By buyer · Find a Tender and Contracts Finder · read 22 October 2026
Museum and gallery tenders from UK public buyers
Museum and gallery tenders open now: 13. In the 12 months to 22 October 2026, UK public buyers published 322 matching notices. The newest recorded award went to MIMA GROUP LIMITED on 9 Jul 2026.
Checked against primary sources3 sources linked below
Which museum and gallery tenders are open now?
13 notices with a deadline still ahead on 22 October 2026, closing soonest first, all matched by text.
Museum and gallery tenders matched by text
Each title, buyer or stated region matches this hub’s rule. That is a word match, not a judgment of what is bought.
- Manchester, Cotton & Transatlantic Slavery AV hardware supply and integrationScience Museum Group · Published 23 Sep 2026The Science Museum Group (SMG) wishes to appoint an AV Integrator under a contract for the detailed design, procurement of non-stock equipment, pre-installation configuration and testing, installation, integration, commissioning, programming, handover, warranty administration and de-installation of£69,300Estimated value stated in the noticeCloses Thu 22 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
- SCC Spirit Store Container ReplacementTHE HORNIMAN PUBLIC MUSEUM AND PUBLIC PARK TRUST · Published 1 Oct 2026The Horniman Museum and Gardens is a grade II* listed museum with a world class Natural History, Anthropology and Musical instrument collection. Items in the Horniman Collection when not on display are stored, managed, studied and conserved at the Study Collection Centre (SCC). The existing Spirit S£110,000Estimated value stated in the noticeCloses Fri 23 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
- NHM150 Western Galleries - AV Hardware IntegratorNatural History Museum · Published 18 Sep 2026This 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 deliver beautiful and inspiring new galleries within our Grade£300,000Estimated value stated in the noticeCloses Fri 23 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
- Science and Industry Museum Wonderlab Group 2 Interactives Makers 2Science Museum Group · Published 24 Sep 2026This 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 will be overseen by the Lead Designer / Architect. Interactiv£155,000Estimated value stated in the noticeCloses Fri 23 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
- Western Range Planning Communications ConsultantBritish Museum · Published 21 Oct 2026The British Museum brings together the history of humankind, all cultures of the world spanning millennia. It connects us to our past and to each other. It is a place where everyone is welcome, where many voices meet to understand, and to question what brings us together and what separates us. It is£250,000Estimated value stated in the noticeCloses Tue 27 Oct 2026, 15:00 GMT
- ScM East Hall Boiler ReplacementScience Museum Group · Published 7 Oct 2026The requirement is to supply and install a new gas-fired coil-type steam generator boiler, sized and selected to provide the required steam services to the Mill Engine.£200,000Estimated value stated in the noticeCloses Wed 28 Oct 2026, 16:00 GMT
- Oil Painting ConservationNATIONAL ARMY MUSEUM · Published 20 Oct 2026On 6th April 2027 the NAM will open a temporary exhibition entitled Uniform: Identity and Innovation. The National Army Museum (NAM) wishes to appoint a conservation company or individual conservator ('the conservator') to undertake conservation work on the oil paintings that will be displayed in th£35,000Estimated value stated in the noticeCloses Thu 29 Oct 2026, 10:00 GMT
- Apollo Mission Simulator Fit Out Main ContractorScience Museum Group · Published 7 Oct 2026SMG wishes to establish a contract for the provision of Fit Out Main Contractor works for the Apollo Mission Simulator Gallery.£700,000Estimated value stated in the noticeCloses Mon 2 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Catering Provision ReviewNATIONAL ARMY MUSEUM · Published 15 Oct 2026The Museum wishes to review its current onsite catering offer and is seeking to appoint a specialist catering advisor to help deliver the Museum's wider vision for supporting commercial development and improving the visitor experience.£20,000Estimated value stated in the noticeCloses Wed 4 Nov 2026, 10:00 GMT
- DC1 Solar Wall Principal ContractorNatural History Museum · Published 2 Oct 2026The Museum is undertaking a procurement process to appoint a suitably qualified and experienced Principal Contractor with specialist façade expertise on a Design and Build basis for the design, engineering, procurement, manufacture, installation and completion of the works associated with the upgrad£950,000Estimated value stated in the noticeCloses Wed 4 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Temporary Exhibition Build - UniformNATIONAL ARMY MUSEUM · Published 14 Oct 2026On 6th April 2027 the NAM will open a temporary exhibition entitled Uniform: Identity and Innovation. A contractor is sought to manufacture and construct the gallery structures as outlined in the design drawings provided with the tender, making good walls and decorating throughout.£75,000Estimated value stated in the noticeCloses Wed 11 Nov 2026, 16:00 GMT
- 3D, 2D and Lighting Exhibition Design Services for: The Ocean (working title) Temporary Exhibition at Science Museum 2028 & Science and Industry Museum 2029Science Museum Group · Published 19 Oct 2026SMG wishes to award a contract for the provision of 3D, 2D and Lighting Exhibition Design Services. 3D, 2D and Lighting Exhibition Design Services for: The Ocean (working title) Temporary Exhibition at Science Museum 2028 & Science and Industry Museum 2029£108,000Estimated value stated in the noticeCloses Sun 15 Nov 2026, 23:55 GMT
- Risk Management and Auditing Services for Legionella and Air HygieneScience Museum Group · Published 17 Sep 2026SMG requires a reliable and compliant contractor to provide expert auditing and consultancy services to ensure the health and safety of visitors and staff by verifying adherence to Legionella management and air hygiene protocols. Further details can be found in the tender documents.£150,000Estimated value stated in the noticeCloses Mon 16 Nov 2026, 17:00 GMT
No stated deadline: 3 tender notices from the last 60 days
These are tender-stage notices whose source gives no deadline and no ended status. They are not counted as open above: check the official record before treating one as live.
- Exclusive AV partner for Level 4 & 5 Illuminate event space at the Science MuseumScience Museum Group · Published 10 Sep 2026Our dedicated and award-winning event space Illuminate on levels 4 & 5 of the Science Museum - Illuminate - Hire The Science Museum opened its doors for our first event in January 2019. In the build period up to that time, and ever since, we have partnered with an exclusive AV Partner who, from a p£6,900,000Estimated value stated in the noticeLive tender · Open
- ROG First Light Exhibitions Audio Visual Hardware ContractorNational Maritime Museum · Published 8 Sep 2026This procurement exercise is to secure an Audio Visual Hardware Contractor to deliver exhibitions audio visual hardware across a suite of new Royal Observatory Greenwich exhibitions, as part of the ROG First Light Project. The Audio Visual Hardware Contractor will be responsible for delivering and i£1,050,000Estimated value stated in the noticeLive tender · Open
- IWM/2627/Exh/3514: 3D Exhibition Design Services Framework for Imperial War MuseumsImperial War Museums · Published 1 Sep 2026Imperial War Museums (IWM) is inviting Potential Providers to participate in the Procurement Specific Questionnaire (PSQ) stage for 3D Exhibition Design Services Framework. The framework is intended to provide IWM with access to high-quality, reliable and cost-effective 3D exhibition design supplier£250,000Estimated value stated in the noticeLive tender · Open
Which buyers publish the most Museum and gallery notices?
Science Museum Group, with 72 notices of 322 in the 12 months to 22 October 2026.
Count of notices by the buyer name as published, 322 notices in the window, read 22 October 2026.
How many Museum and gallery notices are published each month?
About 25 a month over the last eleven full months; the busiest month was September 2026, with 55.
3Oct
15Nov
22Dec
19Jan
10Feb
16Mar
18Apr
23May
25Jun
34Jul
40Aug
55Sep
42Oct
27 of the 120 Museum and gallery notices that stated a GBP value in the last 12 months fell in this band (23%). 3 of the open notices listed above are in it.
Counts come from this page’s data. A stated estimate is not the contract value, and frameworks are excluded.
| Stage | Notices |
|---|---|
| Award | 179 |
| Tender | 75 |
| Contract | 30 |
| Planning | 22 |
| Tender cancellation | 16 |
| Stated value | Notices |
|---|---|
| Under £25,000 | 9 |
| £25,000 to £100,000 | 27 |
| £100,000 to £500,000 | 49 |
| £500,000 to £2 million | 23 |
| £2 million or more | 12 |
Who has won Museum and gallery contracts recently?
KCS PROJECTS AND SECURITY LIMITED won 2 of the award notices read for this hub, the most of any supplier.
The newest award
On 9 Jul 2026, National Gallery recorded an award to MIMA GROUP LIMITED for “Accessibility and Inclusion Consultant for the New Wing at the National Gallery”, at a recorded value of £130,925.
Read the award notice. Legacy award record; supplier allocation and signed-contract status unverified
What counts as museum and gallery tenders here?
Notices published by public museums and galleries, national and local. They buy exhibition design and build, conservation, digital and visitor services as well as building works.
Classified
This hub is chosen by buyer or place, which the catalogue does not describe, so it uses no classification.
Matched by text
The buyer's name contains one of: museum, museums, gallery, galleries. A word match is not a judgment of what is bought, so these are labelled as matches.
Open the official notice
Every notice above links to its page here and to its record on Find a Tender or Contracts Finder. The documents there are the tender; this page is not.Check the dates
Note the deadline and any clarification or expression-of-interest date. Forecast and planning notices have no bid deadline yet.Check the route to market
A framework or dynamic purchasing system call-off needs a place on that agreement first; an open procedure does not.Look at who won before
The winners above show who has delivered this kind of contract recently and for which buyers.
Read the buyer’s own notice before you spend a day on any of these.
Track museum and gallery tenders in one workspace
13 notices open now
Listed above, closing soonest first, each linked to its page and the official record.Science Museum Group published 72 notices
The most of any buyer here, out of 322 in the last 12 months.KCS PROJECTS AND SECURITY LIMITED won 2 awards
The most of any supplier in the 200 award and contract notices read for this hub.About 25 notices a month
Published on average over the last 11 full months, from 322 in the 12-month window.
Questions about this page
Short answers, with the figures read for this page.
How many museum and gallery tenders are open now?
13 notices with a stated deadline still ahead on 22 October 2026, all matched by text. Another 3 tender notices from the last 60 days state no deadline and are listed separately. The list is read again every day.
Where are these notices published?
On Find a Tender and Contracts Finder, the UK government's two public notice services. Each notice on this site links to its official record there; read that record and its documents before deciding to bid.
How does a notice get into this hub?
By its title, buyer or stated region matching the hub's rule. Classified notices will be added here when they are published to public pages; a text match is never presented as a classification.
Are EU, Scottish and Welsh portals included?
No. Only Find a Tender and Contracts Finder are read. EU (TED) notices are never added to these UK counts, and notices that appear only on Public Contracts Scotland, Sell2Wales or eTendersNI are not here.
Where else should you look?
Hubs that share buyers or suppliers with this one, and the full tender index.
Sources and method
- Read at
- 22 October 2026, regenerated daily
- Window
- 22 October 2025 to 22 October 2026, by publication date
- Classification
- Not used for this hub
- A text match means the notice's title, buyer or stated region fits this hub's rule. It is not a judgment of what is bought.
- Open means a stated deadline still in the future. Tender notices with no stated deadline are listed separately, and only when published in the last 60 days; planning and forecast notices are not counted as open.
- Award records come from the legacy award table, whose newest record is 23 July 2026.
- Winners are read from the newest 200 of 209 award and contract notices in the window.
- UK notices from Find a Tender and Contracts Finder only. EU (TED) notices are not counted.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source data © Crown copyright.
Built on published notices from Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.