Exhibition Design Consultancy

Royal Armouries
Yorkshire and the Humber
Open procedure
6 May 2026 to 1 February 2034

Lead design consultancy for RIBA Stages 2-7, including a twelve-month defects period for a specific museum exhibition project. The consultant is responsible for procuring and managing a multidisciplinary design team to deliver flexible, budget-compliant exhibition solutions. The contract is structured in phases, with subsequent phases contingent upon secured funding and subject to potential descoping or scaling down to align with final financial allocations.

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Awarded value: £2.3m; As published
Published: 13 May 2025
Awarded: 12 May 2026; Zmma Limited
Contract length: 93 months; Ends 1 February 2034

What the contract covers

Single whole-contract lead design consultancy service

Provision of lead design consultancy and multidisciplinary exhibition design services for major museum and heritage capital development projects.

Provide Lead Design Consultant services for RIBA Stages 2–7 with a twelve-month defects period for the Armed with Hope & Understanding project.
Procure and manage a multidisciplinary Exhibition Design Team to fully execute the project scope.
Develop and deliver flexible exhibition designs in line with project budgets, target timescales, statutory legislation, Client guidelines and industry best practice.

Terms and requirements

Contract type: Single whole-contract lead design consultancy service
Procedure: Open procedure
Initial term: 93 months
Contract dates: 6 May 2026 to 1 February 2034
Certifications asked for: None stated
Lots: 1
Suitable for SMEs: Yes
Suitable for charities and social enterprises: Yes
Category: Services
CPV codes: 45212310, 45300000, 71220000, 71324000

Services in this contract

Museum and visitor exhibition designMain service£74k typicalLead exhibition design consultant for Royal Armouries permanent galleries re-display

Lifecycle

Published
13 May 2025
Contract awardedto Zmma Limited
12 May 2026
Contract starts
6 May 2026
Contract ends
1 February 2034

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Royal Armouries

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Zmma Limited

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Link: https://bidskim.com/tender/321601/exhibition-design-consultancy
Buyer reference: RA-0212
Open contracting ID: ocds-h6vhtk-051250
Last checked: 5 November 2026

Royal Armouries. Exhibition Design Consultancy. Contract award, 13 May 2025. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/321601/exhibition-design-consultancy (accessed 5 November 2026).