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# Victoria and Albert Museum · UK Public Procurement Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/victoria-and-albert-museum-gov-pb378). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Authority Summary:** Victoria and Albert Museum is a Central government based in Greater London. Tracked in the Tenderline open procurement catalogue across 50 published procedures, with 1 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Information
- **Contracting Authority:** Victoria and Albert Museum
- **Classification:** Central government
- **Delivery Region:** Greater London
- **Authority ID:** `GB-PPON-PQLN-4536-WVGN` (Official UK PPON)
- **Live Open Tenders:** 1
- **Total Published Procedures:** 50
- **Published Award Value (24 months):** £32m (median award: £348k) across 11 of 11 eligible published values (VAT excluded; not actual spend)
- **Official Registers:** govuk-organisations (Victoria and Albert Museum)
- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/victoria-and-albert-museum-gov-pb378

## Competition & Bidding Profile
- **Typical Bids per Lot:** 4 bids (median of 5 published per-lot bid counts on contested contract notices)
- **Single-Bid Lots:** 0% of lots drew only 1 bidder
- **Median Price Movement:** 36% below the published estimate (median of 4 comparable awards)

## Procurement Vehicles & Sourcing Routes
- **Commercial Tools (24m):** Contract: 21 (91%), Framework: 2 (9%)
- **Sourcing Procedures (24m):** Open: 11 (48%), Direct award: 5 (22%), Selective: 3 (13%), Limited / restricted: 2 (9%), Route not published: 2 (9%)

## Primary Procurement Sectors (CPV)
1. **[Construction work](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/construction-civil-engineering-45000000) (CPV 45):** 6 notices, last 24 months (26% of this period)
2. **[Furniture, furnishings, domestic appliances](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/furniture-incl-office-furniture-furnishings-domestic-applian-39000000) (CPV 39):** 3 notices, last 24 months (13% of this period)
3. **[Business services: law, marketing, consulting](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/business-services-consultancy-79000000) (CPV 79):** 3 notices, last 24 months (13% of this period)
4. **[Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/cleaning-environmental-services-90000000) (CPV 90):** 3 notices, last 24 months (13% of this period)
5. **[Architectural, construction, engineering](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/architecture-engineering-71000000) (CPV 71):** 2 notices, last 24 months (9% of this period)

## Key Awarded Suppliers
1. **[OMD Group Ltd.](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/omd-group-ltd-coh-02078820):** 2 procedures
2. **[Total Support Services Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/total-support-services-ltd-coh-02821660):** 2 procedures
3. **[THE MOSAIC RESTORATION COMPANY LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/the-mosaic-restoration-company-limited-coh-03673423):** 1 procedures
4. **[KP ACOUSTICS LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/kp-acoustics-limited-coh-07947892):** 1 procedures
5. **[INVISIBLE SYSTEMS LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/invisible-systems-limited-coh-08580187):** 1 procedures

## Largest Public Contract Awards
Top public contracts awarded by this authority:
1. **[Total Support Services Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/total-support-services-ltd-coh-02821660):** £25m · [V&A - Soft FM](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/v-a-soft-fm-ocds-h6vhtk-04fe69) · Awarded: 20 Mar 2026
2. **[Meyvaert](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/meyvaert-GB-PPON-PCTQ-7112-CQCY):** £2.5m · [Fashion Gallery Refurbishment: Showcase Contractor](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/fashion-gallery-refurbishment-showcase-contractor-ocds-h6vhtk-066077) · Awarded: 1 May 2026
3. **[Coniston Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/coniston-limited-coh-01688008):** £1.6m · [Ironworks Roof Project](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/ironworks-roof-project-ocds-h6vhtk-0786de)
4. **[Honeywell Control Systems Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/honeywell-control-systems-limited-coh-00217803):** £1.2m · [Life Safety Services](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/life-safety-services-ocds-h6vhtk-066e00) · Awarded: 18 Mar 2026
5. **[OMD Group Ltd.](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/omd-group-ltd-coh-02078820):** £450k · [V&A East Museum Media Buying - Burst 2](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/v-a-east-museum-media-buying-burst-2-ocds-h6vhtk-06d03b) · Awarded: 21 Jul 2026

## Retender Radar & Upcoming Expiries
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 6 Months:** 2
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 18 Months:** 6
- **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 Victoria and Albert Museum intelligence dossier on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/victoria-and-albert-museum-gov-pb378#spend-analytics)

## Provenance and Open Data
- **Data Source:** Official notices published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- **Canonical Profile:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/victoria-and-albert-museum-gov-pb378
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt