Arts and culture tenders and contracts in the UK
There are 46 open arts and culture tenders from public buyers in the UK. The soonest closes on 2 November 2026. 41 are open tenders you can bid for directly and 5 are frameworks or DPSs to join. Buyers include Historic England, Science Museum Group, North East Lincolnshire Borough Council. Most are in London and the South East.
Arts and culture tenders by region
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- ITT - Heritage as Urban Green Infrastructure: an Evidence Review of Opportunities for Climate Resilience, and Future Directions - UID 366, Historic England, the South West, £15,000, closes 2 November 2026
Historic England wants you to research and write a report on how old buildings and heritage sites can help cities deal with climate change and flooding by acting as green infrastructure. You'll review - ITT - Storage Design and Environmental Requirements Framework for Archaeological Archives in England - UID 369, Historic England, the South West, £24,000, closes 2 November 2026
Historic England wants a design study and recommendations for a new national storage facility to hold archaeological archives from across England. They need expert advice on how to build, equip, and r - Apollo Mission Simulator Fit Out Main Contractor, Science Museum Group, London, £700,000, closes 2 November 2026
The Science Museum Group is looking for a main contractor to fit out (renovate and finish) the Apollo Mission Simulator Gallery. This is a single contract worth around £700,000 for construction and in - Window to 1913: Activity Plan Delivery Lead, North East Lincolnshire Borough Council, Yorkshire and the Humber, £168,350, closes 2 November 2026
North East Lincolnshire Council is hiring a consultant to deliver activity plans and interpretation for the 'Window to 1913' heritage project. The work involves executing content delivery between Nove - Norbury Railway Bridge Art Commission, London Borough of Croydon, London, £32,500, closes 2 November 2026
Croydon Council is commissioning an artist to create an art installation for Norbury Railway Bridge. This is a creative commission worth £32,500, and they're running a two-stage process where you firs - Refurbishment of Ground Floor Toilets & Cloakroom at Cornerstone Arts Centre, Didcot, South Oxfordshire District Council, the South East, £74,000, closes 4 November 2026
South Oxfordshire District Council wants a contractor to refurbish the ground floor toilets, cloakroom and disabled toilet at the Cornerstone Arts Centre in Didcot. Work includes damp-proofing, new wa - ITT - Mapping Training and Qualifications for Heritage Construction Trades in England - UID 370, Historic England, the South West, £50,000, closes 6 November 2026
Historic England wants someone to map and analyse all heritage construction training and qualifications available across England. They need a baseline dataset showing who offers training, how many peo - Re-tender Mouth of Tyne Festival - Stage And Cover 2027, North Tyneside Borough Council, the North East, £49,000, closes 6 November 2026
North Tyneside Borough Council wants a supplier to hire a stage and a canopy cover (a roof structure over the stage) for the Mouth of the Tyne Festival, an outdoor live music event in Tynemouth. The f - UEFA EURO 28 Birmingham Host City - Festival Development, Birmingham City Council, the West Midlands, £320,000, closes 6 November 2026
Birmingham City Council wants a specialist consultancy firm to create detailed operational plans for UEFA EURO 2028 festival activities in Birmingham. This includes designing fan zones, public viewing - Refurbishment of Cromer Pier Theatre Auditorium, North Norfolk District Council, the East of England, £2,000,000, closes 9 November 2026
North Norfolk District Council is looking for a contractor to completely refurbish the auditorium at Cromer Pier Theatre. This is a major construction project worth around £2 million. You will need to - Archive Activity Management System, British Film Institute, London, £170,000, closes 9 November 2026
The British Film Institute needs new software to replace an old system that tracks who accesses and works with items in their film archive. The software must let staff request access, log what work ha - Cultural Host request, Borough of Telford & Wrekin, the West Midlands, £20,000, closes 9 November 2026
Telford and Wrekin Council wants to hire a supplier to build and maintain a secure online portal where event venues and organisations can upload and manage their information. The portal needs to conne - Suffolk County Music Service County Music Groups Concert Tours 2027, Suffolk County Council, the East of England, £185,000, closes 10 November 2026
Suffolk County Council wants to hire an experienced tour operator to organise and run a music tour across Europe in summer 2027 for two youth orchestras (around 100+ young musicians). The supplier mus - CA18552 - RFQ 2026/40 - NMANDD PEACEPLUS "Thriving Together" - 3.2 Minority Community Support Programme - Journeys & Belonging, Newry, Mourne and Down District Council (NMD), Northern Ireland, £20,307, closes 10 November 2026
Newry, Mourne and Down District Council is hiring a consultancy company to design and deliver a community support programme for minority communities in two local areas. The programme will use workshop - Theatre Event Management Software, Surrey Heath Borough Council, the South East, £38,000, closes 11 November 2026
Surrey Heath Borough Council is buying software to help run events at Camberley Theatre. This is a single software package and support contract worth around £38,000. They need a system to manage booki - Temporary Exhibition Build - Uniform, NATIONAL ARMY MUSEUM, London, £75,000, closes 11 November 2026
The National Army Museum needs a contractor to build and construct gallery structures for a new temporary exhibition opening in April 2027. The work includes manufacturing structures to design drawing - ROG First Light Exhibitions Scenic Engineering Model Contractor, ROG First Light Exhibitions Scenic Engineering Model Contractor, London, £135,000, closes 12 November 2026
The Royal Observatory Greenwich is hiring a specialist contractor to design, build, and install scenic models, props, and kinetic sculptures for museum exhibitions across their site. The work involves - Nature recovery and intangible cultural heritage, Natural England, £20,833, closes 12 November 2026
Natural England wants a researcher to review existing published and informal (grey) literature on Intangible Cultural Heritage, meaning living traditions, skills and community practices, and how they - ITT - Archaeological Services in Relation to Marine Protection 2027-2029 - UID 365, Historic England, the South West, £312,000, closes 13 November 2026
Historic England is hiring an archaeological services provider to assess and protect marine heritage sites (shipwrecks, submerged ruins, etc.) in English waters that are at risk of damage or decay. Th - Four Lanterns Network Coordinator – Art Fund Going Places Programme, Wrexham County Borough Council, Wales, £60,000, closes 13 November 2026
Wrexham County Borough Council is hiring a Network Coordinator to manage the Four Lanterns Network, a partnership of four arts and cultural organisations across the UK (in Wrexham, London, Edinburgh, - 3D, 2D and Lighting Exhibition Design Services for: The Ocean (working title) Temporary Exhibition at Science Museum 2028 & Science and Industry Museum 2029, Science Museum Group, London, £108,000, closes 15 November 2026
Science Museum Group is looking for a design agency to create the exhibition design for a temporary show called 'The Ocean' (working title). The show is planned for the Science Museum in 2028 and the - ACE 1122 ITQ - 'Artsmark 25 Young People Commissioners' Project Partner, ARTS COUNCIL ENGLAND, the North East, £15,000, closes 16 November 2026
Arts Council England wants a supplier to run a project where a group of young people chooses and commissions an artist to create artwork and resources for schools taking part in the Artsmark programme - School Presenter Services Tender, Historic Royal Palaces, £2,000,000, closes 16 November 2026
Historic Royal Palaces is looking for an organisation to recruit, train and manage a team of presenters who will deliver around 3,000 educational sessions per year across their six palaces. The succes - Framework for the Provision of Trailblazer Programme Support Services and Activities, City & County of Swansea, Wales, £190,000, closes 16 November 2026
Swansea Council is looking for organisations to deliver community support activities that help unemployed or inactive residents get healthier, more confident, and ready for work or training. The counc - Menin Gate Soundscape, COMMONWEALTH WAR GRAVES COMMISSION, the South East, £87,000, closes 16 November 2026
The Commonwealth War Graves Commission wants someone to design and build an immersive soundscape installation (audio experience) at the Menin Gate Memorial in Belgium to mark its 100th anniversary in - ID 6621980 - DAERA - Strategic Communications Branch - Exhibition Design, Production/Print and Custom Build for the NI Government Departments Exhibition at Balmoral Show May 2027, Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, Northern Ireland, £360,000, closes 16 November 2026
The Northern Ireland government wants a supplier to design, build, and produce an exhibition stand for the Balmoral Show in May 2027, with repeat shows in 2028 and 2029. The work includes exhibition d - Operating The Blackwood Miners’ Institute, Caerphilly County Borough Council, Wales, £1,600,000, closes 18 November 2026
Caerphilly County Borough Council is looking for an experienced organisation to run and manage Blackwood Miners' Institute, a Grade II listed cultural venue in Wales. The successful operator will hand - Video Games Exhibition - Fit Out and Graphics, Science Museum Group, London, £100,000, closes 18 November 2026
The Science Museum Group wants a contractor to fit out and design the graphics for a new Video Games Exhibition at the National Science and Media Museum in Bradford. The estimated contract value is £1 - ITT - Demonstrating the impact of Historic England’s planning advice - UID 368, Historic England, the South West, £40,000, closes 19 November 2026
Historic England, the public body that advises on protecting England's historic buildings, wants an outside researcher to find out whether its advice on Grade II listed building consent applications a - THE PROVISION OF AN ONLINE FAMILY HISTORY SERVICE FOR WALES, The National Library of Wales, £360,000, closes 19 November 2026
The National Library of Wales wants to hire a single company to build and run an online family history service. This service will be used by Welsh public libraries, archives, museums, their staff, and - RFP - GV75ARTS102026 - Curator-Producer for Human-Nature Showcase – Malaysia, British Council, London, £96,000, closes 19 November 2026
The British Council is looking to hire a curator and producer to organise a Human-Nature showcase in Malaysia. The event will support the 2027 UK-Malaysia Spotlight, and the contract is valued at £96, - T26-133BUS Print Branding and Exhibition Items, Derry City and Strabane District Council, Northern Ireland, £96,000, closes 20 November 2026
Derry City and Strabane District Council wants to buy printed marketing and campaign materials, including exhibition displays, banners, temporary signs, cut-outs, folders, certificates, greeting cards - BU452026- Digital Reconstruction of Former Hospital in North Wales, Prifysgol Bangor / Bangor University, Wales, £304,750, closes 20 November 2026
Bangor University wants a supplier to build a digital 3D recreation of the former North Wales Hospital in Denbigh, a historic mental health hospital. They also want an immersive visualisation experien - Heritage Airframe Surveys, Science Museum Group, London, £40,000, closes 20 November 2026
The Science Museum Group wants a specialist to survey 13 historic aircraft stored at the Science and Innovation Park in Swindon. The survey will check each aircraft's structural safety and other hazar - NRM Posters Exhibition - Setworks, Science Museum Group, London, £25,000, closes 20 November 2026
The Science Museum Group wants a contractor to build the main physical sets and display structures for a poster exhibition at the National Railway Museum in York. The contract is worth about £45,000 a - Public Art in bus shelters, Castlethorpe Parish Council, the North East, £38,000, closes 20 November 2026
Castlethorpe Parish Council wants to commission an artist to create and install public artwork in two bus shelters in their village. The artwork must reflect village character, be weather and vandal r - Flea Market Music Events, Cheshire West and Chester Council, the North West, £30,000, closes 23 November 2026
Cheshire West and Chester Council wants an organisation to plan, programme and run three live music events at the Flea Market in Ellesmere Port during 2027. The estimated contract value is £30,000. - Oakengates Carnival and Parade - Organisation and Delivery, Oakengates Town Council, the West Midlands, closes 24 November 2026
Oakengates Town Council wants to appoint an experienced event management company to plan and run a carnival and parade in Oakengates, Telford, in summer 2027 (exact date to be agreed). The winning com - Collections Store Refurbishments - Logistics Hub - Principal Contractor, Natural History Museum, London, £1,000,000, closes 25 November 2026
The Natural History Museum is looking for a principal contractor (the main firm that manages the whole job) to refurbish the Osteology Store in the basement of the Grade I listed Waterhouse Building i - T26/27-008 PEACE PLUS - Celebrating Us, Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council, Northern Ireland, £290,507, closes 27 November 2026
Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council is looking for an organisation to design and run a community programme called Celebrating Us, focused on celebrating cultures and diversity. The contract is worth - ITT - Climate resilience and the historic environment: Sustainable drainage systems (UID 371), Historic England, £25,000, closes 30 November 2026
Historic England wants a short research project to gather a first set of case studies on using sustainable drainage systems (SuDS, water systems that manage rainwater on the surface rather than in pip - Request for Quote: Musical Groups & Workshop Providers - East and South Cambridgeshire (June-July 2027), Cambridgeshire County Council, the East of England, £5,000, closes 30 November 2026
Cambridgeshire County Council is looking for local musicians, musical groups, and workshop providers to deliver live performances and interactive music sessions to primary and secondary school childre - Apprenticeships Suppliers Framework, West Sussex County Council, the South East, £50,000,000, closes 1 December 2026
West Sussex County Council is building a framework (approved supplier list) for apprenticeship training providers. They want to onboard multiple training delivery organizations across seven skill area - Gallery 33 - Principal Contractor Exhibition Fit-Out, Natural History Museum, London, £1,500,000, closes 1 December 2026
The Natural History Museum wants a main contractor to build and fit out a new free permanent gallery for children aged 4 to 7 and their adults, replacing the current Creepy Crawlies gallery in the Wat - Ashford Arts Centre Operator, Ashford Borough Council, the South East, £12,600,000, closes 8 January 2027
Ashford Borough Council wants a long-term partner to run Ashford Arts Centre, a new community and commercial venue being created in the former Ashford Odeon cinema in the town centre. The operator wou - Pupil Equity Funding (PEF) Flexible Framework, Dumfries and Galloway Council, Scotland, closes 13 September 2027
Dumfries and Galloway Council is setting up a framework agreement to buy support services for schools receiving Pupil Equity Funding. Schools will use this to contract with providers offering tutoring
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