Tender

Reimagining Abbey House Museum

  • Leeds City Council

UK4: Tender notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-049438

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-05899f

Published 18 August 2025, 12:00pm



Scope

Reference

102400

Description

Leeds Museums & Galleries are seeking to work with a company/agency to redesign Abbey House Museum and it's future. It's almost 30 years since the museum last had major investment and we're looking to reimagine what the visitor experience could be for the next 30 years. In November 2024, facing severe financial pressures within Leeds City Council, there was a proposal to close Abbey House Museum to the public as part of measures to save £160,000. In February 2025, elected members decided not to take the proposal forward after a huge show of public support. The service are now looking at what Abbey House Museum's future could look like and where we can make improvements to future proof the museum for the generations to come.

Total value (estimated)

  • £80,000 excluding VAT
  • £96,000 including VAT

Below the relevant threshold

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 1 October 2025 to 29 August 2026
  • Possible extension to 18 December 2026
  • 1 year, 2 months, 18 days

Description of possible extension:

The need for extension will be unlikely but we do have the option to if needed.

Main procurement category

Services

Additional procurement category

Works

CPV classifications

  • 73300000 - Design and execution of research and development
  • 92500000 - Library, archives, museums and other cultural services
  • 92520000 - Museum services and preservation services of historical sites and buildings
  • 92522000 - Preservation services of historical sites and buildings
  • 92522200 - Preservation services of historical buildings

Contract locations

  • UKE42 - Leeds

Participation

Particular suitability

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)


Submission

Enquiry deadline

8 September 2025, 12:00pm

Tender submission deadline

15 September 2025, 12:00pm

Submission address and any special instructions

Tenders may be submitted electronically

Yes


Procedure

Procedure type

Below threshold - open competition

Special regime

Concession


Contracting authority

Leeds City Council

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PJYG-6658-PPMY

Civic Hall, 3rd Floor West,

Leeds

LS1 1UR

United Kingdom

Contact name: Lizzy Wilson

Telephone: +44 07891276289

Email: lizzy.wilson@leeds.gov.uk

Website: https://www.leeds.gov.uk/

Region: UKE42 - Leeds

Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government