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Hire of 'Wind in the Willows' Art/Sculpture Installation

Royal Armouries Museum

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19 Oct 2026 at 11:13

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Royal Armouries Museum procured the hire of a Wind in the Willows art and sculpture trail. This is a cultural and museum visitor-experience service, involving an art or sculpture installation presented as a trail. The procurement description identifies the event and its intended seasonal run, but does not describe the number or type of sculptures, installation requirements, or visitor activities. The buyer is the Royal Armouries Museum, a public museum based in Leeds. The supplier’s address is in Whaley Bridge, High Peak.

The procurement is complete and the contract is active. It was awarded to WILD IN ART LIMITED, and the contract was signed on 9 October 2026. The contract runs from 9 October 2026 to 12 September 2027. Its value is £32,500 excluding VAT, or £39,000 including VAT. The requirement was handled as a below-threshold procurement; the published method details do not identify a specific procedure. There was one lot, covering the trail hire. The award record does not give a separate award date or evaluation criteria, so the basis on which the supplier was selected cannot be described from the published details.

For a future requirement of this kind, a credible supplier would need to provide or arrange the hire of an engaging art or sculpture trail based on a recognised story, and deliver it as a visitor-facing museum experience. The award shows that the Royal Armouries Museum has commissioned a seasonal installation through a below-threshold route. Suppliers with experience supplying and coordinating comparable trails for cultural attractions may therefore be well placed to demonstrate fit. The available details do not establish requirements for fabrication, installation, maintenance, visitor programming or particular accreditations, so these should not be assumed to have formed part of this contract.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Hire of 'Wind in the Willows' Art/Sculpture Installation

Notice Description

Hire of 'Wind in the Willows' art/sculpture trail during financial year 2027/28. Event will run from July -September 2027.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-078a81
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/098369-2026
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
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - unknown
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

92 - Recreational, cultural and sporting services

CPV Codes

92521000 - Museum services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£32,500 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
19 Oct 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
9 Oct 2026 - 12 Sep 2027 6-12 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
Royal Armouries Museum
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LEEDS
Postcode
LS10 1LT
Postcode Area
Leeds
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLE4 West Yorkshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLE42 Leeds
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Leeds
Electoral Ward
Hunslet & Riverside
Westminster Constituency
Leeds South

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Wild in Art

Further Information

Notice Documents

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