Notice Information
Notice Title
105042 - Transportation and Storage for Artworks Everywhere Programme
Notice Description
This notice invites suppliers to participate in a procurement by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) to establish a specialist Fine Art transport agent for the Government Art Collection (GAC). The agent will be required to manage the distribution and temporary storage of up to 2,000 artworks to approximately 900 non-traditional gallery sites (500 schools and 400 hospitals) across England. This procurement is being carried out in accordance with the Procurement Act 2023 open procedure. Please see invitation to tender pack for the full requirements of this opportunity.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Options: These options may be exercised at the contracting authority's discretion to ensure continuity of services.
Renewal: The Department reserves the right to exercise an option to extend the term of this Contract for a further six (6) months. If utilised, the additional services are anticipated to be for the performance of similar transportation services as described in the specification but for the transport of up to a further 2000 artworks.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-06b555
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/056347-2026
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK4 - Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
63 - Supporting and auxiliary transport services; travel agencies services
-
- CPV Codes
63100000 - Cargo handling and storage services
63120000 - Storage and warehousing services
63121000 - Storage and retrieval services
63520000 - Transport agency services
92521000 - Museum services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £150,000 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- £150,000 £100K-£500K
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 15 Jun 20261 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- 13 Jul 20263 weeks to go
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 31 Aug 2026 - 31 Mar 2027 6-12 months
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- DEPARTMENT FOR CULTURE, MEDIA AND SPORT
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LONDON
- Postcode
- SW1A 2BQ
- Post Town
- South West London
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLI London
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLI3 Inner London - West
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLI35 Westminster and City of London
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Westminster
- Electoral Ward
- St James's
- Westminster Constituency
- Cities of London and Westminster
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/056347-2026
15th June 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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