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Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Government Art Collection Framing Service and Materials
Historical: no longer open for bids.
01/ The notice
Key facts
- Value
- £2,850,000Estimated value stated in the notice
- Deadline (UK time)
- Tue 15 Sep 2026, 12:00 BSTClosed.
- Published
- 20 Aug 2026
- Region
- Not stated
02/ The brief
What the notice says
Not fully read: this is the notice text; attached documents are not read.
The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) is issuing this Tender Notice to invite competitive tenders for the provision of framing services and specialist materials on behalf of the Government Art Collection (GAC). This procurement directly supports the GAC’s ongoing preventative conservation programme and ensures a high-standard, complementary aesthetic across national art displays.
This requirement is divided into two distinct Lots:
Lot 1 – Outsourced Framing Services: The provision of end-to-end bespoke framing services, including specialist conservation framing, mounting, and structural support, as detailed in the procurement specification.
Lot 2 – Materials for In-House Framing Services: The supply and delivery of conservation-grade framing materials and supplies required for internal GAC framing operations, as detailed in the procurement specification.
This procurement is being conducted under the Open Procedure in accordance with the Procurement Act 2023. Full details are set out within the Invitation to Tender (ITT) pack on Atamis.
03/ Classification
CPV codes
Common Procurement Vocabulary codes, exactly as the notice lists them. No descriptions are added here.
- 37820000
- 39298000
- 45441000
- 14820000
- 37800000
- 45440000
- 03410000
- 45420000
- 79990000
- 39298100
- 79000000
- 39298200
04/ History
Releases of this notice
2 releases held, oldest first. Dates are UK time.
- 8 Jun 2026Planning notice
Planning notice published 8 June 2026.
Release 053744-2026
View this release on Find a Tender (opens in a new tab) - 20 Aug 2026Tender notice
Tender notice published 20 August 2026. The notice text changed; the source gives no change note.
Deadline in this release: Tue 15 Sep 2026, 12:00 BST.
Release 079481-2026
View this release on Find a Tender (opens in a new tab)
05/ Limits
What the source does not tell us
- None recorded for the fields above. Attached documents are not read, so this is not a full account of the tender.
06/ Questions
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- Reference
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- Source
- Find a Tender
- Stage
- tender · Open
- Last verified
- Thu 27 Aug 2026, 08:11 BST
- Read at
- Thu 29 Oct 2026, 11:57 GMT
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