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
Typical bids per lot40% single-bid · median of 5 lots
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Based on 5 lots from this buyer’s competitions, last 24 months.
Top-3 supplier share26%of 19 awarded procedures · 32 suppliers
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19 awarded tenders, 32 different suppliers.
What they buyi
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Last 24 months · CPV divisions on published procedures · a notice with several divisions counts in each
45 Construction work6 procedures · 26%79 Business services: law, marketing, consulting4 procedures · 17%39 Furniture, furnishings, domestic appliances3 procedures · 13%90 Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental3 procedures · 13%71 Architectural, construction, engineering2 procedures · 9%92 Recreational, cultural and sporting2 procedures · 9%31 Electrical machinery1 procedure · 4%35 Security, fire-fighting, police1 procedure · 4%How they buyi
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Last 24 months · 23 notices · commercial tool and route as published on the notice, not a legal-regime claim
Commercial tool
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Contract91%(21 notices)
21 of 23 notices are Contract (91%).Framework9%(2 notices)
2 of 23 notices are Framework (9%).
Procedure route
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Open48%(11 notices)
11 of 23 notices are Open (48%).Direct award22%(5 notices)
5 of 23 notices are Direct award (22%).Selective13%(3 notices)
3 of 23 notices are Selective (13%).Limited / restricted9%(2 notices)
2 of 23 notices are Limited / restricted (9%).Route not published9%(2 notices)
2 of 23 notices are Route not published (9%).
Typical bids per lot
4robust · n=50% of lots drew a single bidi
Based on 5 lots from this buyer’s competitions, last 24 months.
Deadline → award
45 daysrobust · n=11i
Based on 11 decided tenders across all categories, last 24 months.
Notice amendments
113 of 23 notices amendedi
Based on 23 notices across all categories, last 24 months.
Award vs estimate
36.4% below estimatemoderate · n=4i
Based on 4 lots with both an estimate and an award, last 24 months. Small sample.
Who wins herei
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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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| OMD Group Ltd. | 2 | 10.5% | 2 | 2 | 21 Jul 2026 |
| Total Support Services Ltd | 2 | 10.5% | 1 | 2 | 20 Mar 2026 |
| THE MOSAIC RESTORATION COMPANY LIMITED | 1 | 5.3% | 1 | 1 | — |
| KP ACOUSTICS LIMITED | 1 | 5.3% | 1 | 1 | 11 Sept 2026 |
| INVISIBLE SYSTEMS LIMITED | 1 | 5.3% | 1 | 1 | 11 Sept 2026 |
| Ove Arup & Partners Ltd | 1 | 5.3% | 1 | 1 | 3 Jul 2026 |
| Wagstaff Bros Limited | 1 | 5.3% | 1 | 1 | 9 Sept 2025 |
| Dalkia Facilities Ltd | 1 | 5.3% | 1 | 1 | 22 Oct 2026 |
The three most frequent suppliers are named on 26% of 19 awarded procedures (each procedure counted once, so a panel shared by several of them is not double-counted); 32 distinct suppliers hold at least one. Descriptive concentration of published awards, not a statement of preference.
Published award value (24m)
£49mSum of published VAT-exclusive values on 12 of 12 published single-supplier values; the five largest make 97%.i
Typical single-supplier award (24m)
£399k middle valuerobust · n=12Middle half £189k–£1.8m.i
Largest published awards i | 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 |
| V&A - Hard FM | Dalkia Facilities Ltd | 22 Oct 2026 | 5 yrs · up to 7 yrs | £16,683,844 ≈ £3.3m/yr |
| Fashion Gallery Refurbishment: Showcase Contractor | Meyvaert | 1 May 2026 | 2 yrs | £2,541,964 ≈ £1.3m/yr |
| Ironworks Roof Project | Coniston Limited | — | 5 mo | £1,559,241 † |
| Life Safety Services | Honeywell Control Systems Limited | 18 Mar 2026 | 5 yrs | £1,193,426 ≈ £239k/yr |
Contracts endingi
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14 of 17 contracts carry an end date, 2 estimated from the duration · not a retender forecast
| Contract | Holder | Ends | Published value |
|---|---|---|---|
| V&A Fashion Gallery Refurbishment: Mosaic Floor Restoration | THE MOSAIC RESTORATION COMPANY LIMITED | 20 Nov 2026 | £195,480 |
| Ironworks Roof Project | Coniston Limited | 17 Mar 2027 | £1,559,241 |
| VA New Fashion Gallery Mannequin Development and Supply | HANS BOODT MANNEQUINS | 24 Jun 2027 | £114,469 |
| V&A Museum Professional Services | Arcadis LLP, Avison Young (UK) Ltd, Bristow Johnson Limited +9 | 1 Nov 2027 | £3,000,000 |
| Roof and Drainage Maintenance | Hammersmith Works | 12 Feb 2028 estimated | £240,000 |
| Landscaping and Grounds Maintenance | Total Support Services Ltd | 14 Feb 2028 estimated | £140,000 |
| Network detection and response (NDR) solution | Darktrace Holdings Limited | 31 Mar 2028 | £167,774 |
Recent procedures
Latest 50 of 50 procedures where this authority buys, is the authority the work is for, or runs the procurement
| Procedure | Status | Published | Published value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| V&A East Phase 5 FF&EFurniture (incl. office furniture) | Open | 7 Oct 2024 | £260,000 |
| V&A East Wayfinding and Interpretation ContractorMuseum construction work | Open | 12 Sept 2024 | £320,000 |
| V&A East AV Hardware Supply and IntegrationAudio-visual equipment | Open | 26 Jul 2024 | £1,000,000 |
| Kochi Ceiling Conservation and Related ServicesMuseum services and preservation services of historical sites and buildings | Open | 1 Jul 2024 | £200,000 |
| Fashion Gallery Refurbishment DesignArchitectural design services | Open | 3 May 2024 | £1,000,000 |
| V&A East Phase 3 FF&EFurniture (incl. office furniture) | Open | 16 Apr 2024 | £275,000 |
| Landscaping and Grounds MaintenanceLandscape gardening services | Awarded / complete | 27 Mar 2024 | £140,000 |
| Roof and Drainage MaintenanceRoof maintenance work | Awarded / complete | 27 Mar 2024 | £240,000 |
| V&A Museum Professional ServicesArchitectural | Awarded / complete | 14 Mar 2024 | £3,000,000 |
| Frame Framework AgreementPicture frames | Open | 12 Mar 2024 | £120,000 |
| V&A South Asia Galleries - DesignArchitectural design services | Open | 17 Jan 2024 | £800,000 |
| Carbon Accounting Reporting SoftwareSoftware programming and consultancy services | Open | 11 Jan 2024 | £160,000 |
| Revolutionising Access to V&A Collections not on Display - Order an Object Technical Solution ProjectCustom software development services | Open | 19 Dec 2023 | £630,000 |
| Contract for the Provision of a Storage Area Network Solution to the Victoria and Albert MuseumData storage services | Open | 14 Dec 2023 | £450,000 |
| Design, Sampling, Fabrication, Supply and Installation of a Display Kit of Parts for V&A Storehouse and Related ProjectsMetalworking | Open | 30 Oct 2023 | £180,000 |
| V&A Microsoft Dynamcs 365 Business Central (LS Central) Project TwoFinancial analysis and accounting software development services | Open | 30 Aug 2023 | £700,000 |
| Fine Art, Object Packing, Storage and Transportation ServicesTransport services (excl. Waste transport) | Open | 28 Oct 2022 | £5,000,000 |
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- Values are published values. Award values are what the authority published, excluding VAT and framework ceilings. They are not a budget or total spend.
- Contract end dates. 14 of 17 published contracts have an end date; 2 of those are estimated as the signature (or publication) date plus the published duration and are marked “estimated”. They feed “Contracts ending”, the same rule as the retender radar. Published values in that list come from either source; Contracts Finder figures are shown as published and stay out of this profile’s money totals.
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