National Gallery Events Supplier Framework
- Buyer
- National Gallery
- Value
- £22,720,000
- Closes
- 4 December 2026
- Where
- London, London
- Type
- Sets up a framework (suppliers apply to join)
In plain English
The National Gallery wants to set up a four-year framework agreement, a pre-approved list of event suppliers, to provide event services across its sites. The framework has five lots (Catering, Floristry, Production, Furniture and Entertainment) with an estimated total value of £22,720,000, including spend from external clients who book through the list.
What the buyer wants
• Deliver food and drink of the highest standard, using responsibly and sustainably sourced produce and full compliance with food safety rules. • Provide exceptionally high-standard floral displays, including moving them safely within a nationally important building that holds priceless paintings. • Show a proven track record of delivering high-quality events in heritage, cultural or similarly complex venues, with the resources to run events of up to 2,000 guests, often several at once, and bring creative, commercially viable ideas.
Lots
- Caterers
- Floristry
- Production
- Furniture Hire
- Entertainment
Requirements
What could rule a small business out: Suppliers without a proven track record of high-quality events in prestigious or heritage venues, and the resources to run events for up to 2,000 guests, would likely be ruled out, and a 10% commission is payable to the Gallery on contracts awarded through the list.
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How to bid
This is a framework: the buyer picks a set of suppliers now and awards work to them over several years. If you are not on it when it is awarded, you usually cannot win work from it until it is re-tendered, so this is the window to bid.
Where to apply
Bids go through Delta eSourcing. Make a free account there, then search for this tender's title.
Questions about this tender? Email the buyer at contracting@nationalgallery.org.uk.
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