Buyer profile · Central government
Victoria and Albert Museum tenders and contracts
- Tenders published
- 7
- About one every 52 days
- Contracts awarded
- 12
- To 15 different suppliers
- Value awarded
- £27.9m
- 6 contracts, frameworks excluded
- Typical contract
- £324k
- Median value awarded
- Open now
- 0
- 1 contracts end in 90 days
Figures cover in the last 12 months, from notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
Open tenders
Victoria and Albert Museum has no tenders open right now.
Coming up
Pipeline, market engagement and planned procurement notices: early warning of tenders to come.
- £680kestimated
When it goes to market
Tender notices published each month. Active in 5 of 12 months.
What it buys
Procurements in the last 12 months, by trade.
Who it buys from
Suppliers awarded contracts in the last 12 months, by value awarded (frameworks excluded).
How it buys
How much of its work was open to any supplier.
- Advertised openly (any supplier could bid)53%
- Invited quotes (the buyer chose whom to ask)13%
- Direct award (no competition)33%
Scorecard
How we scoreHow Victoria and Albert Museum has bought over the last 12 months, compared with similar buyers.
- Time to bid
- 35 days
- Longer than 89% of central government buyers
- Based on 5 advertised tenders
- Advertised openly
- 53%
- Higher than 66% of central government buyers
- Based on 15 procurements
- Won by small firms
- 44%
- Lower than 60% of central government buyers
- Based on 16 winning suppliers
- Bids per contract
- 4
- About the same as most central government buyers
- Based on 5 awards
- Split into lots
- 0%
- Lower than 66% of central government buyers
- Based on 7 advertised tenders
- Direct awards
- 33%
- Lower than 55% of central government buyers
- Based on 15 procurements
- Cancelled
- 0%
- About the same as most central government buyers
- Based on 7 tenders
Compared with other central government buyers
Victoria and Albert Museum: 35 days
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–5 days | 0 |
| 5–10 days | 0 |
| 10–15 days | 0 |
| 15–20 days | 0 |
| 20–25 days | 6 |
| 25–30 days | 31 |
| 30–35 days | 32 |
| 35–40 days | 8 |
| 40–45 days | 5 |
| 45–50 days | 0 |
| 50–55 days | 0 |
| 55–60 days | 0 |
| 60+ days | 0 |
Victoria and Albert Museum: 4
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| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–2 bids | 3 |
| 2–4 bids | 29 |
| 4–6 bids | 27 |
| 6–8 bids | 6 |
| 8–10 bids | 6 |
| 10–12 bids | 3 |
| 12–14 bids | 1 |
| 14–16 bids | 1 |
| 16–18 bids | 3 |
| 18–20 bids | 0 |
| 20+ bids | 0 |
Victoria and Albert Museum: 53%
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| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–10% | 33 |
| 10–20% | 24 |
| 20–30% | 21 |
| 30–40% | 9 |
| 40–50% | 8 |
| 50–60% | 11 |
| 60–70% | 7 |
| 70–80% | 9 |
| 80–90% | 10 |
| 90–100% | 19 |
Victoria and Albert Museum: 44%
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| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–10% | 3 |
| 10–20% | 5 |
| 20–30% | 13 |
| 30–40% | 18 |
| 40–50% | 33 |
| 50–60% | 27 |
| 60–70% | 22 |
| 70–80% | 7 |
| 80–90% | 12 |
| 90–100% | 5 |
Each column is a group of central government buyers with similar figures. The coloured column holds Victoria and Albert Museum.See the full scoreboard
Contracts ending in the next 90 days
Contracts like these are often re-tendered. Knowing early gives you time to prepare.
| Contract | Current supplier | Value | Ends |
|---|---|---|---|
| V&A Fashion Gallery Refurbishment: Mosaic Floor Restoration | The Mosaic Restoration Company Limited | £195k | 20 Nov 2026 |
Recent contract awards
| Contract | Won by | Value | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| V&A - Hard FM | Dalkia Facilities Limited | £16.7m | 22 Oct 2026 |
| Ironworks Roof Project | Coniston Limited | — | 7 Oct 2026 |
| Environmental Monitoring System Framework | Bevart AS, Charp BV, Conserv Solutions, Inc. and 2 more | £20m | 11 Sept 2026 |
| V&A East Museum Media Buying - Burst 2 | OMD Group Limited | £450k | 21 Jul 2026 |
| Sustainability Consultant Framework | Ove Arup & Partners Ltd | £450k | 3 Jul 2026 |
| V&A - Soft FM | Total Support Services Ltd | £25.3m | 1 Jul 2026 |
| V&A Fashion Gallery Refurbishment: Mosaic Floor Restoration | The Mosaic Restoration Company Limited | — | 24 Jun 2026 |
| Fashion Gallery Refurbishment: Showcase Contractor | Meyvaert NV | £2.54m | 1 May 2026 |
| Life Safety Services | Honeywell Control Systems Limited | £1.19m | 18 Mar 2026 |
| V&A East Museum Media Buying | OMD Group Limited | £300k | 24 Feb 2026 |