Library, archives, museums and other cultural services tenders in North West
We track 23 awarded library, archives, museums and other cultural services contracts (CPV 925*) in North West. 3 of them have a published end date between 8 Jan 2027 and 8 Apr 2028. The median published award value is £520k, and half of awards fall between £61k and £2.2m (11 awards with a value). 13 award notices in this category did not publish an end date.
Ending in 3-18 months3
Open tenders2
Median award£520k
Contracts tracked23
Contracts ending soonest (3 of 3)
| Contract | Buyer | Incumbent supplier(s) | Value | Ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cochrane Library Content (Wiley Online Library use)
Find a Tender · CPV 92511000 |
National Institute for Health and Care Excellence | JOHN WILEY & SONS LIMITED | £520k | 30 Apr 2027
re-tender likely from ~30 Oct 2026
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| LPS CORP - The Provision of Physical Library Stock
Contracts Finder · CPV 92500000 |
Lancashire County Council | Peters Limited | £3.7m | 2 Jun 2027
re-tender likely from ~2 Dec 2026
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| Further Competition Tender for the Provision of Off-Site Storage, Retrieval & Delivery Services of Museum Records & Documentation - AWARD
Contracts Finder · CPV 92510000 |
National Museums Liverpool | Deepstore | £80k | 31 Jul 2027
re-tender likely from ~31 Jan 2027
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See all 3 in the renewal radar
Open tenders (2 of 2)
| Opportunity | Buyer | Value | Deadline | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Science and Industry Museum Wonderlab Group 2 Interactives Makers 2
Find a Tender · CPV 92521000 |
Science Museum Group | £155k | 23 Oct 2026, 23:59 UK time | North West |
| Project Tullie Phase 3: Digital Installation Design - Request for Quotation SME-suitable
Contracts Finder · CPV 92521100 |
Tullie House Museum and Art Gallery Trust | £14k | 29 Oct 2026, 10:00 UK time | North West |
All open tenders in this category
Top buyers
| Buyer | Contracts | Value |
|---|---|---|
| National Institute for Health and Care Excellence | 9 | £520k |
| National Museums Liverpool | 4 | £2.4m |
| Manchester City Council | 3 | value not published |
| Warrington Borough Council | 1 | £20.4m |
| Lancashire County Council | 1 | £3.7m |
| National Museums Liverpool, (legal name: National Museums and Galleries on Merseyside) | 1 | £2.2m |
| Crown Commercial Service | 1 | £1.1m |
| Halton Borough Council | 1 | £61k |
| ST HELENS & KNOWSLEY TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS TRUST | 1 | £35k |
| Natural England | 1 | £12k |
Most frequent incumbents
| Supplier | Contracts | Value |
|---|---|---|
| EBSCO INTERNATIONAL INC. | 6 | value not published |
| WOLTERS KLUWER HEALTH (MEDICAL RESEARCH) LIMITED | 5 | value not published |
| Publisher Promotion Services Limited | 5 | value not published |
| BMJ PUBLISHING GROUP LIMITED | 4 | value not published |
| John Wiley & Sons, Inc. | 4 | value not published |
| Oxford University Press | 3 | value not published |
| ProQuest LLC | 3 | value not published |
| Elsevier B.V | 3 | value not published |
| Springer Nature Customer Service Center GmbH | 3 | value not published |
| Bolinda UK Ltd | 3 | value not published |
Sub-categories
Museum services and preservation services of historical sites and buildings (263)Library and archive services (161)Botanical and zoological garden services and nature reserve services (45)Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data from Find a Tender and Contracts Finder; updated every 2 hours. Where a notice doesn't publish a contract end date we show "end date not published" - we never guess.