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Museum and library operation tenders from UK public buyers
Museum and library operation tenders open now: 6. In the 12 months to 22 October 2026, UK public buyers published 177 matching notices. The newest recorded award went to Perfect Circle JV Ltd on 7 Jul 2026.
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Which museum and library operation tenders are open now?
6 notices with a deadline still ahead on 22 October 2026, closing soonest first, all matched by text.
Museum and library operation 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.
- Interpretation Producer for Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens RedevelopmentSunderland City Council · Published 2 Oct 2026Provision of Interpretation Producer for Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens Redevelopment£40,000Estimated 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
- Invitation to Tender: 26078 Library Services Engage, Design and Fit out Contract - East Barnwell, Darwin Green, WhittleseyCambridgeshire County Council · Published 16 Sep 2026The Library service operates thirty-three (33) locations around the county of Cambridgeshire, excluding Peterborough region who have different arrangements. The locations provide the traditional library services, but the services are evolving to become more of a local community centre providing pla£270,000Estimated value stated in the noticeCloses Mon 26 Oct 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Rutland County Museum Brand Identity and WebsiteRutland County Council · Published 9 Oct 2026Rutland County Council wishes to appoint a suitably qualified supplier to develop a distinctive and sustainable brand identity for Rutland County Museum, and a modern, accessible website informed by and reflecting that identity.£30,000Estimated value stated in the noticeCloses Fri 30 Oct 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Architectural, design and building consultancy services - Dalby Visitor CentreForestry Commission · Published 19 Oct 2026Architectural, design and building consultancy services for the extension and alteration of Dalby Visitor Centre The Consultant investigates, develops and produces outputs up to and including RIBA stage 3 design, which aligns with the requirements of the Forestry England Project team. The Consultant£150,000Estimated value stated in the noticeCloses Fri 13 Nov 2026, 12:00 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
No stated deadline: 2 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
- 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 library operation notices?
Science Museum Group, with 15 notices of 177 in the 12 months to 22 October 2026.
Count of notices by the buyer name as published, 177 notices in the window, read 22 October 2026.
How many museum and library operation notices are published each month?
About 14 a month over the last eleven full months; the busiest month was July 2026, with 23.
16 of the 64 museum and library operation notices that stated a GBP value in the last 12 months fell in this band (25%). 2 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 | 93 |
| Tender | 39 |
| Contract | 24 |
| Planning | 18 |
| Tender cancellation | 3 |
| Stated value | Notices |
|---|---|
| Under £25,000 | 9 |
| £25,000 to £100,000 | 16 |
| £100,000 to £500,000 | 26 |
| £500,000 to £2 million | 7 |
| £2 million or more | 6 |
Who has won museum and library operation contracts recently?
Momart Ltd won 2 of the award notices read for this hub, the most of any supplier.
On 7 Jul 2026, NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE DISTRICT COUNCIL recorded an award to Perfect Circle JV Ltd for “Professional Technical Services for Museum Collection Centre”, at a recorded value of £175,308.
Read the award notice. Legacy award record; supplier allocation and signed-contract status unverified
What counts as museum and library operation tenders here?
Running museums, libraries, archives, theatres, country parks and other cultural or visitor venues on the buyer's behalf, including their public, learning and arts programmes. Sports and leisure centres are leisure-and-venue-management; heritage conservation advice is heritage-and-conservation-consultancy; a venue run by an operator for its own income under a right the buyer grants is site-and-facility-operating-concessions; catering franchises are catering-and-retail-concessions.
Classified
The notice’s recorded classification (proposed by a model, each label checked by Jev) accepted this catalogue subject: cultural heritage and visitor venue operation. Classified notices are not yet published to public pages, so none appear here yet.
Matched by text
The title contains one of: museum and library operation, museum, library services, visitor centre. A word match is not a judgment of what is bought, so these are labelled as matches.
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6 notices open now
Listed above, closing soonest first, each linked to its page and the official record.Science Museum Group published 15 notices
The most of any buyer here, out of 177 in the last 12 months.Momart Ltd won 2 awards
The most of any supplier in the 117 award and contract notices read for this hub.About 14 notices a month
Published on average over the last 11 full months, from 177 in the 12-month window.
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- 22 October 2025 to 22 October 2026, by publication date
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- Classified notices are not yet published to public pages, so every notice here is matched by text.
- 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.
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