Top suppliers
Top suppliers to Imperial War Museums
Top-five suppliers hold 75% of contract value — a concentrated market.
Procurement categories
What Imperial War Museums buys
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV) breakdown of contracts awarded over the reporting period.
927973728039987131333745Recent contracts
Latest Imperial War Museums contracts awarded
The most recently published award notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
Permanent Exhibition Showcases for a new exhibition at IWM Duxford - AWARD NOTICE
Click Netherfield Limited · 2025-06-19
£50K
GB-Manchester/London: Temporary Exhibition Showcases for IWM London & IWM North
Click Netherfield Limited · 2025-04-14
£75K
GB-London: Pyrotechnic Ceremonial Gun-Firing at HMS Belfast
Arcadia SFX Ltd · 2025-04-01
£80K
GB-London: AWARD NOTICE - Media Database Service for use by IWM
Roxhill Media Limited · 2025-03-24
£53K
GB-Cambridgeshire: Marquee Hire for Air Shows at IWM Duxford
Buchanan Events Ltd · 2025-03-10
£319K
GB-London: AWARD NOTICE - Summative Evaluation for the War and the Mind Exhibition at IWM London
BLUEGRASS RESEARCH LIMITED · 2025-02-17
£13K
GB-England: AWARD NOTICE - Formative and Summative Evaluations Framework Agreement for IWM
Curiouser Limited · 2025-01-20
Car Park Management Services at IWM North - AWARD NOTICE
Parkingeye Limited · 2025-01-09
£750K
GB-London: Agency Specialising in Brand Strategy at Imperial War Museums (IWM)
BOARDROOM CONSULTING LLP · 2025-01-09
£116K
GB-Lambeth: AWARD NOTICE - Equitable Futures Disability Consultant Trainer
Direct Access Consultancy Limited · 2024-11-11
£12K
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IWM/2627/Exh/3511: IWM Exhibitions Build Framework Agreement
Deadline: 2026-09-23
£3.0M
Marketing Design & Creative Services Framework at Imperial War Museums (IWM)
Deadline: 2026-09-30
£817K
IWM/2627/Ops/3508: DBS Checking Services for Imperial War Museums
Deadline: 2026-10-05
£89K
Pipeline
Contracts expiring in the next 12 months
When these contracts end, Imperial War Museums typically re-tenders. SMEs preparing bids 3-6 months ahead win disproportionately often.
GB-Cambridgeshire: Framework Agreement for the Provision of Collection Storage Racking at Imperial War Museums
Expires: 2026-09-30
GB-London: Provision of Digital Analytics Support for IWM - Award Notice
Expires: 2026-10-15
£105K
Printing Services for the IWM Range of Guidebooks
Expires: 2026-10-31
£480K
GB-London: Job Evaluation System for use at IWM - Award Notice
Expires: 2026-11-14
£13K
GB-London: AWARD NOTICE ~ SEO Consultancy Services for Imperial War Museums
Expires: 2026-11-30
£102K
GB-London: AWARD NOTICE - Recyclable Paper Carrier Bags for Imperial War Museums
Expires: 2027-06-13
£50K
GB-London: AWARD NOTICE - Exhibitions Cost Consultants (QS) Framework Agreement at IWM
Expires: 2027-07-31
Market analysis
Bidding into Imperial War Museums — what to expect
Supplier concentration and timing patterns that shape SME bid strategy.
32%
Awards to SMEs
75%
Top-5 supplier share
0%
Framework call-offs
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Awards to social enterprises
Around 32% of Imperial War Museums’s classified awards go to small and medium-sized enterprises.
Frequently asked
Common questions about selling to Imperial War Museums
How much does Imperial War Museums spend on procurement?
Imperial War Museums awarded 38 contracts totalling £5.6M between 2023-09-15 and 2026-09-15, working with 32 unique suppliers. Average contract value is £164K.
Who are Imperial War Museums's top suppliers?
The largest suppliers to Imperial War Museums by total award value are Parkeray Interiors Limited, The School Renovation Company Ltd, Parkingeye Limited. The top five suppliers together hold 75% of contract value.
What does Imperial War Museums buy from suppliers?
Imperial War Museums's procurement is concentrated in recreational, cultural and sporting services, business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security, research and development services and related consultancy services, alongside specialist categories. See the full CPV breakdown below.
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Analysed by ENKII · Updated 2026-09-15
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