Sport, culture & leisure
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Design Manufacture and Installation of Museum Standard Display Cases for the Boudica Gallery at Norwich Castle Museum
Norwich Castle Museum needs design, manufacture and installation of museum-standard display cases for the Boudica Gallery. The contract is subject to successful funding.
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Spinnaker Tower Operator
Portsmouth City Council is seeking an operator for Spinnaker Tower, a 170m viewing tower with cafes and event space in Gunwharf Quays. The contract is structured as a long-term, mutually incentivised partnership.
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Maidstone Heritage Spaces interpretation project
Maidstone Borough Council wants a designer or design agency to create and install a series of heritage interpretation works around Maidstone town centre. The project is budgeted at £100,000.
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RFQ 2026/05 - PEACEPLUS Cultural Programme - Rowallane People Places
Newry Mourne & Down District Council wants a consultancy to design, develop and deliver a cultural programme exploring the history, people and traditions of the Rowallane area, with a focus on cross-community connection and engagement.
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Wonderlab Gallery 2D Graphic Designer at Science and Industry Museum
The Science and Industry Museum needs a graphic designer to create visual communications for Wonderlab, a new gallery following successful versions at other Science Museum Group sites. Work involves supporting the development and delivery of the exhibition's visual identity.
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Provision of Tennis Development Programme for the Blackpool Community
Blackpool Council wants a service provider to run a tennis development programme across four refurbished public tennis courts in local parks. The provider will pay an annual licence fee and keep all coaching income.
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RFQ 2026/06 - PEACEPLUS Cross Community Festival - Rowallane Beyond - Taste and Traditions
Newry Mourne & Down District Council is seeking a consultancy to design and deliver a cross-community festival programme called Rowallane & Beyond - Tastes and Traditions. The programme will comprise workshops exploring inclusive celebrations, with focus on food and cultural traditions in the local area and globally.
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RFQ 2026/08 - PEACEPLUS Home is a Journey Migration in Film and theatre - Retender
Newry, Mourne and Down District Council is seeking a provider to deliver a PEACEPLUS-funded programme exploring migration experiences through museum visits, film and theatre screenings, guest speakers and facilitated discussions. This is a retender of a previous contract.
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Historic England Specialist Illustration Framework (UID 198)
Historic England is establishing a framework for specialist illustration covering archaeological and architectural drawings, diagrams, reconstruction artwork, and visualisations. Work will be awarded through mini-competitions to framework suppliers.
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Archive Services
UKAEA needs off-site archive services for approximately 7500 boxes of documents. The service includes collection, indexing, storage, retrieval, and destruction.
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Lead Organisation to Deliver a Creative Arts Programme in Waterfoot
Rossendale Borough Council wants a lead organisation to run a multi-year creative arts programme in Waterfoot. The work includes skills training, public art projects, space activation and creative infrastructure improvements, working with local artists and arts venues.
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Provision of Planned and Reactive Gym Equipment Servicing and Maintenance Services
Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council needs a contractor to provide planned and reactive maintenance servicing of gym equipment across their facilities.
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IWM/2627/Dux/3499: Airspace Mezzanine Gallery Refurbishment at IWM Duxford
Strip-out of existing exhibition and installation of new exhibition on the mezzanine level of the AirSpace building at IWM Duxford. Works must be phased carefully as the wider hangar remains operational during the project.
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NHM150 Western Galleries - Galleries Lead Designer (Fit Out) - Exhibition Design
The Natural History Museum is seeking a lead designer for fit-out and exhibition design across four galleries in its west wing as part of the NHM150 transformation programme. The work covers the Old General Herbarium, Origins Gallery, and two Dinosaur Galleries, with design and installation of new exhibitions and displays.
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Scriptwriter / Copy Editor for the Museum of Watford
Watford Borough Council needs a scriptwriter and copy editor to create interpretive text for galleries in their redeveloped Museum of Watford. The work includes translating curatorial research and community stories into accessible, engaging content and developing house style guidelines.
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HOC2 – PUBLIC ART
Sheffield City Council wants an artist or studio to design, manufacture and install artwork or features in the Heart of the City II area of Sheffield city centre. The budget is £115,000.
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Tender 11/2026 - NMANDD PEACEPLUS 3.2 Language School Support Programme.
Design, develop and deliver a summer language and cultural school programme for minority community children aged 6–11 across all DEAs in Newry, Mourne and Down. The programme runs in summer 2026 and 2027, offering fifteen hours of inclusive activities including language workshops, cultural sharing, and a family celebration event.
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RFQ 2026/07 - NMANDD PEACEPLUS Local Action Plan, Market Ready Programme, Slieve Gullion – Makers of the Mountain: Crafted by Community.
Newry, Mourne and Down Council wants a consultancy to design and run a programme reviving endangered local crafts in the Slieve Gullion area and turning them into visitor experiences. The work supports cultural preservation and rural economy development.
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Beachfront Public Realm Phase A - Operation & Management
Aberdeen City Council wants an operator to run and maintain the new Beach Park and Events Field at Queens Links. The contract covers day-to-day operations, maintenance, and event support for this public realm development.
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LSHTM-2026-003 - Security Systems Maintenance (2026)
LSHTM needs maintenance, support and improvement recommendations for access control, CCTV, intercom and intrusion detection systems across two central London sites. Single supplier contract to support existing systems - not a replacement.
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Appointment of an Exhibition and Interpretation Manufacture and Installation Supplier
Sunderland City Council wants a supplier to manufacture and install exhibition and interpretation elements for F Pit Museum and its Heritage Visitor Centre, including printed display boards, steel totem columns, a 3D concrete map, and AV hardware, based on RIBA4 technical design.
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RFQ - CMS Provider for Museums
Kensington & Chelsea's two museums need a new collections management system to replace their 20-year-old Calm setup, which the supplier is ending in December 2027. They want a system focused on object-based collections rather than archives, with a public portal and Spectrum compliance.
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Cambridgeshire County Council 26023 Traffic & Floor Monitoring CCTV Camera Network
Cambridgeshire County Council needs maintenance, software provision, connectivity, and cloud hosting for its 25-camera traffic and flood monitoring CCTV network across the county. Hardware is already installed; the contract focuses on keeping the system running and accessible.
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CCTV Maintenance (Planned and Reactive)
Planned and reactive maintenance for CCTV systems across Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough. Three-year contract starting 1 July 2026, with two optional one-year extensions.
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Invitation to Tender For New Local Plan Professional Consultancy Services
Maidstone Borough Council needs specialist consultants to carry out professional studies supporting their New Local Plan 2029/30 to 2044/45. The plan covers approximately 21,000 new homes plus associated commercial, infrastructure and services.