Victoria and Albert Museum: Contract Register & Procurement Profile
GOV.UK register: Executive non-departmental public body·Central government·Greater London·London
Official UK PPONPQLN-4536-WVGN
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Tenders you can still bid for.
Notices at tender stage whose deadline has not passed.
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Notices published in the last 12 months.
Counted per tender, not per lot, against the 12 months before where shown.
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How many companies usually bid when this buyer runs a tender.
Middle value of the bid counts on its award notices, one per lot. Only real competitions count: direct awards and framework places are left out.
Based on 4 lots from this buyer’s competitions, last 24 months. Small sample.
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How much of this buyer’s work goes to its three most frequent suppliers.
Share of its awarded tenders that name at least one of the top three. Each tender is counted once.
13 awarded tenders, 23 different suppliers.
Describes the record. It is not a sign of favouritism.
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Contracts that finish in the next 18 months.
Published contracts with an end date in that window. No end date, not counted.
A likely retender, not a certain one.
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How much this buyer has awarded recently, by published values.
Sum of award values to single suppliers, VAT excluded, on notices from the last 24 months. Framework ceilings and repeated totals are left out.
Published values, not actual spend. The biggest rows are listed so you can check.
Open notices
1 live · deadline in the future or not published · as of page build
| Notice | Deadline | Days left | Published value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Understanding the V&A's Impact on the Creative Industries | 19 Oct 2026 | 19d | £60,000 |
What they buyi
What kind of work is bought here.
Notices by procurement category (CPV). A notice with several categories counts in each.
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What kind of work is bought here.
Notices by procurement category (CPV). A notice with several categories counts in each.
Last 24 months · CPV divisions on published procedures · a notice with several divisions counts in each
45 Construction work6 procedures · 27%39 Furniture, furnishings, domestic appliances4 procedures · 18%79 Business services: law, marketing, consulting3 procedures · 14%90 Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental3 procedures · 14%71 Architectural, construction, engineering2 procedures · 9%92 Recreational, cultural and sporting2 procedures · 9%73 Research and development services1 procedures · 5% · 1 open31 Electrical machinery1 procedures · 5%How they buyi
How work here is packaged.
Notices by commercial tool: a single contract, a framework, or a dynamic purchasing system.
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How work here is packaged.
Notices by commercial tool: a single contract, a framework, or a dynamic purchasing system.
Last 24 months · 22 notices · commercial tool and route as published on the notice, not a legal-regime claim
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How work here is packaged.
Notices by commercial tool: a single contract, a framework, or a dynamic purchasing system.
- Contract 91% (20 notices)
- Framework 9% (2 notices)
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Which procedures buyers here use.
Notices by the procedure they declare: open, selective, limited or direct. Open and selective are competitions; limited and direct are not.
- Open 55% (12 notices)
- Direct award 23% (5 notices)
- Selective 9% (2 notices)
- Route not published 9% (2 notices)
- Limited / restricted 5% (1 notices)
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How many companies usually bid when this buyer runs a tender.
Middle value of the bid counts on its award notices, one per lot. Only real competitions count: direct awards and framework places are left out.
Based on 4 lots from this buyer’s competitions, last 24 months. Small sample.
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How long this buyer takes to decide after bids close.
Middle value in days from deadline to first award notice, on this buyer’s own tenders.
Based on 10 decided tenders across all categories, last 24 months.
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How often this buyer changes a notice after publishing it.
Middle number of amendments per notice. Deadline extensions and corrections both count.
Based on 22 notices across all categories, last 24 months.
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Do this buyer’s awards land above or below its own estimates.
Each lot’s published estimate against its award, on this buyer’s competitions, like for like.
Based on 4 lots with both an estimate and an award, last 24 months. Small sample.
A past pattern, not a price to bid.
Who wins herei
Which suppliers win the most here.
Suppliers ranked by the number of tenders won, not by money. A supplier on one big framework with many call-offs does not outrank one that won many separate competitions.
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Which suppliers win the most here.
Suppliers ranked by the number of tenders won, not by money. A supplier on one big framework with many call-offs does not outrank one that won many separate competitions.
All published awards naming a supplier · ranked by distinct procedures, not pounds · panel and call-off entries inflate award records
| Supplier | Procedures | Share | Last 24m | Award records | Last activity |
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| Total Support Services Ltd | 2 | 15.4% | 1 | 2 | 20 Mar 2026 |
| THE MOSAIC RESTORATION COMPANY LIMITED | 1 | 7.7% | 1 | 1 | 25 Jun 2026 |
| OMD Group Ltd. | 1 | 7.7% | 1 | 1 | 27 Jan 2026 |
| Wagstaff Bros Limited | 1 | 7.7% | 1 | 1 | 9 Sept 2025 |
| Microsoft Ltd | 1 | 7.7% | 1 | 1 | 11 Dec 2025 |
| OVE ARUP & PARTNERS LIMITED | 1 | 7.7% | 1 | 1 | 3 Jul 2026 |
| Darktrace Holdings Limited | 1 | 7.7% | 1 | 1 | 9 Dec 2025 |
| Meyvaert NV | 1 | 7.7% | 1 | 1 | 1 May 2026 |
The three most frequent suppliers are named on 31% of 13 awarded procedures (each procedure counted once, so a panel shared by several of them is not double-counted); 23 distinct suppliers hold at least one. Descriptive concentration of published awards — not a statement of preference.
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How much this buyer has awarded recently, by published values.
Sum of award values to single suppliers, VAT excluded, on notices from the last 24 months. Framework ceilings and repeated totals are left out.
Published values, not actual spend. The biggest rows are listed so you can check.
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What one of this buyer’s contracts is usually worth.
Middle value of the same awards as the total above.
Largest published awards iThe biggest published awards. Awards to a single supplier with a published value, largest first, so you can check the totals against the notice. A repeated framework total can appear here. Open the notice to check. | Supplier | Awarded | Term | Published value |
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| V&A - Soft FM | Total Support Services Ltd | 20 Mar 2026 | 5 yrs · up to 7 yrs | £25,314,658 ≈ £5.1m/yr |
| Fashion Gallery Refurbishment: Showcase Contractor | Meyvaert NV | 1 May 2026 | 2 yrs | £2,541,964 ≈ £1.3m/yr |
| Microsoft Office 365 licenses | Microsoft Ltd | 11 Dec 2025 | 3 yrs | £347,878 ≈ £116k/yr |
| V&A East Museum Media Buying | OMD Group Ltd. | 27 Jan 2026 | 6 mo · up to 1.5 yrs | £299,875 |
| V&A Fashion Gallery Refurbishment: Mosaic Floor Restoration | THE MOSAIC RESTORATION COMPANY LIMITED | — | 5 mo | £195,480 † |
Contracts endingi
Contracts that finish in the next 18 months.
Published contracts with an end date in that window. No end date, not counted.
A likely retender, not a certain one.
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Contracts that finish in the next 18 months.
Published contracts with an end date in that window. No end date, not counted.
A likely retender, not a certain one.
Published end dates only · 7 of 12 contracts carry one · not a retender forecast
| Contract | Holder | Ends | Published value |
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| V&A Fashion Gallery Refurbishment: Mosaic Floor Restoration | THE MOSAIC RESTORATION COMPANY LIMITED | 20 Nov 2026 | £195,480 |
| VA New Fashion Gallery Mannequin Development and Supply | HANS BOODT MANNEQUINS | 24 Jun 2027 | £114,469 |
Recent procedures
Latest 48 of 48 procedures on this authority cluster, incl. beneficiary and procuring-entity roles
| Procedure | Status | Published | Published value |
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| V&A Fashion Gallery Refurbishment: Main ContractorMuseum construction work | Awarded / complete | 23 Sept 2026 | £4,000,000 |
| Environmental Monitoring System FrameworkEnvironmental monitoring other than for construction | Awarded / complete | 11 Sept 2026 | £20,000,000 |
| V&A East Museum Media Buying - Burst 2 | Awarded / complete | 21 Jul 2026 | — |
| V&A East Phase 4 FF&EFurniture | Awarded / complete | 21 Jul 2026 | £150,000 |
| Sustainability Consultant FrameworkConstruction consultancy services | Awarded / complete | 3 Jul 2026 | £450,000 |
| V&A - Soft FMBuilding-cleaning services | Awarded / complete | 1 Jul 2026 | £27,358,000 |
| V&A Fashion Gallery Refurbishment: Mosaic Floor Restoration | Awarded / complete | 25 Jun 2026 | — |
| Public Address and Voice Alarm Upgrade Design, Supply and InstallFire-alarm system installation work | Planning | 29 May 2026 | £680,000 |
| V&A East Museum Media Buying | Awarded / complete | 28 May 2026 | — |
| Fashion Gallery Refurbishment: Showcase ContractorMuseum construction work | Awarded / complete | 1 May 2026 | £4,000,000 |
| Security Services to the Museums Security ConsortiumSecurity services | Open | 1 Apr 2026 | £85,829,691 |
| Life Safety Services | Awarded / complete | 18 Mar 2026 | — |
| V&A Fashion Gallery Refurbishment: Showcase ContractorMuseum construction work | Awarded / complete | 2 Mar 2026 | £5,340,000 |
| V&A - Hard FMBuilding and facilities management services | Open | 17 Feb 2026 | £29,618,604 |
| Microsoft Office 365 Licenses | Awarded / complete | 13 Jan 2026 | — |
| Network detection and response (NDR) solution | Awarded / complete | 8 Jan 2026 | — |
| South Ken Zen+ Heat and Energy ProjectEnvironmental services | Awarded / complete | 11 Dec 2025 | £64,000 |
| Temporary Exhibition Build Contractors Approved ListConstruction work for buildings relating to exhibitions | Awarded / complete | 11 Dec 2025 | £4,166,665 |
| V&A New Fashion Gallery: Mannequin Development and SupplyExhibition equipment | Awarded / complete | 25 Jun 2025 | £200,000 |
| Pre-tender Market Engagement for Mannequin Development and Production for Museum DisplayExhibition equipment | Planning | 11 Mar 2025 | £264,000 |
Data coverage & method
- Source: Find a Tender OCDS releases; mixed PCR 2015 / Procurement Act 2023 history — no legal-regime label is applied.
- Counts are procedures (one notice family), not lots. Authority cluster = canonical buyer plus beneficiary and procuring-entity roles.
- Published procedure values exist on a minority of notices; their lifetime sum (£194m, ceilings stripped) is a catalogue fact, not spend, and is not shown as a headline.
- Awards on procedures published in the last 24 months: 9 award records on 9 procedures (9 to a single canonical supplier, 0 multi-supplier). 1 values come from the contract record when the award carried none.
- Bid counts, deadline-to-award, amendments and award-vs-estimate come from the nightly buyer analytics row; each figure’s own method and sample is behind its , the long form on Methodology.
- Contract end dates: 7 of 12 published contracts carry a period end; 2 end within 18 months, 1 within 6.
- Never shown: contact details, predicted winners, payment behaviour, or “who to invite”.
Identifiers consolidated into this page (7 historical Find a Tender publication identifiers)
Official notices referenced this authority under these publication identifiers. Alias URLs are not separate pages.
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