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title: "Kirkleatham Museum Gallery Redevelopment Project - Exhibition Design Services"
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# Kirkleatham Museum Gallery Redevelopment Project - Exhibition Design Services

Buyer: Redcar & Cleveland Borough Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-0eb7688e-724b-49f5-9831-c4b0731b4eb5

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## Summary

Redcar & Cleveland Borough Council procured exhibition design, interpretation and technical design services for the Kirkleatham Museum Gallery Redevelopment Project. The work covers the specialist design of the gallery exhibition, the interpretation that communicates its content to visitors, and the technical design needed to support delivery. Services are centred on Kirkleatham Museum in the North East of England. This is a museum and cultural-sector design commission rather than a general construction or building-design contract. It is relevant to exhibition designers, museum interpretation specialists, visitor-experience consultancies and technical design practices able to work together or provide an integrated service. The procurement is categorised as services, with the related classification of specialty design services.

The procurement is complete and was awarded following a limited competitive quotation process below the threshold. The contract was awarded to Lima Studio Limited on 4 September 2026 for £34,790, inclusive of the stated GBP currency. The contract period runs from 18 September 2026 to 30 November 2027. The tender submission deadline was 24 July 2026 at 2pm. The award covers the full exhibition design, interpretation and technical design service for the gallery redevelopment, rather than separate lots. Redcar & Cleveland Borough Council is the buyer. The published outcome identifies Lima Studio Limited as the successful supplier, so this procurement has moved beyond the opportunity to submit quotations and into delivery.

For a supplier that did not win this commission, the award provides a clear example of the council’s demand for integrated museum-gallery design services at SME scale. A credible competitor for a future requirement would need demonstrable exhibition design capability, strong interpretation and storytelling skills, and the technical design expertise to translate a gallery concept into a deliverable visitor environment. Experience of museum, heritage or cultural projects would help establish relevance, particularly where design must work for public audiences and fit an existing museum redevelopment. Suppliers should be able to coordinate creative, interpretive and technical workstreams, manage a client-led redevelopment brief, and demonstrate reliable delivery across a substantial multi-year service period.

## Notice

Award of contract for provision of Exhibition Design, Interpretation and Technical Design Services for the Kirkleatham Museum Gallery Redevelopment Project.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b6f1652b-fba9-4061-8ae9-a8d8bf690d36 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Competitive quotation (below threshold) |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 9 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 4 Sep 2026 |
| Contract period | 18 Sep 2026 - 30 Nov 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £34,790 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Redcar & Cleveland Borough Council |
| Locality | REDCAR |
| Postcode area | Cleveland |
| Postcode | TS10 1RT |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLC North East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLC3 Tees Valley |
| ITL 3 | TLC32 South Teesside |
| Local authority | Redcar and Cleveland |
| Electoral ward | Coatham |
| Westminster constituency | Redcar |
| Delivery location | TLC North East (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Lima Studio |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

### Codes

- 79930000 - Specialty design services

## Release History

- 9 Sep 2026 at 07:39 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b6f1652b-fba9-4061-8ae9-a8d8bf690d36

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b6f1652b-fba9-4061-8ae9-a8d8bf690d36
  9th September 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- http://www.redcar-cleveland.gov.uk

## Provenance

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