Ends in 8 weeks
Sewerby Hall and Gardens Winter Woodland Event
East Riding of Yorkshire Council · Yorkshire and the Humber · 33-month contract
Held by Blue Thunder Sound
Projection mapping tenders and contracts
UK public sector, covering 600+ buyer sites
179 projection mapping tenders and contracts, 46 this year.
Updated 4 November 2026 · compiled by BidSkim Limited · How we count
- Awarded a month£120k
- Contracts a month1.9
- Won by SMEs84%
- Renewing in 6 months2
Projection mapping contracts
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How many projection mapping contracts do keyword alerts miss?
In the last year, a "projection mapping" alert would have missed 30 of 30 projection mapping contracts (100%) and an expert list of 15 phrases 6 (20%). How we measured this
Keyword alert"projection mapping"
100% missed
30 of 30
Expert list15 phrases
20% missed
6 of 30
Expert list: projection mapping, video mapping, light festival, light trail, illumination trail, light installation, light art, light night, lights festival, river of light, immersive installation, light artwork, winter light trail, projection show, lighting and projection
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46 contracts across the UK, of any size
Recently awarded
The latest projection mapping contracts awarded
- Awarded21 Oct 2026Space Weather Reverence - Immersive data art installationMet OfficeWon by Onyva Studio Ltd£95k
- Awarded2 Oct 2026River of Light - Invisible Wind Factory - Wayfinding Light Artwork AssetsLiverpool City Council · North WestWon by Invisible Wind Factory Ltd
- Awarded18 Sep 2026PLA26135 Bay of Lights – Video MappingTorbay Council · South WestWon by The Media Workshop£38k
- Awarded1 Sep 2026Light Night Creatives / Artist 26/27East Lindsey District Council · East MidlandsWon by Squidsoup Limited£66k
- Awarded7 Aug 2026River of Light - Colour Rush - Liz WestLiverpool City Council · North WestWon by Elizabeth Devereux West
- Awarded21 Jul 2026River of Light - The AnookiLiverpool City Council · North WestWon by Inook
- Awarded15 Jul 2026River of Light - Art Installation RiggingLiverpool City Council · North WestWon by Unusal Rigging LTD
- Awarded14 Jul 2026Lightwaves Storytellers Artwork CommissionEast Lindsey District Council · East MidlandsWon by Sdna Ltd£20k
- Awarded1 Jul 2026River of Light - Artwork HireLiverpool City Council · North WestWon by Stellar Creates CIC
- Awarded12 Jun 2026Artist design and delivery for the Lights Festival for Swaffham 2027Breckland Council · East of EnglandWon by Sdna Ltd£49k
- Awarded6 May 2026Delivery of Four Lightwaves Events for East LindseyEast Lindsey District Council · East MidlandsWon by The Sessions House CIC£130k
- Awarded1 May 2026PLA25163 Provision of Lighting Installations for Bay of Lights Illumination TrailTorbay Council · South WestWon by Richmond Event Management Ltd and 1 more£300k
- Awarded10 Apr 2026Paisley Halloween Festival 2026/27/28 - Lighting and ProjectionRenfrewshire Council · ScotlandWon by Woodroffe Bassett Design£173k
- Awarded16 Mar 2026Production and Delivery of Ayscoughfee Hall Light Night 2026East Lindsey District Council · East MidlandsWon by Squidsoup Limited£44k
- Awarded4 Feb 2026'GEOPARK IN THE DARK'The National Forest Company · East MidlandsWon by Lindley Productions Limited£47k
- Awarded29 Jan 2026SLACity of Bradford Metropolitan District Council · Yorkshire and the HumberWon by EMF Technology Limited£27k
- Awarded27 Jan 2026Technical costs for BD is LIT light festival 2025City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council · Yorkshire and the HumberWon by Tim Garbutt Events LTD£50k
- Awarded22 Jan 2026T25-192BUS Tender for Nighttime Illumination of Tall Ships at 2026 Foyle Maritime FestivalDerry City and Strabane District Council · Northern IrelandWon by Visual Spectrum Studios Ltd£36k
- Awarded7 Nov 2025Selby Light 2026North Yorkshire Council · Yorkshire and the HumberWon by Imitating the Dog productions ltd£80k
- Awarded5 Nov 2025Headstone Manor Museum Light Trail EventLondon Borough of Harrow · LondonWon by Humphries Audio Visual Limited t/a EPG£25k
- Awarded16 Oct 2025Provision of Light Installation Displays for Let's Glow Event 2026Basingstoke & Deane Borough Council · South EastWon by Yes Events Ltd.£74k
- Awarded7 Oct 2025R065 - Stellar CreatesMiddlesbrough Council · North EastWon by Stellar Creates CIC£20k
- Awarded24 Sep 2025Artistic Work Light Installation Southsea Castle LighthousePortsmouth City Council · South EastWon by Miracles are Limited£80k
- Awarded22 Sep 2025Projection Mapping Commission - North Shields 800North Tyneside Council · North EastWon by Jay Halim Studio
- Awarded17 Sep 2025Christmas Light Trail to Dover Town for 2025Dover Town Council · South EastWon by AV Events (Reading) Limited£25k
- Awarded26 Aug 2025Christmas Light Trail to Dover Town for 2025Dover Town Council · South EastWon by AV Events (Reading) Limited£25k
- Awarded10 Jul 2025Delivery of Spectra 2026 and 2027Aberdeen City Council · ScotlandWon by Live Event Management LTD£600k
- Awarded3 Jul 2025Design, production & delivery of themed projection light shows (with accompanying pyrotechnics) in Armagh City as part of Armagh’s Georgian Festival in 2025, 2026 & 2027 Armagh City,Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council · Northern IrelandWon by Creative Technology (Audio Visual) Ireland Limited£92k
- Awarded5 Jun 2025PLA25056 Bay of Lights – Illumination event 2025-2027Torbay Council · South WestWon by Future Technical Solutions£100k
- Awarded1 May 2025Luminarium Between the Tides Festival 2025Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council · North EastWon by Architects of Air£22k
Where to bid
Where projection mapping tenders are run
In-Tend2 67%
Supplying the South West1 33%
Tenders published in the last year that name the bid portal they run on.
Quartier des Spectacles (QDS) International won the most projection mapping contracts
FTF2 Limited won the most by value. Each dot is one contract, coloured by who bought it.
CouncilsCentral governmentTransport and utilities
| Rank | Contractor | Contracts won, by buyer | Contracts | Value won | Buyers | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Quartier des Spectacles (QDS) International North West · See every contract | 3 | Not published | 1 | ||
| 2joint | FTF2 Limited North West · SME · See every contract | 2 | £14m | 1 | ||
| 2joint | Future Technical Solutions South West · SME · See every contract | 2 | £250k | 1 | ||
| 2joint | Woodroffe Bassett Design Scotland · SME · See every contract | 2 | £173k | 1 | ||
| 2joint | Yes Events Ltd. South East · SME · See every contract | 2 | £144k | 1 | ||
| 2joint | Squidsoup Limited East Midlands · SME · See every contract | 2 | £110k | 1 | ||
| 2joint | Sdna Ltd East Midlands · SME · See every contract | 2 | £69k | 2 | ||
| 2joint | AV Events (Reading) Limited South East · SME · See every contract | 2 | £50k | 1 | ||
| 2joint | Stellar Creates CIC North East · See every contract | 2 | £20k | 2 | ||
| 2joint | Amigo & Amigo North West · See every contract | 2 | Not published | 1 |
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Who buys
Councils award 93% of projection mapping contracts
Contracts with a published value in the last 2 years, from the type of buyer to the size of the contract.
8 buyers bought projection mapping more than once in the last 2 years
Each dot is a buyer, by how many projection mapping contracts it awarded in the last 2 years.
See who they are and when they usually buy →
Few and big, or many and small
Each dot is a buyer: how many projection mapping contracts it awarded against what they were worth. The busiest and biggest are named.
CouncilsCentral governmentTransport and utilities
Top buyers by contracts awarded
| Rank | Buyer | Contracts | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liverpool City Council | 15 | Not published |
| 2 | East Lindsey District Council | 4 | £260k |
| 3 | Torbay Council | 3 | £438k |
| 4 | Manchester City Council | 2 | £14m |
| 5 | Renfrewshire Council | 2 | £218k |
| 6 | Basingstoke & Deane Borough Council | 2 | £144k |
| 7 | City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council | 2 | £76k |
| 8 | Dover Town Council | 2 | £50k |
| 9 | Aberdeen City Council | 1 | £600k |
| 10 | Met Office | 1 | £95k |
95 projection mapping contracts awarded since 2021
- 102021
- 102022
- 202023
- 102024
- 172025
- 282026 so far
Prices
Half of projection mapping contracts are worth less than £50k
CouncilsCentral governmentTransport and utilities
The 10 biggest projection mapping contracts
- Manchester City CouncilFTF2 Limited · 11 Mar 2025
- Manchester City CouncilFTF2 Limited · 11 Mar 2025
- Aberdeen City CouncilLive Event Management LTD · 10 Jul 2025
- Torbay CouncilRichmond Event Management Ltd, Future Technical Solutions · 1 May 2026
- Renfrewshire CouncilWoodroffe Bassett Design · 10 Apr 2026
- East Lindsey District CouncilThe Sessions House CIC · 6 May 2026
- Torbay CouncilFuture Technical Solutions · 5 Jun 2025
- Met OfficeOnyva Studio Ltd · 21 Oct 2026
- Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough CouncilCreative Technology (Audio Visual) Ireland Limited · 3 Jul 2025
- Portsmouth City CouncilMiracles are Limited · 24 Sep 2025
Renewing contracts
2 projection mapping contracts come up for renewal in the next 12 months
2 in the next 6 months. Most projection mapping work is one-off: 11% of the contracts ending are recurring terms that get re-let. The 2 ending soonest are shown in full.
Ends May 2027
Delivery of Spectra 2026 and 2027
Aberdeen City Council · Scotland · 2-year contract
Held by Live Event Management LTD
Where and when
The North West awards the most projection mapping 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North West | 0 | 17 | £14m | – | Quartier des Spectacles (QDS) International (3) | Liverpool City Council (15) | 0 |
| East Midlands | 0 | 5 | £307k | £47k | Squidsoup Limited (2) | East Lindsey District Council (4) | 0 |
| South East | 0 | 5 | £274k | £70k | Yes Events Ltd. and AV Events (Reading) Limited (2 each) | Basingstoke & Deane Borough Council and Dover Town Council (2 each) | 0 |
| North East | 0 | 4 | £75k | £22k | – | – | 0 |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | 0 | 3 | £156k | £50k | – | City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council (2) | 1 |
| South West | 0 | 3 | £438k | £100k | Future Technical Solutions (2) | Torbay Council (3) | 0 |
| Scotland | 0 | 3 | £818k | £173k | Woodroffe Bassett Design (2) | Renfrewshire Council (2) | 1 |
| London | 0 | 2 | £25k | – | – | – | 0 |
| Northern Ireland | 0 | 2 | £128k | – | – | – | 0 |
| East of England | 0 | 1 | £49k | – | – | – | 0 |
| West Midlands | 0 | 0 | Not published | – | – | – | 0 |
| Wales | 0 | 0 | Not published | – | – | – | 0 |
Often bought with projection mapping
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Key findings
- £120k a month
of projection mapping contracts awarded.
Typical contract £49k x 2.5 contracts a month, last 12 months. - 1.9
projection mapping contracts are awarded in a typical month.
46 contracts in the last 2 years. - 2
projection mapping contracts come up for renewal in the next 6 months.
Recurring contracts with a named supplier and a published end date before 4 May 2027. - 84%
of projection mapping contracts are won by SMEs.
As recorded by the buyer, on 25 award notices.
How many projection mapping tenders and contracts are there?
| Since November 2021 | Last 12 months | |
|---|---|---|
| Notices published | 179 | 46 |
| Contracts awarded | 86 | 30 |
21 projection mapping contracts and frameworks end in the next 12 months, 2 of them recurring services. In the last two years, 22 buyers awarded projection mapping contracts to 36 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 projection mapping contracts does the UK public sector award?
46 in the 2 years to 4 November 2026, from 22 public buyers.
How long are projection mapping tenders open for?
The median projection mapping tender is open for 28 days from publication to deadline.
How much is a typical public sector projection mapping contract worth?
The median is £50k, and 86% are worth less than £250k.
Who wins the most public sector projection mapping contracts?
Quartier des Spectacles (QDS) International won the most (3). FTF2 Limited won the most by value (£14m).
Which buyers award the most projection mapping contracts?
Councils award 93% of them.
Which part of the UK awards the most projection mapping contracts?
The North West: 17 of 46 in the 2 years to 4 November 2026, then the East Midlands (5) and the South East (5).
How many projection mapping contracts come up for renewal in the next 12 months?
2 contracts end and are likely to be re-let, the first on 31 December 2026. Another 16 ending are one-off work.
What is included
Creative production of light festivals, illuminated trails, light artworks and projection-mapped shows as cultural attractions.
- Light festival production
- Projection mapping events
- Light installations and light art
- Christmas and winter light trails
What is not included
- Fireworks and drone shows (see Fireworks, pyrotechnics and special effects)
- Festive street lighting (another industry:
- Projector and AV hire alone (another industry: