Tullie House Museum Exhibition Lighting Design Services Procurement

Contracts Finder - Open Opportunities

Published March 30th, 2026

Detected March 30th, 2026

Summary

The UK Crown Commercial Service published a contract notice on behalf of Tullie House Museum and Art Gallery Trust seeking an exhibition lighting designer for Phase 3 of Project Tullie in Carlisle. The competitive quotation (below threshold) is valued at £0-£15,000, open to SMEs, with a closing date of 11 May 2026 at 10am.

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What changed

Tullie House Museum and Art Gallery Trust, through the Crown Commercial Service's Contracts Finder portal, issued a Request for Quotation for exhibition lighting design services. The contract (Project Tullie Phase 3: Breaking Down Barriers) covers the creative lighting approach for the new Active Gallery space where on-gallery activity and collections storage will blend. The contract runs from 1 June 2026 to 30 April 2027, valued at up to £15,000.

Suppliers interested in this procurement must submit quotations by 11 May 2026 at 10am. The procedure type is 'competitive quotation below threshold,' which allows the buyer to select and invite potential suppliers. SMEs are suitable for this contract; VCSEs are not. Bidders should review full details via the linked RFQ documentation at tullie.org.uk and contact Corinne Irving at Tullie House with queries.

What to do next

Review the full RFQ documentation at https://tullie.org.uk/project-tullie-phase-3-lighting-design-request-for-quotation/
Prepare and submit quotation by 11 May 2026, 10am
Contact Corinne Irving at corinne.irving@tullie.org.uk for clarifications before the closing date

Source document (simplified)

Published date: 30 March 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: 11 May 2026, 10am

Contract summary

Industry

Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services - 71000000

Location of contract

North West

Value of contract

£0 to £15,000

Procurement reference

Project Tullie Phase 3: Lighting Design Request for Quotation

Published date

30 March 2026

Closing date

11 May 2026

Closing time

10am

Contract start date

1 June 2026

Contract end date

30 April 2027

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Competitive quotation (below threshold)

What is a competitive quotation (below threshold)? The buyer selects a group of potential suppliers to invite to tender.

This procedure can be used for procurements below the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Description

Tullie House Museum and Art Gallery Trust (the Trust) in Carlisle (brand name: Tullie) is seeking an experienced exhibition Lighting Designer to plan and deliver the creative approach to lighting the spaces and collection displays within the new Active Gallery, as part of Project Tullie Phase 3: Breaking Down Barriers.

We're looking for an individual or organisation who can bring their expertise and creativity to support the final stages of design and onsite delivery of our new 'Active Gallery' space; where on-gallery activity and collections storage will blend.

Full details can be found via the following link
https://tullie.org.uk/project-tullie-phase-3-lighting-design-request-for-quotation/