AwardedAwarded 10 August 2026

Serendipity Arts Festival London 2027 Project Manager

Science Museum Group · Central government

In brief

Science Museum Group awarded IT and software and consultancy work to Carole Keating on 10 August 2026.

The notice gives a value of £40,000 excluding VAT.

The contract runs for 1 year, starting 1 July 2026.

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What the notice says

The Science Museum are looking to hire a freelancer experienced in festival project management and production; indicative dates being 1 July 2026 until 1 July 2027, dependent on availability. The role is to support the creation and delivery of the first Serendipity Arts Festival to take place in London from 19-27 June 2027, and work collaboratively with partners in London and India to make this happen. We envisage the role being needed on a part time (c.3 days p/week) basis from July 2026 - February 2027, and then a more full time (c.5 days p/week) basis from March 2027 – June 2027. Please refer to the tender documents for further details.

Who won

WinnerValueDates
Carole Keating£47,600
10 August 2026 to 30 June 2028

Values as the award notice gives them, excluding VAT where stated.

Timeline

  1. Tender notice · UK4, notice 051250-2026
  2. Tender notice · UK4, notice 051379-2026
  3. Contract details notice · UK7, notice 075660-2026

Last time this was bought

Freelance Project Manager at Science and Industry Museum, Manchester

Awarded
20 April 2026
Value
Not stated, or split across lots
Contract ends
30 April 2027

Matched on Science Museum Group, the type of work and the title; it may be a related contract rather than the same one. Check the notice to be sure.

About the buyer

Science Museum GroupLast 12 months

Procurements

90

Awards

48

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From notice 051250-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 1 June 2026, last updated 10 August 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.