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ClosedStage · tender

Department for Culture, Media and Sport

105042 - Transportation and Storage for Artworks Everywhere Programme

Recreation & CultureCPV 63520000
Value£150k
Deadline13 Jul 2026
Published15 Jun 2026
RegionNationwide
Timeline
Published 15 Jun 2026ClosedCloses 13 Jul 2026
Who to contact
commercial@dcms.gov.uk

The procurement contact named on the official notice.

How to submit
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Contract value in context
£150ktotal contract value
median £246k
this tender£0£11.8m

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The brief

This notice invites suppliers to participate in 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 up to 2,000 artworks to approximately 900 non-traditional gallery sites (500 schools and 400 hospitals) across England.

This procurement is being carried out in accordance with the Procurement Act 2023 open procedure.

Please see invitation to tender pack for the full requirements of this opportunity.

Key requirements

What the supplier must deliver

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The agent will be required to manage

The agent will be required to manage the distribution and temporary storage of up to 2,000 artworks to approximately 900 non-traditional gallery sites (500 schools and 400 hospitals) across England.

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Source & provenance
OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06b555
Stage
tender · Open
Source
Find a Tender
Buyer ref
056347-2026
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