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# The British Museum · UK Public Procurement Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/the-british-museum-gov-pb167). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Authority Summary:** The British Museum is a UK Contracting Authority based in Greater London. Tracked in the Tenderline open procurement catalogue across 15 published procedures, with 1 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Information
- **Contracting Authority:** The British Museum
- **Classification:** UK Contracting Authority
- **Delivery Region:** Greater London
- **Authority ID:** `GB-FTS-19277` (Find a Tender organisation id)
- **Live Open Tenders:** 1
- **Total Published Procedures:** 15
- **Published Award Value (24 months):** £1.3m (median award: £330k) across 4 of 4 eligible published values (VAT excluded; not actual spend)
- **Official Registers:** govuk-organisations (British Museum)
- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/the-british-museum-gov-pb167

## Competition & Bidding Profile
- **Typical Bids per Lot:** 4.5 bids (median of 4 published per-lot bid counts on contested contract notices)
- **Single-Bid Lots:** 0% of lots drew only 1 bidder
- **Median Price Movement:** 3% below the published estimate (median of 2 comparable awards)

## Procurement Vehicles & Sourcing Routes
- **Commercial Tools (24m):** Contract: 11 (92%), Framework: 1 (8%)
- **Sourcing Procedures (24m):** Open: 6 (50%), Selective: 3 (25%), Route not published: 2 (17%), Direct award: 1 (8%)

## Primary Procurement Sectors (CPV)
1. **[Architectural, construction, engineering](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/architecture-engineering-71000000) (CPV 71):** 8 notices, last 24 months (67% of this period)
2. **[IT services: consulting, software, internet](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/it-services-software-72000000) (CPV 72):** 2 notices, last 24 months (17% of this period)
3. **[Recreational, cultural and sporting](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/recreational-cultural-and-sporting-services-92000000) (CPV 92):** 2 notices, last 24 months (17% of this period)
4. **[Business services: law, marketing, consulting](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/business-services-consultancy-79000000) (CPV 79):** 1 notices, last 24 months (8% of this period)
5. **[Laboratory, optical and precision](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/laboratory-optical-and-precision-equipments-excl-glasses-38000000) (CPV 38):** 1 notices, last 24 months (8% of this period)

## Key Awarded Suppliers
1. **[Bureau Veritas](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/bureau-veritas-coh-01758622):** 1 procedures
2. **[Gerald Eve LLP](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/gerald-eve-llp-coh-oc339470):** 1 procedures
3. **[Meyvaert](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/meyvaert-GB-PPON-PCTQ-7112-CQCY):** 1 procedures
4. **[HIZKIA France](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/hizkia-france-GB-PPON-PNVL-2133-TZWL):** 1 procedures
5. **[BSB Construction ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/bsb-construction-ltd-coh-07816133):** 1 procedures

## Largest Public Contract Awards
Top public contracts awarded by this authority:
1. **[Meyvaert](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/meyvaert-GB-PPON-PCTQ-7112-CQCY):** £499k · [Bayeux Tapestry Showcase](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/bayeux-tapestry-showcase-ocds-h6vhtk-05eb1c) · Awarded: 11 Feb 2026
2. **[Bureau Veritas](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/bureau-veritas-coh-01758622):** £380k · [Western Range Registered Building Control Approver](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/western-range-registered-building-control-approver-ocds-h6vhtk-067f6d) · Awarded: 2 Jul 2026
3. **[BSB Construction ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/bsb-construction-ltd-coh-07816133):** £280k · [Western Range Construction Logistics Advisor](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/western-range-construction-logistics-advisor-ocds-h6vhtk-06c9fc) · Awarded: 4 Sept 2026
4. **[Gerald Eve LLP](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/gerald-eve-llp-coh-oc339470):** £190k · [Western Range Town Planning Consultant](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/western-range-town-planning-consultant-ocds-h6vhtk-050c46) · Awarded: 24 Jul 2025

## Retender Radar & Upcoming Expiries
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 6 Months:** 0
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 18 Months:** 1
- **Catalogue Retender Radar:** [Track upcoming UK contract expiries](https://tenderline.uk/retenders)

## Award Values & Counterparties
> **Complete Contracting Authority Dossier:** Published award values over 24 months, supplier rosters, contract expiry dates, and direct award breakdowns are available in the interactive dossier on Tenderline:
> [Explore full The British Museum intelligence dossier on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/the-british-museum-gov-pb167#spend-analytics)

## Provenance and Open Data
- **Data Source:** Official notices published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- **Canonical Profile:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/the-british-museum-gov-pb167
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt