Handling, Transportation & Base Fabrication & Excavation
Authority: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement description(RBG Kew) Wakehurst are working with the Henry Moore Foundation to deliver an exhibition of Henry Moore works at Wakehurst from June 2026 - May 2027. The exhibition comprises 4 large scale outdoor works throughout the gardens at Wakehurst, and up to an additional 4 new commissioned artworks. The Henry Moore Foundation will loan works of Relief No. 1, Reclining Connected Forms, Reclining Figure and Mother and Child: Block
Seat.
CPV: Services provided by authors, composers, sculptors, entertainers and other individual artists · Services provided by individual artists
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedProcedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 2 Feb 2026, 15:12 GMT
- Last source update
- 2 Feb 2026, 15:12 GMT
- Authority reference
RBGKEW1484- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-009057- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-061473Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
Henry Moore is recognised as one of the leading artists
of the 20th century and has been exhibited heavily in
the UK and internationally for over 70 years. Moore's
works are instantly recognisable for their scale,
materiality and subject matter. Nature as inspiration
and the connectedness between his works & the
landscape are significant themes in Moore's works,
which support Kew's over-arching mission to protect
the natural world.
Henry Moore Foundation holds the IP of all works that
will be exhibited at (RBG Kew) Wakehurst and require
that only Mtec Fine Art are experienced & trusted to
transport several valuable and unique artworks.
4 large-scale bronze works (some up to 2.5 m, 5600kg)
The contract value includes: project management,
install & deinstall planning & delivery, including fine art
technicians to transport & handle artworks, driving
specialist vehicles (cranes, MEWPs etc), managing
fabrication of specialist plinths/bases for sculptures,
excavations to specified scope of works by HMF,
working within (RBG Kew) Wakehurst site policies and
procedures. A detailed breakdown of cost have been
provided.
As a heavily collected and commercialised artist,
working with Henry Moore Foundation and Mtec Fine
Art will also bring back financial benefit to (RBG Kew)
Wakehurst through retail and publishing sales.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mtec Warehousing LimitedSME | £46,996 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 009057-2026-1 · Mtec Warehousing LimitedSME
- Signed
- 22 Jan 2026
- Value
- £46,996
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Head of Procurement & Contract Management, Royal Botanic Gardens, KewReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- MTEC WAREHOUSING LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.