Top suppliers
Top suppliers to Imperial War Museum
Top-five suppliers hold 96% of contract value — a concentrated market.
Procurement categories
What Imperial War Museum buys
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV) breakdown of contracts awarded over the reporting period.
92557970Recent contracts
Latest Imperial War Museum contracts awarded
The most recently published award notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
IWM/2627/EPS/3505: DUX Electrical Infrastructure Upgrade - AWARD NOTICE
BECHTLE LIMITED · 2026-08-18
£2.1M
IWM/2627/Ops/3502: Radio System Maintenance for Imperial War Museums - AWARD NOTICE
2CL COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED · 2026-08-04
£96K
Board Paper Management Software
ADMINCONTROL UK LTD · 2026-07-05
£48K
Duxford Hard Runway Repairs and Resurfacing
LAGAN AIRPORT MAINTENANCE LIMITED · 2026-06-03
£551K
Consultancy Framework at IWM for Multi Disciplinary Services
ARCHITYPE LIMITED · 2026-03-24
Consultancy Framework at IWM for Specialist Services - Lot 2
Norman Rourke Pryme Limited · 2026-03-23
Consultancy Framework at IWM for Specialist Services - Lot 1
Tetra Tech Limited · 2026-03-23
Consultancy Framework at IWM for Multi Core Services
ARTELIA PROJECTS UK LIMITED · 2026-03-23
Toilet Refurbishments at HMS Belfast and Churchill War Rooms for Imperial War Museums (IWM)
ECMS SERVICES LTD · 2025-11-11
£65K
Creative Brand Agency Specialising in Visual and Verbal Identity at Imperial War Museums (IWM)
JOHNSON BANKS DESIGN LIMITED · 2025-10-27
£150K
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Pipeline
Contracts expiring in the next 12 months
When these contracts end, Imperial War Museum typically re-tenders. SMEs preparing bids 3-6 months ahead win disproportionately often.
IWM/2627/EPS/3505: DUX Electrical Infrastructure Upgrade - AWARD NOTICE
Expires: 2026-11-30
£2.1M
Creative Brand Agency Specialising in Visual and Verbal Identity at Imperial War Museums (IWM)
Expires: 2027-01-31
£150K
Market analysis
Bidding into Imperial War Museum — what to expect
Supplier concentration and timing patterns that shape SME bid strategy.
74%
Awards to SMEs
96%
Top-5 supplier share
0%
Framework call-offs
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Awards to social enterprises
Around 74% of Imperial War Museum’s classified awards go to small and medium-sized enterprises.
Frequently asked
Common questions about selling to Imperial War Museum
How much does Imperial War Museum spend on procurement?
Imperial War Museum awarded 22 contracts totalling £47.8M between 2023-09-15 and 2026-09-15, working with 20 unique suppliers. Average contract value is £3.2M.
Who are Imperial War Museum's top suppliers?
The largest suppliers to Imperial War Museum by total award value are COMPASS CONTRACT SERVICES (U.K.) LIMITED, CIRRUS AVIATION LIMITED, BECHTLE LIMITED. The top five suppliers together hold 96% of contract value.
What does Imperial War Museum buy from suppliers?
Imperial War Museum's procurement is concentrated in recreational, cultural and sporting services, hotel, restaurant and retail trade services, business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security, alongside specialist categories. See the full CPV breakdown below.
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Sources & methodology
How this profile is compiled
Analysed by ENKII · Updated 2026-09-15
This profile aggregates public-record procurement data published by the UK Government under the Open Government Licence v3.0. ENKII fetches, deduplicates, and aggregates source records; we don't edit the underlying facts.
Source portals
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