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Public sector contracts from Imperial War Museums

Imperial War Museums has published 76 contract awards since 2023.

9 of those were awarded in the last twelve months. Across the whole period it has used 87 different suppliers.

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Awards, last 12 months
76
Awards since 2021
87
Distinct suppliers
£75k
Median contract value
12
Expiring in 18 months

Most recent award recorded 21 Sept 2026. Value figures cover the 75 of 76 contracts where a value was published.

Coming up for renewal

12 contracts expiring in the next 18 months

Contract end dates are published in the original award notices. A contract approaching its end date is a re-tender with a date on it, and the point at which a buyer is most open to a conversation.

Overview

Its most active procurement category is leisure, culture and sport.

Curiouser Limited appears most frequently, holding 5 awards.

Published contract values total £39.0m, across the 75 contracts that state one, with a median of £75k. Framework ceilings are counted once rather than once per supplier.

12 contracts held with this organisation are due to expire within the next eighteen months.

Awards per quarter

Q3 242Q4 245Q1 257Q2 253Q3 269

Recent activity

Latest contract awards

ContractSupplierValueAwarded
IWM/2627/DE/3503: IWM Digital Analytics SupportAnything Is Possible Media Limited£160k21 Sept 2026
IWM/2627/APE/3510: Post-1945 Conflict Formative Audience Insight at IWM - AWARD NOTICEPEOPLE TREE RESEARCH ASSOCIATES LTD£16k17 Sept 2026
IWM/2627/Exh/3501: IWM Exhibition Production Management Support Framework - AWARD NOTICEFraser Randall Limited£150k28 Aug 2026
IWM/2627/EPS/3505: DUX Electrical Infrastructure Upgrade - AWARD NOTICEBECHTLE LIMITED£2.1m19 Aug 2026
IWM/2627/Ops/3502: Radio System Maintenance for Imperial War Museums - AWARD NOTICE2CL COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED£96k5 Aug 2026
Board Paper Management SoftwareADMINCONTROL UK LTD£48k6 Jul 2026
SOUND DESIGN3 suppliers (framework)£75k2 Jul 2026
FILM AND ANIMATION3 suppliers (framework)£180k2 Jul 2026
INTERACTIVE DESIGN3 suppliers (framework)£150k2 Jul 2026
Permanent Exhibition Showcases for a new exhibition at IWM Duxford - AWARD NOTICEClick Netherfield Limited£50k20 Jun 2025
GB-Manchester/London: Temporary Exhibition Showcases for IWM London & IWM NorthClick Netherfield Limited£75k15 Apr 2025
GB-London: Pyrotechnic Ceremonial Gun-Firing at HMS BelfastArcadia SFX Ltd£80k2 Apr 2025
GB-London: AWARD NOTICE - Media Database Service for use by IWMRoxhill Media Limited£53k24 Mar 2025
GB-Cambridgeshire: Marquee Hire for Air Shows at IWM DuxfordBuchanan Events Ltd£319k10 Mar 2025
Development Partner at Duxford AvTech on behalf of Imperial War Museum and Gonville & CaiusHenry Boot Developments Limited£120 Feb 2025
GB-London: AWARD NOTICE - Summative Evaluation for the War and the Mind Exhibition at IWM LondonBLUEGRASS RESEARCH LIMITED£13k17 Feb 2025
GB-England: AWARD NOTICE - Formative and Summative Evaluations Framework Agreement for IWM2 suppliers (framework)£65k20 Jan 2025
GB-London: Agency Specialising in Brand Strategy at Imperial War Museums (IWM)BOARDROOM CONSULTING LLP£116k9 Jan 2025
Car Park Management Services at IWM North - AWARD NOTICEParkingeye Limited£750k9 Jan 2025
External Audit Services at Imperial War Museums (IWM)HaysMac LLP£188k6 Dec 2024

Who they buy from

Most frequent suppliers

  1. 01Curiouser Limited5 awards
  2. 02Bluegrass Research Limited4 awards
  3. 03Fraser Randall Limited3 awards
  4. 04OCS UK&I LIMITED2 awards
  5. 05Parkeray Interiors Limited2 awards
  6. 06MER Services Ltd2 awards
  7. 07Marcon Fit-Out Ltd2 awards
  8. 08Sam Forster Associates Ltd2 awards
  9. 09Scena Ltd2 awards
  10. 10The Hub Consulting Limited2 awards

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Common questions

Imperial War Museums, in short

Who does Imperial War Museums award contracts to?

Across 76 contracts recorded since 2021, Imperial War Museums has used 87 different suppliers. The most frequent are Curiouser Limited (5 contracts), Bluegrass Research Limited (4 contracts), Fraser Randall Limited (3 contracts).

What does Imperial War Museums buy?

Its most active procurement categories are leisure, culture and sport, business and professional services, research and development. Categories are derived from the CPV codes published on each award notice.

When do Imperial War Museums contracts come up for renewal?

12 contracts awarded by Imperial War Museums have an end date within the next 18 months, the earliest on 30 Sept 2026. End dates come from the original award notices, so they are visible well before any re-tender is advertised.

How much does Imperial War Museums spend on contracts?

Published values total £39.0m across the 75 contracts that state one, with a median of £75k. These are the values published on award notices, which for frameworks are ceilings rather than money actually spent.

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Contract data on this page is sourced from Find a Tender and Contracts Finder and published under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains public sector information licensed under that licence. Figures cover contract award notices published from January 2021 onward, with comprehensive coverage from 2023. Earlier contracts, and any award not published to Find a Tender or Contracts Finder, will not appear. Figures may lag the source portals.