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Windrush Untold Stories Exhibit

Home Office

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21 Jul 2026 at 14:42

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Home Office commissioned an exhibition called Windrush Untold Stories. The requirement is an exhibition service focused on presenting Windrush-related stories, with the stated purpose of delivering the Windrush Untold Stories exhibition. This is a services opportunity in the museum and exhibition sector, corresponding to CPV 92521100, museum-exhibition services. The buying organisation is the Home Office, a central government department. The named supplier, Empathy Museum LTD, is a voluntary, community or social enterprise and is classified as a large organisation. The requirement therefore concerns the conception, production or delivery of a public-facing exhibition rather than the supply of physical museum objects or general construction works. Its subject matter is specifically the Windrush experience and associated untold stories.

The procurement has been completed and the contract was awarded to Empathy Museum LTD. It used a direct award below the applicable threshold, without competition. One lot was completed, and the award and contract are recorded as active. The contract was signed on 28 May 2026 and ran from 29 May 2026 to 3 July 2026. Its value was £35,990 excluding VAT and £43,188 including VAT. The contracting process therefore concluded through a single-supplier route rather than an open tender. The published outcome identifies museum-exhibition services as the awarded requirement. The selected supplier was Empathy Museum LTD, and the Home Office was both the buyer and the organisation commissioning the exhibition.

This procurement is evidence of Home Office demand for specialist exhibition services centred on culturally significant UK stories, particularly the Windrush experience. Suppliers best placed for comparable work would be exhibition producers, museums, cultural organisations and creative agencies able to turn lived experience and historical material into a coherent public-facing exhibition. Credibility would come from demonstrating relevant museum or exhibition delivery, sensitive treatment of community histories, and the organisational capacity to complete a complete exhibition service for a central government buyer. Voluntary, community or social enterprises may be well aligned with the subject matter and commissioning context. The direct-award route also shows that a clearly defined specialist proposition and established buyer confidence can be commercially important when this type of requirement is commissioned.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Windrush Untold Stories Exhibit

Notice Description

Exhibition for Windrush Untold Stories

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06cffd
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/068762-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - without competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

92 - Recreational, cultural and sporting services

CPV Codes

92521100 - Museum-exhibition services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£35,990 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
21 Jul 20262 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
29 May 2026 - 3 Jul 2026 1-6 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Home Office
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
SW1P 4DF
Postcode Area
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

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Empathy Museum LTD

Further Information

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