Oil Painting Conservation
Open
Closes in 12 days
Key facts
- Closing date
- Thursday 29 October 2026, 10:00 (UK time) Closes in 12 days
- Buyer's estimated value
- £35,000 (excl. VAT) The buyer's own estimate, not income to you.
- Clarification questions deadline
- 27 October 2026, 15:00
- Contract period
- 4 Nov 2026 to 22 Feb 2027
- Procedure
- Below threshold - open competition
- Notice type
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Suitable for SMEs (per buyer)
- Yes
Decision brief
Taken from the buyer's published notice (shown as written, shortened where long). Tenderpatch has not added to or interpreted it. Always read the official documents before bidding.
- How bids will be scored
- Not stated in the notice.
- Conditions of participation (what you must show)
- None published in the notice. They may be in the tender documents.
- Contract length and extensions
- 4 Nov 2026 to 22 Feb 2027.
- How to submit
- via tenders@nam.ac.uk www.nam.ac.uk/contracts Electronic submission: allowed.
- Tender documents
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Tender brief ↗ (www.find-tender.service.gov.uk)
Paintings Condition Survey ↗ (www.find-tender.service.gov.uk)
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- UK4 and other notice codes
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General explanations written by Tenderpatch, not part of this notice.
Description
On 6th April 2027 the NAM will open a temporary exhibition entitled Uniform: Identity and Innovation.
The National Army Museum (NAM) wishes to appoint a conservation company or individual conservator ('the conservator') to undertake conservation work on the oil paintings that will be displayed in the exhibition. Specifically:
- conservation of 12 oil paintings and 10 associated frames
- production of frames for 5 oil paintings, including glazing with Truvue UV92
- glazing of 4 oil paintings with Truvue UV92
- transport of works from NAM Stevenage to 'conservator's' studio and from 'conservator's studio to NAM Chelsea