Arts, culture, sport and leisure tenders and contracts in the UK

Every open public contract for arts, culture, sport and leisure from Find a Tender and Contracts Finder, closing soonest first. Each one has its own page with the key facts and a link to the official notice. A contract that covers more than one kind of work is listed under each.

By region

By type of buyer

Closing soonest

• Strabane Peoples Gallery Artist in Residence ProjectDerry City and Strabane District Council · Northern Ireland£20k · closes 23 Oct 2026
• Science and Industry Museum Wonderlab Group 2 Interactives Makers 2Science Museum Group · North West£155k · closes 23 Oct 2026 · buyer says suitable for SMEs
• Arfarniad Opsiynau Tŷ Coch Red House Options AppraisalMerthyr Tydfil County Borough Council · Wales£25k · closes 23 Oct 2026 · buyer says suitable for SMEs
• Interpretation Producer for Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens RedevelopmentSunderland City Council · North East£40k · closes 23 Oct 2026 · buyer says suitable for SMEs
• Oil Painting ConservationNational Army Museum · London£35k · closes 29 Oct 2026 · buyer says suitable for SMEs
• Project Tullie Phase 3: Digital Installation Design: Request for QuotationTullie House Museum and Art Gallery Trust · North West£14k · closes 29 Oct 2026 · buyer says suitable for SMEs
• Norbury Railway Bridge Art CommissionLondon Borough of Croydon · London£32k · closes 2 Nov 2026
• Contract for the Execution of Ynystawe Skatepark, SwanseaCity & County of Swansea · Wales£315k · closes 3 Nov 2026
• Request for a Priced Proposal to Operate Funfairs at Abbey Park, LeicesterLeicester City Council · East Midlands£400k · closes 12 Nov 2026 · buyer says suitable for SMEs
• Libraries Scotland eNewspaper and eMagazineScottish Library and Information Council · Scotland£1.6m · closes 13 Nov 2026
• Four Lanterns Network Coordinator: Art Fund Going Places ProgrammeWrexham County Borough Council · Wales£60k · closes 13 Nov 2026 · buyer says suitable for SMEs
• School Presenter Services TenderHistoric Royal Palaces · London£2m · closes 16 Nov 2026 · buyer says suitable for SMEs
• MTC for repairs & maintenance of CCTV, door access & PA systemsBelfast City Council · Northern Ireland£400k · closes 16 Nov 2026
• Copywriting and Content ServicesPerth & Kinross Council · Scotland£260k · closes 30 Nov 2026

Coming up: buyers preparing to tender

Planned procurements and market engagement notices. These are the moment to talk to the buyer, before the tender is written.

• Film/Audio/Video Production (2027 to 2030)Nuclear Waste Services · North West£500k · notice published 19 Oct 2026
• Library ServicesDevon County Council · South Westvalue not published · notice published 8 Oct 2026
• Seasonal Observation Wheel Opportunity at Bedgebury National PinetumForestry Commission · South Westvalue not published · notice published 7 Oct 2026
• Haigh High Ropes: Expression of InterestWigan Council · North Westvalue not published · notice published 7 Oct 2026
• 2029 Season Weekend Football Attendant StaffingLiverpool City Council · North Westvalue not published · notice published 2 Oct 2026
• Provision of Swimming Pools and Lessons for School ChildrenDerbyshire County Council · East Midlands£5.4m · notice published 1 Oct 2026
• Burgess Park Sports Ground Football Leagues Market Engagement QuestionnaireLondon Borough of Southwark · Londonvalue not published · notice published 22 Sep 2026
• Electric Theatre: Preliminary Market Engagement NoticeGuildford Borough Council · South Eastvalue not published · notice published 21 Sep 2026
• CD Library E-Books, E-Audiobooks and E-PressThe North Yorkshire Council · Yorkshire and the Humber£480k · notice published 26 Aug 2026
• Rogate Bike Park Commercial OperationForestry Commission · South Westvalue not published · notice published 21 Aug 2026

Recently awarded

• CCTV Service, Maintenance, Repair and Upgradesfor the London Borough of Hillingdon's Corporate &Housing PropertiesLondon Borough of Hillingdon · current supplier: DSSL Group Ltd · £3.4mEnd date not published
• Parliamentary TV and Annunciator ServicesDepartment for Business and Trade · current supplier: WHITEHALL TV SERVICES LTD · £75kRuns to 9 Oct 2027
• Conservation repairs to churchyardSouth Staffordshire Dist Council · current supplier: G Evans Services Ltd · £667kRuns to 30 Sep 2027
• MaPS Political MonitoringMoney and Pensions Service · current supplier: Access Intelligence Media and Communications Ltd · £38kEnd date not published
• CPU 8653 Swim EnglandNottingham City Council · current supplier: Swim England · £95kRuns to 31 Dec 2029
• CPU 8654 Swim teacher trainingNottingham City Council · current supplier: INSTITUTE OF SWIMMING LIMITED · £50kRuns to 31 Dec 2029
• London Youth Games & London Mini Marathon Championship CoordinatorLondon Borough of Merton · current supplier: a small supplier · £170kRuns to 1 Sep 2028
• Exhibition design and fit outScottish Historic Buildings Trust (SHBT) · current supplier: a small supplier · £180kEnd date not published
• TW02 UHI Library ServicesNHS Highland · current supplier: a small supplier · £311kEnd date not published
• RFQ2026/33: NMANDD PEACEPLUS Thriving Together PEACEPLUS 3.2 Creative Cultures After schoolNewry, Mourne and Down District Council (NMD) · current supplier: a small supplier · £10kRuns to 31 Dec 2026

The market in numbers

In the last 12 months our data shows 92 arts, culture, sport and leisure contracts awarded by UK public buyers, with a median published value of £162k. The typical contract runs for less than a year. The buyers awarding the most: Department for Education, Newry, Mourne and Down District Council (NMD), Restoration & Renewal Delivery Authority Ltd.

What buyers often ask for

Buyers commonly ask for public liability insurance, risk assessments and, where you work with children or vulnerable adults, enhanced checks such as DBS. Requirements vary from contract to contract: the tender documents are the final word.

Arts, culture, sport and leisure contracts ending in the next 12 months