AV Services Partner for London Museum, £50k-£100k, Closing 8 May 2026
Summary
London Museum has published an open opportunity notice seeking a Production Partner to deliver AV services for its creative programmes and commercial hire team. The estimated contract value is £50,000 to £100,000 for the period 2 November 2026 to 31 October 2027, with an anticipated event hire revenue stream of up to £300,000 per annum managed separately via London Museum Trading Limited. The deadline for submission of an Expression of Interest Questionnaire is 8 May 2026 at 12pm, with submissions via the Delta e-sourcing platform. The contract is open to SMEs but not VCSEs.
“The intention of this questionnaire is to gather intelligence on the services on offer by relevant suppliers in the market for these services.”
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London Museum has published a contract opportunity notice inviting potential suppliers to submit an Expression of Interest Questionnaire for AV and production services. The procurement, conducted via the Delta e-sourcing platform under an open procedure, has an estimated value of £50,000 to £100,000 with a contract term of approximately one year from 2 November 2026 to 31 October 2027. Potential event-hire revenue is estimated separately at up to £300,000 per annum. Responses are due by 8 May 2026 at 12pm.
Suppliers interested in providing AV services to cultural institutions should monitor the Delta platform for tender documents and consider whether their organisation meets the SME suitability criteria. The questionnaire is described as intelligence-gathering to inform a future formal tender process, and the Museum cannot guarantee that all respondents will be contacted. Suppliers should submit via the Delta platform before the deadline to be considered for any subsequent procurement.
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Published date: 28 April 2026
Open opportunity - This means that the contract is currently active, and the buying department is looking for potential suppliers to fulfil the contract.
Watch this notice Print this notice Closing: 8 May 2026, 12pm
Contract summary
Industry
- Event services - 79952000
- Cultural event organisation services - 79952100
Location of contract
London
Value of contract
£50,000 to £100,000
Procurement reference
BIP1030363893
Published date
28 April 2026
Closing date
8 May 2026
Closing time
12pm
Contract start date
2 November 2026
Contract end date
31 October 2027
Contract type
Service contract
Procedure type
Open procedure
What is an open procedure? Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.
Contract is suitable for SMEs?
Yes
Contract is suitable for VCSEs?
No
Description
This notice is to advertise requests for potential suppliers to download a submit a response to an Expression of Interest Questionnaire. This is to seek intelligence on potential suppliers in the market to provide the Museum with services as a Production Partner. This would involve providing relevant AV services to facilitate the delivery of the Museum's ongoing creative programmes whilst also providing services to support and delivery it's commercial hire team with any relevant AV requirements to deliver corporate events. The estimated value range listed here represents anticipated cost of services to the Museum directly. Potential revenue based on event hire is treated as separate via London Museum Trading Limited. Event revenue is only an estimate at this stage at potentially £300k p/annum.
Further detail is available via documents available to download via the Delta platform. Completed questionnaire should similarly be uploaded and submitted for consideration via the Delta platform.
More information
Links
- https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-GB-London:-Commercial-Events-and-Programme-Production-Partner/JBF8R39M6Z
- Tender notice
- Please follow this link to view the notice. Additional text
The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.The intention of this questionnaire is to gather intelligence on the services on offer by relevant suppliers in the market for these services. This intelligence will be collected and reviewed to support the project team in determining it's requirements for a potential tender process in the future. The Museum cannot guarantee that all parties who submit a questionnaire will be contacted in the future.
How to apply
Follow the instructions given in the description or the more information section.
About the buyer
Contact name
London Museum Procurement Department
Address
150 London Wall
London
EC2Y 5HN
UK
Telephone
02078145676
procurement@londonmuseum.org.uk
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