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# The Royal Air Force Museum · UK Public Procurement Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/the-royal-air-force-museum-gov-pb308). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Authority Summary:** The Royal Air Force Museum is a Charity based in Greater London. Tracked in the Tenderline open procurement catalogue across 14 published procedures, with 0 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Information
- **Contracting Authority:** The Royal Air Force Museum
- **Classification:** Charity
- **Delivery Region:** Greater London
- **Authority ID:** `GB-CHC-1197541` (Charity Commission)
- **Live Open Tenders:** 0
- **Total Published Procedures:** 14
- **Published Award Value (24 months):** £551k (median award: £45k) across 8 of 8 eligible published values (VAT excluded; not actual spend)
- **Official Registers:** companies-house (ROYAL AIR FORCE MUSEUM), govuk-organisations (Royal Air Force Museum)
- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/the-royal-air-force-museum-gov-pb308

## Competition & Bidding Profile
- **Typical Bids per Lot:** 12 bids (median of 1 published per-lot bid counts on contested contract notices)
- **Single-Bid Lots:** 0% of lots drew only 1 bidder
- **Median Price Movement:** at the published estimate (median of 1 comparable awards)

## Procurement Vehicles & Sourcing Routes
- **Commercial Tools (24m):** Contract: 9 (100%)
- **Sourcing Procedures (24m):** Limited / restricted: 6 (67%), Direct award: 1 (11%), Open: 1 (11%), Route not published: 1 (11%)

## Primary Procurement Sectors (CPV)
1. **[Radio, television, communication](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/radio-television-communication-telecommunication-and-related-32000000) (CPV 32):** 1 notices, last 24 months (11% of this period)
2. **[Installation services (except software)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/installation-services-except-software-51000000) (CPV 51):** 1 notices, last 24 months (11% of this period)
3. **[Business services: law, marketing, consulting](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/business-services-consultancy-79000000) (CPV 79):** 1 notices, last 24 months (11% of this period)
4. **[Recreational, cultural and sporting](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/recreational-cultural-and-sporting-services-92000000) (CPV 92):** 1 notices, last 24 months (11% of this period)

## Key Awarded Suppliers
1. **[McPhillips (Wellington) Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/mcphillips-wellington-limited-coh-00832117):** 2 procedures
2. **[Softcat Plc](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/softcat-plc-coh-02174990):** 1 procedures
3. **[VISO GROUP LTD](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/viso-group-ltd-coh-11801663):** 1 procedures
4. **[Insulation Contracting Services Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/insulation-contracting-services-ltd-coh-02767306):** 1 procedures
5. **[MEL Research Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/mel-research-ltd-coh-03000946):** 1 procedures

## Largest Public Contract Awards
Top public contracts awarded by this authority:
1. **[Softcat Plc](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/softcat-plc-coh-02174990):** £150k · [24/7 365 IT Security Operations Centre](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/24-7-365-it-security-operations-centre-ocds-h6vhtk-06af4b)
2. **[Dexion Material Handling Ltd t/a CSI](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/dexion-material-handling-ltd-t-a-csi-coh-04695697):** £138k · [Collections Hub Racking and Shelving](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/collections-hub-racking-and-shelving-ocds-h6vhtk-05dfa1)
3. **[VISO GROUP LTD](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/viso-group-ltd-coh-11801663):** £71k · [Fire Door Replacement and Remedial Works](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/fire-door-replacement-and-remedial-works-ocds-h6vhtk-077e1e)
4. **[McPhillips (Wellington) Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/mcphillips-wellington-limited-coh-00832117):** £46k · [MDP Enabling Package 3 - Collections Hub Himalayan Balsam](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/mdp-enabling-package-3-collections-hub-himalayan-balsam-ocds-h6vhtk-0783cc)
5. **[MEL Research Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/mel-research-ltd-coh-03000946):** £45k · [Evaluation Consultant - Inspiring Everyone: RAF Museum Midlands Development Programme](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/evaluation-consultant-inspiring-everyone-raf-museum-midlands-development-programme-ocds-h6vhtk-05cd08) · Awarded: 17 Dec 2025

## Retender Radar & Upcoming Expiries
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 6 Months:** 3
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 18 Months:** 3
- **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 Royal Air Force Museum intelligence dossier on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/the-royal-air-force-museum-gov-pb308#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-royal-air-force-museum-gov-pb308
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt