---
title: "Hire of 'Wind in the Willows' Art/Sculpture Installation"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-078a81"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Royal Armouries Museum"
published: "2026-10-19"
---

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

Buyer: Royal Armouries Museum  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-078a81

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## Summary

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.

## Notice

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

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/098369-2026 |
| 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 |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 19 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 9 Oct 2026 - 12 Sep 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £32,500 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Royal Armouries Museum |
| Locality | LEEDS |
| Postcode area | Leeds |
| Postcode | LS10 1LT |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber |
| ITL 2 | TLE4 West Yorkshire |
| ITL 3 | TLE42 Leeds |
| Local authority | Leeds |
| Electoral ward | Hunslet & Riverside |
| Westminster constituency | Leeds South |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Wild in Art |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 92 - Recreational, cultural and sporting services

### Codes

- 92521000 - Museum services

## Release History

- 19 Oct 2026 at 11:13 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/098369-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/098369-2026
  19th October 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- http://www.wildinart.co.uk
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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