Small arts and culture contracts for first-time bidders

There are 15 open arts and culture tenders a small firm new to public sector work could realistically go for. The soonest closes on 9 November 2026.

Every contract here passes all six checks, taken from the official notice:

• Anyone can bid: it is not a call-off for firms already on a framework
• Worth £100,000 or less
• The buyer hasn't marked it as unsuitable for small firms
• No staff to take over (no TUPE)
• No named accreditations required
• At least 7 days until the deadline

Open now

• Cultural Host request, Borough of Telford & Wrekin, £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
• CA18552 - RFQ 2026/40 - NMANDD PEACEPLUS "Thriving Together" - 3.2 Minority Community Support Programme - Journeys & Belonging, Newry, Mourne and Down District Council (NMD), £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, £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, £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
• 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
• Four Lanterns Network Coordinator – Art Fund Going Places Programme, Wrexham County Borough Council, £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,
• ACE 1122 ITQ - 'Artsmark 25 Young People Commissioners' Project Partner, ARTS COUNCIL ENGLAND, £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
• Menin Gate Soundscape, COMMONWEALTH WAR GRAVES COMMISSION, £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
• Video Games Exhibition - Fit Out and Graphics, Science Museum Group, £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, £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
• RFP - GV75ARTS102026 - Curator-Producer for Human-Nature Showcase – Malaysia, British Council, £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, £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
• Heritage Airframe Surveys, Science Museum Group, £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, £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
• Flea Market Music Events, Cheshire West and Chester Council, £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.

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