Museum exhibition design tenders and contracts
UK public sector, covering 600+ buyer sites
365 museum exhibition design tenders and contracts, 56 this year.
Updated 4 November 2026 · compiled by BidSkim Limited · How we count
- Awarded a month£120k
- Contracts a month1.8
- Won by SMEs91%
- Frameworks and DPSs2
- Live now2See them →
Museum exhibition design contracts
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42 contracts across the UK, of any size
Live now
2 museum exhibition design opportunities are open now
- OpenCloses in 2 weeksEarly Years Experience ”Hey Duggee’s Big Day Out“ Experience DesignerScience Museum Group · LondonEst.£70k
- OpenCloses in 10 days3D, 2D and Lighting Exhibition Design Services for: The Ocean (working title) Temporary Exhibition at Science Museum 2028 & Science and Industry Museum 2029Science Museum Group · LondonEst.£108k
- Awarded20 Oct 2026LEAD DESIGNER: EXHIBITION AND GRAPHIC DESIGNER SPACE POD GALLERY SCIENCE MUSEUM LONDONScience Museum Group · LondonWon by Studio Wignall & Moore Ltd£150k
- Awarded4 Sep 2026Kirkleatham Museum Gallery Redevelopment Project - Exhibition Design ServicesRedcar and Cleveland Borough Council · North EastWon by Lima Studio£35k
- Awarded26 Aug 2026NHM150 Western Galleries - Galleries Lead Designer (Fit Out) - Exhibition DesignNatural History Museum · LondonWon by Studio MUTT and 3 more£420k
- Awarded30 Jul 2026Wonderlab Gallery 2D Graphic Designer at Science and Industry MuseumScience Museum Group · North WestWon by All Around Design£61k
- Awarded16 Jul 2026Belfast Stories Experience Design TeamBelfast City Council · Northern IrelandWon by Ralph Appelbaum Associates£1.7m
- Awarded15 Jul 2026Exhibition Design ConsultancyUK Parliament · LondonWon by Tecna UK Ltd£100k
- Awarded4 Jun 2026002785 Exhibition Design Services (2D and 3D) for NormansBritish Library · LondonWon by NISSEN RICHARDS studio£84k
- Awarded21 May 2026Creative Producer for Summer 2026 Exhibition at The WordSouth Tyneside Council · North EastWon by Suzie Devey£60k
- Awarded18 May 2026Exhibition Design Services for Technicians Gallery Science and Industry MuseumScience Museum Group · North WestWon by DHA Design Services Ltd.£190k
- Awarded12 May 2026Exhibition Design ConsultancyRoyal Armouries · Yorkshire and the HumberWon by Zmma Limited£2.3m
- Awarded20 Apr 2026Manchester Cotton and Transatlantic Slavery Exhibition DesignScience Museum Group · LondonWon by Freehaus£61k
- Awarded27 Mar 2026Newburgh Lifeboat Building - Museum Interpretive services, detailed design and costingNewburgh & Ythan Community Trust SCIO · ScotlandWon by Line Lund Design£29k
- Awarded23 Mar 2026RBGKEW1332b - Interpretation Services - Palm House Development StageRoyal Botanic Gardens, Kew · LondonWon by Skellon Studio£77k
- Awarded20 Mar 2026Interpretive Design: Pop-Up Museum for Neath Port Talbot CBCNeath Port Talbot County Borough Council · WalesWon by Made Roughly Ltd£35k
- Awarded23 Feb 20262D / Graphic Designer for Ages of Invention Gallery ProjectScience Museum Group · LondonWon by A Practice for Everyday Life£75k
- Awarded15 Dec 2025Exhibition and graphic design for Revolution 250: The Making of the USA.The National Archives · LondonWon by OPERA Amsterdam£35k
- Awarded1 Dec 20250455 - PA - Exhibition Design Consultancy ServicesColchester City Council · East of EnglandWon by Pringle Richards Sharratt Ltd - GuM Studio£166k
- Awarded30 Oct 2025New Museum Project - Deep Time Gallery: Exhibition Lead DesignerLondon Museum · LondonWon by IDK£376k
- Awarded22 Aug 2025People's Palace Exhibition DesignerGlasgow Life · ScotlandWon by PLB Projects£74k
- Awarded18 Aug 2025Interpretation & Storytelling ConsultantSt Osyth Priory & Parish Trust · East of EnglandWon by Narrative By Design£25k
- Awarded7 Aug 2025Gallery 33 - Immersive Experience Ideation and Production ServicesNatural History Museum · LondonWon by The Workers (International) Ltd£150k
- Awarded25 Jul 2025Tender for Exhibition and Graphic Design ServicesNational Museums Liverpool · North WestWon by Studio MUTT£33k
- Awarded8 Jul 2025Interpretation Specialist & Content Development for Hereford Museum and Art Gallery Redevelopment ProjectHerefordshire Council · West MidlandsWon by Tom Sears£43k
- Awarded9 Jun 2025COV - Future Relocation of Coventry Transport Museum - Museum/Venue Designer - AWARDCoventry City Council · West MidlandsWon by The Creative Core Group Ltd£47k
- Awarded1 Jun 2025102 - Open the Box Exhibition DesignerEssex County Council · East of EnglandWon by PLB Projects£16k
- Awarded9 May 2025Leach Pottery Capital Programme - Museum and Gallery Interpretation Design ContractBernard Leach (St Ives) Trust Limited · South WestWon by Extended Works Ltd (Extended Studio)£80k
- Awarded5 May 2025Macduff Marine Aquarium Contract for Exhibition & Retail Designer Services (18739)Aberdeenshire Council · ScotlandWon by Bright White Ltd£70k
- Awarded1 May 2025Priory House Exhibition & Interpretation Design Team TenderDunstable Town Council · East of EnglandWon by The Creative Core Group Ltd£159k
- Awarded7 Mar 2025Exhibition and Interpretation Design Team - Washington F Pit Museum, Heritage Visitor Centre and Café Regeneration ProjectSunderland City Council · North EastWon by Bright White Ltd
- Awarded13 Feb 2025Winter Gardens Interpretation Design - AWARDEast Suffolk Council · East of EnglandWon by The Creative Core£333k
Where to bid
Where museum exhibition design tenders are run
In-Tend7 50%
Delta eSourcing3 21%- BravoSolution1 7%
- Jaggaer1 7%
Open (NEPO)1 7%- Other portals (1)1 7%
Tenders published in the last year that name the bid portal they run on.
Zmma Limited won the most museum exhibition design contracts by value
Each dot is one contract, coloured by who bought it.
Central governmentCouncilsOther buyers
| Rank | Contractor | Contracts won, by buyer | Contracts | Value won | Buyers | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1joint | AOC Architecture Limited London · SME · See every contract | 2 | £360k | 2 | ||
| 1joint | The Creative Core Group Ltd West Midlands · SME · See every contract | 2 | £206k | 2 | ||
| 1joint | NISSEN RICHARDS studio London · SME · See every contract | 2 | £199k | 2 | ||
| 1joint | Studio MUTT North West · SME · See every contract | 2 | £107k | 2 | ||
| 1joint | PLB Projects East of England · See every contract | 2 | £16k | 2 | ||
| 1joint | Bright White Ltd North East · SME · See every contract | 2 | Not published | 2 | ||
| 7joint | Zmma Limited Yorkshire and the Humber · SME · See every contract | 1 | £2.3m | 1 | ||
| 7joint | Ralph Appelbaum Associates Northern Ireland · SME · See every contract | 1 | £1.7m | 1 | ||
| 7joint | IDK London · SME · See every contract | 1 | £376k | 1 | ||
| 7joint | Lawson Ward Studio London · See every contract | 1 | £370k | 1 |
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Who buys
Central government bodies award 52% of museum exhibition design contracts
Contracts with a published value in the last 2 years, from the type of buyer to the size of the contract.
5 buyers bought museum exhibition design more than once in the last 2 years
Each dot is a buyer, by how many museum exhibition design 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 museum exhibition design contracts it awarded against what they were worth. The busiest and biggest are named.
Central governmentCouncilsOther buyers
Top buyers by contracts awarded
| Rank | Buyer | Contracts | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Science Museum Group | 9 | £1.1m |
| 2 | Natural History Museum | 3 | £730k |
| 3 | London Museum | 2 | £576k |
| 4 | British Library | 2 | £149k |
| 5 | London Borough of Waltham Forest | 2 | £57k |
| 6 | Royal Armouries | 1 | £2.3m |
| 7 | Belfast City Council | 1 | £1.7m |
| 8 | East Suffolk Council | 1 | £333k |
| 9 | Colchester City Council | 1 | £166k |
| 10 | Dunstable Town Council | 1 | £159k |
108 museum exhibition design contracts awarded since 2021
- 112021
- 222022
- 202023
- 152024
- 252025
- 152026 so far
Prices
Half of museum exhibition design contracts are worth less than £74k
Central governmentCouncilsOther buyers
The 10 biggest museum exhibition design contracts
- Royal ArmouriesZmma Limited · 12 May 2026
- Belfast City CouncilRalph Appelbaum Associates · 16 Jul 2026
- Natural History MuseumStudio MUTT, Kellenberger-White Limited, muf architecture/art, NISSEN RICHARDS studio · 26 Aug 2026
- London MuseumIDK · 30 Oct 2025
- Science Museum GroupLawson Ward Studio · 5 Jun 2025
- East Suffolk CouncilThe Creative Core · 13 Feb 2025
- London MuseumAOC Architecture Limited · 31 Mar 2025
- Science Museum GroupDHA Design Services Ltd. · 18 May 2026
- Colchester City CouncilPringle Richards Sharratt Ltd - GuM Studio · 1 Dec 2025
- Natural History MuseumAOC Architecture Limited · 12 Jun 2025
Renewing contracts
No museum exhibition design contracts come up for renewal in the next 12 months
The 18 museum exhibition design contracts ending are one-off work, which is not re-let as it was.
Where and when
London awards the most museum exhibition design contracts. May and July are the busiest months.
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 | 2 | 20 | £2.5m | £81k | AOC Architecture Limited and NISSEN RICHARDS studio (2 each) | Science Museum Group (7) | 0 |
| East of England | 0 | 6 | £744k | £102k | – | – | 0 |
| North East | 0 | 3 | £95k | – | – | – | 0 |
| North West | 0 | 3 | £284k | £61k | – | Science Museum Group (2) | 0 |
| Scotland | 0 | 3 | £173k | £70k | – | – | 0 |
| West Midlands | 0 | 2 | £90k | – | – | – | 0 |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | 0 | 1 | £2.3m | – | – | – | 0 |
| East Midlands | 0 | 1 | £40k | – | – | – | 0 |
| South West | 0 | 1 | £80k | – | – | – | 0 |
| Wales | 0 | 1 | £35k | – | – | – | 0 |
| Northern Ireland | 0 | 1 | £1.7m | – | – | – | 0 |
| South East | 0 | 0 | Not published | – | – | – | 0 |
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Key findings
- £120k a month
of museum exhibition design contracts awarded.
Typical contract £76k x 1.6 contracts a month, last 12 months. - 1.8
museum exhibition design contracts are awarded in a typical month.
42 contracts in the last 2 years. - 2
frameworks and DPSs are running for museum exhibition design work.
0 open to join now. - 91%
of museum exhibition design contracts are won by SMEs.
As recorded by the buyer, on 34 award notices.
How many museum exhibition design tenders and contracts are there?
| Last 12 months | Since November 2021 | |
|---|---|---|
| Notices published | 56 | 365 |
| Contracts awarded | 19 | 99 |
34 museum exhibition design contracts and frameworks end in the next 12 months, 4 of them recurring services. In the last two years, 29 buyers awarded museum exhibition design contracts to 40 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 museum exhibition design contracts does the UK public sector award?
42 in the 2 years to 4 November 2026, from 29 public buyers.
How long are museum exhibition design tenders open for?
The median museum exhibition design tender is open for 25 days from publication to deadline.
How much is a typical public sector museum exhibition design contract worth?
The median is £74k, and 85% are worth less than £250k.
Which buyers award the most museum exhibition design contracts?
Central government bodies award 52% of them.
Which part of the UK awards the most museum exhibition design contracts?
London: 20 of 42 in the 2 years to 4 November 2026, then the East of England (6) and the North East (3).
What is included
Design consultancy for permanent and temporary museum, gallery, heritage and visitor centre exhibitions: concept, interpretation design, 2D and 3D design and fit-out specification.
- Museum gallery 2D and 3D design
- Visitor experience and interpretation design
- Exhibition design with project management
- Exhibition design for heritage and environment centres
- Museum and visitor attraction retail and shop experience design and project management
What is not included
- Building and installing the exhibition (see Museum exhibition fit-out, exhibits and mounts)
- Display cases (see Museum display cases and showcases)
- Curators (see Cultural programme)
- Trade show stands (see Exhibition stand design and build)
- Outdoor interpretation panels (see Interpretation panels and trail signage)
- Interpretation strategies (another industry:
- Architecture and interior design of the building (another industry:
- Exhibition AV and interactives (another industry: