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Security Services to the Museums Security Consortium

A public procurement published by Victoria and Albert Museum via Find a Tender.

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Award value
£140m
Tender value
0
Suppliers
0
Awards
3
Notices
Tender
Stage

Overview

The V&A is running this preliminary market engagement survey on behalf of the Natural History Museum, the Science Museum Group, and the V&A Museum. These three organisations currently form a consortium to contract for the provision of security guarding services to their various sites across England. Currently, we are buying these services from a single provider and that contract will expire in March 2027. Security services are currently being provided at 15 sites with an approximate total of 245 FTEs. The contract to the museums consortium currently includes the following elements: • 24/7 Control room services (command and control, CCTV and alarm monitoring) • Entrance guarding and patrols…

Key details

Source
Find a Tender
Lifecycle stage
Tender
Status
planning
CPV classification
Currency
GBP
Total award value
Tender value
£140,000,000
First published
13 Jun 2025
Last updated
1 Apr 2026
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Notice timeline

Every published notice in this procurement's lifecycle.

  1. Planning noticeSecurity Services to the Museums Security Consortium
  2. Planning noticeSecurity Services to the Museums Security Consortium
  3. Tender noticeSecurity Services to the Museums Security Consortium

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FAQs about this procurement

Who is the buyer for "Security Services to the Museums Security Consortium"?

Security Services to the Museums Security Consortium is a UK public-sector procurement published by Victoria and Albert Museum via Find a Tender.

Has "Security Services to the Museums Security Consortium" been awarded?

No award has been recorded yet. The current lifecycle stage is "Tender".

What is "Security Services to the Museums Security Consortium" worth?

The reported tender value is £140,000,000.

When was "Security Services to the Museums Security Consortium" published?

It was first published on 13 Jun 2025 and last updated on 1 Apr 2026, across 3 notices.

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