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Framework Agreement for the provision of Art Transportation Services
Historical: no longer open for bids.
01/ The notice
Key facts
- Value
- £3,800,000Estimated value stated in the notice
- Deadline (UK time)
- Fri 21 Feb 2025, 12:00 GMTA deadline does not apply to this historical notice. The source records Fri 21 Feb 2025, 12:00 GMT, which is not an open deadline.
- Published
- 24 Jul 2025
- Region
- London
02/ The brief
What the notice says
Not fully read: this is the notice text; attached documents are not read.
The Barbican Centre (on behalf of the City of London Corporation) wishes to procure a multi-supplier Framework Agreement for an art transportation service to cover its requirements domestically and internationally.
The Framework Agreement has therefore been divided into the following for 4 Lots according to different areas of the world:
- Lot 1: UK
- Lot 2: UK and Europe
- Lot 3: UK, Europe, North America, Australia, New Zealand and Japan
- Lot 4: Worldwide
For lots 3 and 4, transport could be by air, sea and / or road.
The Framework Agreement shall be utilised to award work for the packing and transport of fine art, objects, storage of works, entire exhibitions and exhibition fixtures and fittings from Barbican Sites; to and/or from any site at which an exhibition is taking place; and, to and/or from the premises of any owner/lender of a work. In addition the Barbican Centre may require the provision of other services such as technical assistance, project management and technical advice for projects to be delivered according to the relevant Lot.
Other departments of the City of London Corporation will also have the ability to utilise the Framework Agreement for the provision of any, or all, of the requirements which are the same as, or similar to those services specified in the procurement documents.
The estimated total value of the Framework Agreement is stated in this notice and is for the entire duration, including call-off contracts.
There will be no form of exclusivity or volume that is guaranteed under the resultant Framework Agreement and the contracting authority will be entitled to enter into other contracts and arrangements with other suppliers for the provision of any, or all, of the requirements which are the same as, or similar to those Services specified under the established Framework Agreement.
This has now been awarded to a total of seven suppliers ranging from 5-6 suppliers per Lot after an FTS Open procedure.
The Framework agreement length is 4 years.
03/ Classification
CPV codes
Common Procurement Vocabulary codes, exactly as the notice lists them. No descriptions are added here.
- 60000000 63000000 63100000 92000000 92500000 92520000 92521000
- 60000000 60100000 60400000 63110000 92521100
04/ History
Releases of this notice
One release held, oldest first. Dates are UK time.
- 24 Jul 2025Contract notice
Contract notice published 24 July 2025.
Release 58cc08a6-eaad-4915-9168-b8390484d8f1
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05/ Limits
What the source does not tell us
- Only one release is held, so there is no change history.
06/ Questions
About this notice
07/ Related
Where to go next
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- Reference
- 58cc08a6-eaad-4915-9168-b8390484d8f1
- Source
- Contracts Finder
- Stage
- contract · Contract
- Framework
- Yes, as recorded by the source
- Last verified
- Sun 5 Apr 2026, 17:18 BST
- Read at
- Fri 16 Oct 2026, 23:31 BST
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