Official UK procurement notice
RBGKEW1417 - Henry Moore Summer 2026 - Fine Art Handling, Transportation & Base Fabrication & Excavation
Authority: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionHenry Moore Foundation to deliver all major artworks as part
of the exhibition of Moore works in Kew Gardens and Wakehurst in 2026.
Suppliers will transport all artworks for the RBG Kew and Wakehurst exhibitions from Henry Moore Foundation Studio & Gardens to RBG Kew and Wakehurst and back to HMF premises on completion of deinstall at all sites.
The company will also fabricate, install, deinstall & dispose of the relevant plinths and bases for the sculptures via a third party, as specified by HMF. Finally, Supplier will deliver the ground excavations for each sculpture in RBG Kew as specified by HMF.
CPV: Artistic services · Fair and exhibition organisation services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Henry Moore Foundation to deliver all major artworks as part of theAwarded
Henry Moore Foundation to deliver all major artworks as part of the
exhibition of Moore works in Kew Gardens and Wakehurst in2026.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 13 Nov 2025, 17:36 GMT
- Last source update
- 13 Nov 2025, 17:36 GMT
- Authority reference
RBGKEW1417- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-073742- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
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- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
Henry Moore is recognised as one of the leading artists
of the 20th century and has been exhibited heavily in
the UK and internationally for over 70 years. Moore's
works are instantly recognisable for their scale,
materiality and subject matter. Nature as inspiration
and the connectedness between his works & the
landscape are significant themes in Moore's works,
which support Kew's over-arching mission to protect
the natural world.
Henry Moore Foundation holds the IP of all works that
will be exhibited at RBG Kew and require that only Mtec
Fine Art are experienced & trusted to transport several
valuable and unique artworks.
30 large-scale bronze works (some up to 6 m)
The contract value includes: project management,
install & deinstall planning & delivery, including fine art
technicians to transport & handle artworks, driving
specialist vehicles (cranes, MEWPs etc), managing
fabrication of specialist plinths/bases for sculptures,
excavations to specified scope of works by HMF,
working within RBG Kew site policies and procedures.
A detailed breakdown of cost have been provided.
As a heavily collected and commercialised artist,
working with Henry Moore Foundation and Mtec Fine
Art will also bring back financial benefit to RBG Kew
through retail and publishing sales
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mtec Warehousing LimitedSME | £950,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 073742-2025-1 · Mtec Warehousing LimitedSME
- Signed
- 1 Oct 2025
- Value
- £950,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- MTEC WAREHOUSING LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.