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# Oil Painting Conservation

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/oil-painting-conservation-ocds-h6vhtk-0787e0). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** NATIONAL ARMY MUSEUM: "Oil Painting Conservation". Published status: active. Published Value: £35,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 29 Oct 2026, 10:00 GMT. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (open for submissions, 15 days left when this document was generated)
- **Buyer:** [NATIONAL ARMY MUSEUM](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/national-army-museum-gov-pb307)
- **Published Value:** £35,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 29 October 2026 at 10:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Below threshold - open competition
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Library, archives, museums and other cultural services
- **Delivery Location:** UKC, UKD, UKE, UKF, UKG, UKH, UKI, UKJ, UKK
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 3 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/oil-painting-conservation-ocds-h6vhtk-0787e0#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0787e0`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** about 3 bids (model forecast), with the distribution from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** £35k, 0.1% below the buyer's estimate (middle 50%: £31k-£35k), with the comparable awards behind it.
- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/oil-painting-conservation-ocds-h6vhtk-0787e0#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission method:** via tenders@nam.ac.uk
www.nam.ac.uk/contracts

## Description
On 6th April 2027 the NAM will open a temporary exhibition entitled Uniform: Identity and Innovation.
The National Army Museum (NAM) wishes to appoint a conservation company or individual conservator ('the conservator') to undertake conservation work on the oil paintings that will be displayed in the exhibition. Specifically: 
- conservation of 12 oil paintings and 10 associated frames 
- production of frames for 5 oil paintings, including glazing with Truvue UV92
- glazing of 4 oil paintings with Truvue UV92
- transport of works from NAM Stevenage to 'conservator's' studio and from 'conservator's studio to NAM Chelsea

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 92500000
- **Delivery regions:** UKC, UKD, UKE, UKF, UKG, UKH, UKI, UKJ, UKK
- **Estimated Value:** £35,000

- **Contract Period:** 04/11/2026 to 22/02/2027

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F097162-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-10-14T14:56:17.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-15T04:24:48.617Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-0787e0