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title: "Construction of Robert Ryman The Real Thing Exhibition"
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# Construction of Robert Ryman The Real Thing Exhibition

Buyer: The Mayor and Commonalty and Citizens of the City of London  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06e313

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## Summary

The City of London is procuring works to build the exhibition set for Robert Ryman: The Real Thing at Barbican Art Gallery. The requirement is exhibition-centre construction work, covering the physical set build for the exhibition. The buying organisation is The Mayor and Commonalty and Citizens of the City of London, a sub-central public authority. Delivery is associated with the United Kingdom and the named venue is Barbican Art Gallery in the City of London. This is a specialist fit-out and construction requirement for an arts and cultural venue, rather than a general building project or a supply-only contract.

The procurement has been awarded and the tender is complete. It used a below-threshold limited competition. One lot was awarded to Raskl Limited. The contract was signed on 13 July 2026, with a contract period from 20 July 2026 to 22 September 2026. The awarded contract value is £77,414 excluding VAT and £92,896.80 including VAT. The award is active and the contract is active. The evaluation basis was a limited competition, with the procurement classified as works. The requirement was treated as below the relevant threshold, and the procurement was not divided into multiple awarded lots.

This procurement demonstrates demand from the City of London for specialist exhibition set construction at a major cultural venue. A credible competitor for a future requirement of this kind would need practical set-build and exhibition-centre construction capability, with the capacity to deliver a defined installation within a short project period. Experience working in galleries, museums or other public-facing cultural spaces would help demonstrate understanding of venue constraints, visitor safety and the need to construct exhibition environments accurately. The award to Raskl Limited, identified as an SME, shows that a smaller specialist contractor can satisfy this buyer’s requirement. Businesses should be prepared to compete through a limited-competition route.

## Notice

The set build for the Robert Ryman The Real Thing exhibition at Barbican Art Gallery.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/076980-2026 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Works |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - limited competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 12 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 13 Jul 2026 |
| Contract period | 20 Jul 2026 - 22 Sep 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £77,414 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | The Mayor and Commonalty and Citizens of the City of London |
| Locality | CITY OF LONDON |
| Postcode area | Central London |
| Postcode | EC2P 2EJ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI4 Inner London - East |
| ITL 3 | TLI43 Haringey and Islington |
| Local authority | Islington |
| Electoral ward | Clerkenwell |
| Westminster constituency | Islington South and Finsbury |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Raskl Limited |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 45 - Construction work

### Codes

- 45212312 - Exhibition centre construction work

## Release History

- 12 Aug 2026 at 17:52 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/076980-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/076980-2026
  12th August 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

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