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# The National Gallery · UK Public Procurement Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/the-national-gallery-gov-pb174). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Authority Summary:** The National Gallery is a UK Contracting Authority based in Greater London. Tracked in the Tenderline open procurement catalogue across 46 published procedures, with 0 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Information
- **Contracting Authority:** The National Gallery
- **Classification:** UK Contracting Authority
- **Delivery Region:** Greater London
- **Authority ID:** `GB-FTS-32728` (Find a Tender organisation id)
- **Live Open Tenders:** 0
- **Total Published Procedures:** 46
- **Published Award Value (24 months):** £31m (median award: £666k) across 14 of 14 eligible published values (VAT excluded; not actual spend)
- **Official Registers:** govuk-organisations (National Gallery)
- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/the-national-gallery-gov-pb174

## Competition & Bidding Profile
- **Typical Bids per Lot:** 4.5 bids (median of 14 published per-lot bid counts on contested contract notices)
- **Single-Bid Lots:** 7% of lots drew only 1 bidder
- **Median Price Movement:** 19% below the published estimate (median of 12 comparable awards)

## Procurement Vehicles & Sourcing Routes
- **Commercial Tools (24m):** Contract: 14 (93%), Framework: 1 (7%)
- **Sourcing Procedures (24m):** Open: 8 (53%), Selective: 7 (47%)

## Primary Procurement Sectors (CPV)
1. **[Architectural, construction, engineering](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/architecture-engineering-71000000) (CPV 71):** 8 notices, last 24 months (53% of this period)
2. **[Construction work](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/construction-civil-engineering-45000000) (CPV 45):** 3 notices, last 24 months (20% of this period)
3. **[Business services: law, marketing, consulting](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/business-services-consultancy-79000000) (CPV 79):** 2 notices, last 24 months (13% of this period)
4. **[Security, fire-fighting, police](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/security-fire-fighting-police-and-defence-equipment-35000000) (CPV 35):** 1 notices, last 24 months (7% of this period)
5. **[Software package and information systems](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/software-packages-erp-48000000) (CPV 48):** 1 notices, last 24 months (7% of this period)

## Key Awarded Suppliers
1. **[Crozier Fine Arts](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/crozier-fine-arts-coh-01231097):** 1 procedures (4 awards)
2. **[Momart Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/momart-ltd-coh-01073437):** 1 procedures (4 awards)
3. **[Constantine Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/constantine-ltd-coh-00948446):** 1 procedures (4 awards)
4. **[PARADIGM 33 LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/paradigm-33-limited-coh-09256453):** 1 procedures (3 awards)
5. **[Gander and White Shipping Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/gander-and-white-shipping-ltd-coh-00379962):** 1 procedures (3 awards)

## Largest Public Contract Awards
Top public contracts awarded by this authority:
1. **[Kengo Kuma & Associates, INC.](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/kengo-kuma-associates-inc-GB-PPON-PVPW-2464-TRCM):** £8.5m · [Design Architect for a New Wing at the National Gallery](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/design-architect-for-a-new-wing-at-the-national-gallery-ocds-h6vhtk-059759) · Awarded: 2 Apr 2026
2. **[Advanced Interior Solutions Ltd.](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/advanced-interior-solutions-ltd-coh-01431977):** £6.6m · [National Gallery Research Centre Fit Out](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/national-gallery-research-centre-fit-out-ocds-h6vhtk-05f5e6) · Awarded: 17 Jun 2026
3. **[CBRE MANAGED SERVICES LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/cbre-managed-services-limited-coh-01799580):** £5.2m · [Gally 30 - 31 Overroof and Refurb](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/gally-30-31-overroof-and-refurb-ocds-h6vhtk-065c2c) · Awarded: 10 Sept 2026
4. **[Erith Contractors Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/erith-contractors-ltd-coh-01102060):** £4.7m · [National Gallery Research Centre Excavation and Structures](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/national-gallery-research-centre-excavation-and-structures-ocds-h6vhtk-05f5f4) · Awarded: 27 Apr 2026
5. **[Max Fordham](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/max-fordham-coh-oc300026):** £1.8m · [MEP Engineering Consultant for the New Wing at the National Gallery](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/mep-engineering-consultant-for-the-new-wing-at-the-national-gallery-ocds-h6vhtk-060b14) · Awarded: 5 Jun 2026

## 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 National Gallery intelligence dossier on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/the-national-gallery-gov-pb174#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-national-gallery-gov-pb174
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt