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Fine art shipping tenders and contracts
UK public sector, covering 600+ buyer sites
225 fine art shipping tenders and contracts, 51 this year.
Updated 4 November 2026 · compiled by BidSkim Limited · How we count
- Awarded a month£190k
- Contracts a month2
- Won by SMEs70%
- Renewing in 6 months1
- Frameworks and DPSs6
- Live now1See them →
Fine art shipping contracts
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49 contracts across the UK, of any size
Live now
1 fine art shipping opportunity is open now
- Awarded30 Sep 20261894 Building Crawford Collection, Decant, Storage and ReturnUK Research and Innovation (UKRI) · ScotlandWon by Martins Removal Services£51k
- Awarded14 Sep 2026Provision of Reoccupation Packing, Transport, and Installation of Town Hall CollectionsManchester City Council · North WestWon by M&G Transport & Technical Services£644k
- Awarded19 Aug 2026Roman Scotland: Life on the Edge of Empire Exhibition TransportNational Museums Scotland · ScotlandWon by Constantine Ltd£88k
- Awarded6 Aug 2026105042 - Transportation and Storage for Artworks Everywhere ProgrammeDepartment for Culture, Media and Sport · LondonWon by Momart Ltd£150k
- Awarded3 Aug 2026Framework Agreement for the Provision of Specialist Art Transportation ServicesNational Galleries of Scotland · ScotlandWon by Momart Ltd and 3 more£450k
- Awarded28 Jul 2026Contract Award - Art Transport - Black Planet (Lot 4)City of London Corporation · LondonWon by Crown Fine Art£215k
- Awarded24 Jul 2026GAC International Transportation and Installation (Crozier)Department for Culture, Media and Sport · LondonWon by Crozier Fine Arts£300k
- Awarded24 Jul 2026GAC International Transportation and Installation (Momart)Department for Culture, Media and Sport · LondonWon by Momart Ltd£300k
- Awarded24 Jul 2026GAC International Transportation and Installation (Constantine)Department for Culture, Media and Sport · LondonWon by Constantine Ltd£300k
- Awarded8 Jul 2026FEW1624 - Specialist packing, transportation, temporary storage and return of museums works of artLeicester City Council · East MidlandsWon by M&G Transport & Technical Services£28k
- Awarded17 Jun 2026104961 - GAC Transport from NY to New DelhiDepartment for Culture, Media and Sport · LondonWon by Momart Ltd£27k
- Awarded3 Jun 2026Fine Art Collection StorageKirklees Council · Yorkshire and the HumberWon by Crown Workspace Limited£162k
- Awarded5 May 2026Relocation & Conservation of the Poet & Scholar SculptureSouth Ayrshire Council · ScotlandWon by Graciela Ainsworth Sculpture Conservation
- Awarded14 Apr 2026Transport for 2026 Genghis Khan exhibitionRoyal Armouries · Yorkshire and the HumberWon by Momart Ltd£94k
- Awarded20 Mar 2026IWM/2526/Dux/3492: Specialist Logistics for Large Museum Assets at IWM Duxford - AMENDED NOTICEImperial War Museums · East of EnglandWon by Allelys Heavy Haulage Limited£86k
- Awarded26 Feb 2026GAC Transport to and from TunisiaDepartment for Culture, Media and Sport · LondonWon by Momart Ltd£53k
- Awarded20 Feb 2026Specialist Art StorageHartlepool Borough Council · North EastWon by Bruynzeel Storage Systems£101k
- Awarded16 Feb 2026Fine Art Transportation - Black PlanetCity of London Corporation · LondonWon by Crown Fine Art£58k
- Awarded26 Jan 2026GAC Transport to and from ParisDepartment for Culture, Media and Sport · LondonWon by Constantine Ltd£29k
- Awarded23 Jan 2026GAC Transport to and from BeijingDepartment for Culture, Media and Sport · LondonWon by Crozier Fine Arts£34k
- Awarded22 Jan 2026Henry Moore Summer 2026 - Fine Art Handling, Transportation & Base Fabrication & ExcavationRoyal Botanic Gardens, Kew · South EastWon by Mtec Warehousing Limited£47k
- Awarded9 Sep 2025T25-028BUS Decant and Installation of Armada CollectionDerry City and Strabane District Council · Northern IrelandWon by Apprisi Ltd t/a Pack and Send Belfast East£34k
- Awarded29 Apr 2025Heritage Collections Storage ServicesUK Parliament · LondonWon by Constantine Ltd£33.6m
- Awarded24 Feb 2025Maison Dieu: Stone Hall Paintings (Re-installation)Dover District Council · South EastWon by Constantine Ltd£25k
- Awarded9 Feb 2025PB2024-01682 - Railway Pioneers Locomotive TransportationDarlington Borough Council · North EastWon by Allelys Heavy Haulage Limited£32k
- Awarded13 Jan 2025Protocol 7B - Crates for Buxton MuseumDerbyshire County Council · East MidlandsWon by Constantine Ltd£28k
- Awarded4 Dec 2024Protocol 7B - Secure Collections Storage - Less Sensitive MaterialsDerbyshire County Council · East MidlandsWon by DeepStore£48k
- Awarded22 Nov 2024PLACE697ER - Buxton Museum & Art Gallery Secure Collections Storage - Fragile MaterialsDerbyshire County Council · East MidlandsWon by Restore£58k
- Open to joinOpen nowLondon DPS
Where to bid
Where fine art shipping tenders are run
Delta eSourcing2 50%
Atamis1 25%
The Chest1 25%
Tenders published in the last year that name the bid portal they run on.
Frameworks and DPS
6 frameworks and DPSs for fine art shipping work are running. 1 is open to join now.
Constantine Ltd won the most fine art shipping contracts by value
Each dot is one contract, coloured by who bought it.
Central governmentCouncils
| Rank | Contractor | Contracts won, by buyer | Contracts | Value won | Buyers | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1joint | Constantine Ltd London · SME · 3 framework places · See every contract | 9 | £34.2m | 7 | ||
| 1joint | Momart Ltd London · SME · 3 framework places · See every contract | 9 | £1.3m | 6 | ||
| 3 | Crown Fine Art London · 3 framework places · See every contract | 7 | £728k | 3 | ||
| 4 | Mtec Warehousing Limited London · SME · See every contract | 6 | £1.3m | 2 | ||
| 5 | Crozier Fine Arts London · SME · 2 framework places · See every contract | 4 | £392k | 2 | ||
| 6joint | M&G Transport & Technical Services North West · SME · See every contract | 2 | £672k | 2 | ||
| 6joint | Allelys Heavy Haulage Limited North East · SME · 1 framework place · See every contract | 2 | £118k | 2 | ||
| 8joint | Harrow Green Limited London · SME · 1 framework place · See every contract | 1 | £249k | 1 | ||
| 8joint | Crown Workspace Limited Yorkshire and the Humber · SME · 1 framework place · See every contract | 1 | £162k | 1 | ||
| 8joint | Plowden & Smith Limited London · SME · See every contract | 1 | £109k | 1 |
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Who buys
Central government bodies award 51% of fine art shipping contracts
Contracts with a published value in the last 2 years, from the type of buyer to the size of the contract.
7 buyers bought fine art shipping more than once in the last 2 years
Each dot is a buyer, by how many fine art shipping contracts it awarded in the last 2 years.
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Few and big, or many and small
Each dot is a buyer: how many fine art shipping contracts it awarded against what they were worth. The busiest and biggest are named.
Central governmentCouncils
Top buyers by contracts awarded
| Rank | Buyer | Contracts | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | City of London Corporation | 11 | £1.6m |
| 2 | Department for Culture, Media and Sport | 10 | £1.3m |
| 3 | Derbyshire County Council | 3 | £135k |
| 4 | UK Parliament | 2 | £33.7m |
| 5 | Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew | 2 | £997k |
| 6 | Imperial War Museums | 2 | £195k |
| 7 | British Library | 2 | £57k |
| 8 | Manchester City Council | 1 | £644k |
| 9 | National Galleries of Scotland | 1 | £450k |
| 10 | London Borough of Bromley | 1 | £249k |
100 fine art shipping contracts awarded since 2021
- 122021
- 92022
- 162023
- 152024
- 242025
- 242026 so far
Prices
Half of fine art shipping contracts are worth less than £85k
Central governmentCouncils
The 10 biggest fine art shipping contracts
- UK ParliamentConstantine Ltd · 29 Apr 2025
- Royal Botanic Gardens, KewMtec Warehousing Limited · 1 Oct 2025
- Manchester City CouncilM&G Transport & Technical Services · 14 Sep 2026
- City of London CorporationMomart Ltd · 2 Oct 2025
- National Galleries of ScotlandMomart Ltd, Constantine Ltd, Crown Fine Art, C'ART · 3 Aug 2026
- Department for Culture, Media and SportConstantine Ltd · 24 Jul 2026
- Department for Culture, Media and SportMomart Ltd · 24 Jul 2026
- Department for Culture, Media and SportCrozier Fine Arts · 24 Jul 2026
- London Borough of BromleyHarrow Green Limited · 25 Sep 2025
- City of London CorporationCrown Fine Art · 14 Jul 2026
Renewing contracts
1 fine art shipping contract comes up for renewal in the next 12 months
1 in the next 6 months. Most fine art shipping work is one-off: 8% of the contracts ending are recurring terms that get re-let. The 1 ending soonest is shown in full.
Where and when
London awards the most fine art shipping contracts
Contracts by region and by month awarded. Click a region to filter the page.
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The regions as a table
| Region | Open now | Contracts | Value | Typical contract | Won the most | Bought the most | Renewing in 12 months |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| London | 0 | 32 | £38.2m | £86k | Momart Ltd (7) | City of London Corporation (11) | 0 |
| East Midlands | 0 | 4 | £163k | £38k | – | Derbyshire County Council (3) | 0 |
| Scotland | 0 | 4 | £589k | £88k | Constantine Ltd (2) | – | 1 |
| North East | 0 | 2 | £133k | – | – | – | 0 |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | 0 | 2 | £256k | – | – | – | 0 |
| South East | 0 | 2 | £71k | – | – | – | 0 |
| North West | 0 | 1 | £644k | – | – | – | 0 |
| East of England | 0 | 1 | £86k | – | – | – | 0 |
| Northern Ireland | 0 | 1 | £34k | – | – | – | 0 |
| West Midlands | 0 | 0 | Not published | – | – | – | 0 |
| South West | 0 | 0 | Not published | – | – | – | 0 |
| Wales | 0 | 0 | Not published | – | – | – | 0 |
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Key findings
- £190k a month
of fine art shipping contracts awarded.
Typical contract £87k x 2.2 contracts a month, last 12 months. - 2
fine art shipping contracts are awarded in a typical month.
49 contracts in the last 2 years. - 1
fine art shipping contract comes up for renewal in the next 6 months.
Recurring contracts with a named supplier and a published end date before 4 May 2027. - 6
frameworks and DPSs are running for fine art shipping work.
1 open to join now. - 70%
of fine art shipping contracts are won by SMEs.
As recorded by the buyer, on 43 award notices.
How many fine art shipping tenders and contracts are there?
| Last 12 months | Since November 2021 | |
|---|---|---|
| Notices published | 51 | 225 |
| Contracts awarded | 26 | 89 |
20 fine art shipping contracts and frameworks end in the next 12 months, 5 of them recurring services. In the last two years, 24 buyers awarded fine art shipping contracts to 20 suppliers.
Source: Find a Tender, Contracts Finder, Public Contracts Scotland, Sell2Wales and eTendersNI, to 4 November 2026. By Seamus White. How we count
Questions
How many fine art shipping contracts does the UK public sector award?
49 in the 2 years to 4 November 2026, from 24 public buyers.
How long are fine art shipping tenders open for?
The median fine art shipping tender is open for 30 days from publication to deadline.
How much is a typical public sector fine art shipping contract worth?
The median is £85k, and 83% are worth less than £250k.
Which buyers award the most fine art shipping contracts?
Central government bodies award 51% of them.
Which part of the UK awards the most fine art shipping contracts?
London: 32 of 49 in the 2 years to 4 November 2026, then the East Midlands (4) and Scotland (4).
How many fine art shipping contracts come up for renewal in the next 12 months?
1 contract ends and is likely to be re-let, the first on 14 March 2027. Another 11 ending are one-off work.
Are there frameworks or DPSs for fine art shipping work that are open to join?
6 frameworks and DPSs for fine art shipping work are running. 1 is open to join now.
What is included
Specialist fine art shippers pack, crate, transport and store artworks and museum objects for collections, loans and touring exhibitions, handling customs, climate-controlled vehicles and couriers accompanying loans.
- Fine art transport between lenders, museums and galleries
- Collection and return of exhibition loans from UK and overseas lenders
- Fine art storage for national collections
- Hire and purchase of fine art shipping crates
- Packing and customs clearance for museum loan objects
What is not included
- Office, laboratory and household removals (see Household, office and commercial removals)
- General warehouse storage (see Third party logistics)
- General international freight (see Freight forwarding)
- Exhibition design and build (another industry: marketing-creative)