Leisure and culture tenders and contracts in the UK
There are 108 live leisure and culture tenders in the UK right now, from Find a Tender and Contracts Finder. This page covers leisure, library, museum and arts and heritage contracts from councils, the NHS and other public buyers. Below is what buyers are asking for, so you can see whether you qualify before you spend hours bidding.
108Live now
44Closing in 14 days
14Frameworks & DPS
£302kTypical value
01What buyers ask for
From the 108 live leisure and culture tenders in the UK we have read so far.
- Minimum turnover
- Rarely stated in the notice
- Contract length
- Typically 2.8 years
- Suitable for SMEs
- 70 of 108 flagged by the buyer
- Frameworks & DPS
- 14 of 108
Insurance
- Employer's liability (asked for in 2 of 108)
- Professional indemnity (asked for in 1 of 108)
- Public liability (asked for in 1 of 108)
02Live leisure and culture tenders in the UK
- Maidstone Borough Council & Swale Borough Council Public Health Act FuneralsMaidstone Borough CouncilSouth East£95kCloses TomorrowSME
- Day Opportunities Quality FrameworkWigan CouncilNorth West£64mCloses TomorrowFrameworkSME
- Civic Quarter Project - Removals and Storage ServicesCambridge City CouncilEast of England£180kCloses TomorrowSME
- TENDER FOR DESIGN, AND DELIVERY OF YOUTH DRAMA PROGRAMMEFermanagh and Omagh District CouncilNorthern Ireland£88kCloses 2 days
- Lived Experience Service – Hull Changing Futures ProgrammeHull City CouncilYorkshire and the Humber£50kCloses 2 daysSME
- Expression of Interest: Engaging deaf people, domestic abuse survivors, young people and New Scots in democracyThe Electoral CommissionNorth East +9£144kCloses 2 daysSME
- Oil Painting ConservationNATIONAL ARMY MUSEUMNorth East +8£35kCloses 3 daysSME
- CA18529 - RFQ2026/39 - Supply and Installation of steel post and wire Fencing PEACEPLUS PEAT+Newry, Mourne and Down District Council (NMD)UK-wide£30kCloses 3 daysSME
- CA18515 - RFQ 2026/38 - NMANDD PEACEPLUS "Thriving Together" - Shared History & Culture Program - Hanna's CloseNewry, Mourne and Down District Council (NMD)UK-wide£8,099Closes 3 daysSME
- Cynhyrchu a chyhoeddi Canllawiau astudio ac adolygu, yn Gymraeg ac yn Saesneg / Production and publication of Welsh and English Study and Revision GuidesCaerphilly County Borough CouncilWales£320kCloses 3 daysSME
- Framework Agreement for The Supply, Delivery and Installation of Office Furniture, Educational Furniture and Library FurnitureStaffordshire County CouncilWest Midlands£1m–9mCloses 3 daysFrameworkSME
- RFQ2026/39 - Supply and Installation of steel post and wire Fencing PEACEPLUS PEAT+Newry, Mourne and Down District Council (NMD)Northern Ireland£30kCloses 3 daysSME
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- RFQ 2026/38 - NMANDD PEACEPLUS “Thriving Together” - Shared History & Culture Program - Hanna's CloseNewry, Mourne and Down District Council (NMD)Northern Ireland£8,099Closes 3 daysSME
- Sussex Heritage Coast Visitor Management PlanSouth Downs National Park AuthorityNorth East +8£80kCloses 3 daysSME
- Strengthening Cultural Capability and Trauma Informed Care in Women’s HealthNHS EnglandLondon£175kCloses 4 daysSME
- Let’s Talk Money – Debt & Housing Support ServiceCaerphilly County Borough CouncilWales£1.1mCloses 4 daysSME
- Provision of a Specialist Huntington's Disease ServiceNorth Ayrshire CouncilScotland£602kCloses 4 days
- Maintenance and Repair of CCTV, Door Entry & Fire Alarm Systems 2026-2028Loreburn Housing AssociationScotlandNot statedCloses 4 days
- Neighbourhood Support Housing Services LOT 3: 16 and 17 Year olds Accommodation and Support ServiceMetropolitan borough of BuryNorth West£600kCloses 4 daysSME
- The management of Solent Meads golf courseBournemouth, Christchurch and Poole CouncilSouth West£5mCloses 4 daysSME
- Christmas Light Trail for Sir Harold Hillier GardensHampshire County CouncilSouth East£15mCloses 4 days
- Progression Towards EmploymentStockport Metropolitan Borough CouncilNorth West£870kCloses 4 days
- Rutland County Museum Brand Identity and WebsiteRutland County CouncilEast Midlands£30kCloses 4 daysSME
- ITT - Storage Design and Environmental Requirements Framework for Archaeological Archives in England - UID 369Historic EnglandSouth West£24kCloses 7 daysFramework
- ITT - Heritage as Urban Green Infrastructure: an Evidence Review of Opportunities for Climate Resilience, and Future Directions - UID 366Historic EnglandSouth West£15kCloses 7 days
- HM Coroners Community Removals listDurham County CouncilNorth East£1.5mCloses 7 daysSME
- Supply of Cameras and Associated Equipment Used for Traffic Monitoring PurposesDurham County CouncilNorth East£200kCloses 7 daysSME
- Framework for the Provision of Trailblazer Programme Support Services and ActivitiesCity & County of SwanseaWales£48k–190kCloses 7 daysFrameworkSME
- Domestic Abuse Needs AssessmentBirmingham City CouncilWest Midlands£90kCloses 7 days
- Norbury Railway Bridge Art CommissionLondon Borough of CroydonLondon£33kCloses 7 days
- Contract for the Execution of Ynystawe Skatepark, SwanseaCity & County of SwanseaWales£315kCloses 8 days
- DNWP0016 - WAGR Enabling Works and Strip-out - Sellafield - A2R JVAltrad AtkinsRealis Joint Venture (A2R JV)UK-wide£10m–20mCloses 8 daysSME
- Tegwch, gwrth-hiliaeth a llesiant/Equity, anti-racism and well-beingCaerphilly County Borough CouncilWales£144kCloses 9 daysSME
- UKRI-6347 - Trusted AI AdoptionUK Research & Innovation (UKRI)South West£200k–800kCloses 10 daysSME
- European Movements Enabling Agreement (EMEA) for the Germany Enabling Office (GEO)Ministry of DefenceEast of England£83mCloses 10 daysFrameworkSME
- ITT - Mapping Training and Qualifications for Heritage Construction Trades in England - UID 370Historic EnglandSouth West£50kCloses 11 days
- TRG BS 257 Occupational Health, Employee Assisted Programme & Health SurveillanceThe Riverside Group LimitedNorth WestNot statedCloses 11 days
- Youth Services FrameworkBirmingham City CouncilWest Midlands£660kCloses 11 daysFrameworkSME
- The Replacement of the Sports Hall Flat Roof, Edenbridge Leisure CentreSevenoaks District CouncilSouth East£120kCloses 11 daysSME
- PRJ_31142 - Legal Online Research and LibraryWestminster City CouncilLondon£90kCloses 11 daysSME
- UEFA EURO 28 Birmingham Host City - Festival DevelopmentBirmingham City CouncilWest Midlands£320kCloses 11 days
- Cultural Host requestBorough of Telford & WrekinWest Midlands£20kCloses 14 days
- The Provision of Specialist Cleaning, Clearance and Disposal ServicesSouth Lanarkshire CouncilScotland£15mCloses 14 days
- Archive Activity Management SystemBritish Film InstituteLondon£170kCloses 14 days
- Conversion Practices Victim Support ServiceCabinet OfficeLondon£180kCloses 14 daysSME
- Funeral Services and Coroners Transportation for the Black CountrySandwell Metropolitan Borough CouncilWest Midlands£267k–1.6mCloses 15 daysSME
- RFQ 2026/40 - NMANDD PEACEPLUS “Thriving Together” - 3.2 Minority Community Support Programme - Journeys & BelongingNewry, Mourne and Down District Council (NMD)Northern Ireland£20kCloses 15 daysSME
- Interim Accommodation S188Norwich City CouncilEast of England£2.5mCloses 15 daysSME
- CA18552 - RFQ 2026/40 - NMANDD PEACEPLUS "Thriving Together" - 3.2 Minority Community Support Programme - Journeys & BelongingNewry, Mourne and Down District Council (NMD)UK-wide£20kCloses 15 daysSME
- PAN3566 - Request for a Priced Proposal to Operate Funfairs at Abbey Park, LeicesterLeicester City CouncilEast Midlands£400kCloses 17 daysSME
- Nature recovery and intangible cultural heritageNatural EnglandLondon£21kCloses 17 days
- Healthy Child Programme (HCP) Connected ParentsWigan CouncilNorth West£1.3mCloses 18 daysSME
- Libraries Scotland eNewspaper and eMagazineScottish Library and Information CouncilScotland£1.6mCloses 18 days
- Offender Engagement, Support and Oversight Service for High-Risk Offenders in Supported Exempt AccommodationThe Police and Crime Commissioner for DerbyshireEast Midlands£288kCloses 18 daysSME
- Four Lanterns Network Coordinator – Art Fund Going Places ProgrammeWrexham County Borough CouncilNorth West +3£60kCloses 18 daysSME
- 3D, 2D and Lighting Exhibition Design Services for: The Ocean (working title) Temporary Exhibition at Science Museum 2028 & Science and Industry Museum 2029Science Museum GroupLondon£108kCloses 20 days
- AfC Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Information Advice and Support Services (SENDIASS)Achieving for ChildrenLondon£1.2mCloses 21 daysSME
- ACE 1122 ITQ - 'Artsmark 25 Young People Commissioners' Project PartnerARTS COUNCIL ENGLANDNorth East +8£15kCloses 21 daysSME
- Hendon Library: School Libraries and Resources Service (SLRS) refit 2026/27London Borough of BarnetLondon£60kCloses 21 daysSME
- School Presenter Services TenderHistoric Royal PalacesLondon£2mCloses 21 daysSME
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03Who is buying
- Newry, Mourne and Down District Council (NMD) 6 live tenders
- Caerphilly County Borough Council 4 live tenders
- Historic England 4 live tenders
- Birmingham City Council 3 live tenders
- Wigan Council 2 live tenders
04Leisure and culture contracts: common questions
How many leisure and culture tenders are live in the UK?
108 right now, from 86 public buyers, with 44 closing in the next 14 days. We bring together notices from Find a Tender and Contracts Finder and refresh this page every hour.
What do buyers ask for in leisure and culture contracts?
Few notices state a minimum turnover; it is usually set out in the tender documents. The insurance named most often is employer's liability. Most requirements sit in the tender documents rather than the notice, so check the pack before you bid.
Can a small business win leisure and culture contracts?
Often, yes. 70 of the 108 live tenders in the UK are marked by the buyer as suitable for small businesses, and 14 are frameworks or dynamic purchasing systems (approved supplier lists that buyers then order from). Smaller lots and lower-value contracts are usually the best place to start. Check the minimum turnover and insurance first, as those are the checks that rule most bids out.
05Expert notes: Other services
Read the selection criteria first: turnover, insurance and any required registrations decide whether your bid is even scored. Smaller lots and Contracts Finder notices are good places for SMEs to start.
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