# Recreation & culture public sector tenders (11 open)

Recreation & culture: 11 open tenders, 10 coming soon, 77 contracts ending within 12 months. Median bids at these buyers: 5.

## Closing first
| Tender | Buyer | Closes | Value | Buyer's usual contest |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [RFQ 2026/36 - PEACEPLUS Minority Community Integration Programme - Colours of Asia](https://bidcount.co.uk/?t=ocds-h6vhtk-0773ac) | Newry, Mourne and Down District Council (NMD) | 2026-10-14 | £10k | not enough history to rate |
| [CA18477 - RFQ 2026/36 - PEACEPLUS Minority Community Integration Programme - Colours of Asia](https://bidcount.co.uk/?t=ocds-b5fd17-369f4263-3ce6-4bd5-af25-164a1645678f) | Newry, Mourne and Down District Council (NMD) | 2026-10-14 | £10k | not enough history to rate |
| [Talking Trail Sculpture](https://bidcount.co.uk/?t=ocds-h6vhtk-078195) | Natural England | 2026-10-15 | £20k | not enough history to rate |
| [CCTV Camera Systems and Associated Services for Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council](https://bidcount.co.uk/?t=ocds-h6vhtk-068c7d) | Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council | 2026-10-15 | £621k | a typical contest |
| [T26-127BUS Strabane Peoples Gallery Artist in Residence Project](https://bidcount.co.uk/?t=ocds-h6vhtk-0777bb) | Derry City and Strabane District Council | 2026-10-23 | not stated | few bidders |
| [Science and Industry Museum Wonderlab Group 2 Interactives Makers 2](https://bidcount.co.uk/?t=ocds-h6vhtk-0779ec) | Science Museum Group | 2026-10-23 | £155k | a typical contest |
| [Arfarniad Opsiynau Tŷ Coch Red House Options Appraisal](https://bidcount.co.uk/?t=ocds-h6vhtk-077c51) | Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council | 2026-10-23 | £25k | few bidders |
| [Interpretation Producer for Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens Redevelopment](https://bidcount.co.uk/?t=ocds-h6vhtk-077f50) | Sunderland City Council | 2026-10-23 | £40k | a typical contest |
| [Project Tullie Phase 3: Digital Installation Design - Request for Quotation](https://bidcount.co.uk/?t=ocds-b5fd17-a19cfc84-da33-4d1f-9430-65f4affc931e) | Tullie House Museum AND ART Gallery Trust | 2026-10-29 | £14k | not enough history to rate |
| [Contract for the Execution of Ynystawe Skatepark, Swansea](https://bidcount.co.uk/?t=ocds-h6vhtk-0782a6) | City & County of Swansea | 2026-11-03 | £315k | few bidders |
| [School Presenter Services Tender](https://bidcount.co.uk/?t=ocds-h6vhtk-07842e) | Historic Royal Palaces | 2026-11-16 | £2m | a typical contest |

## Largest open tenders
| Tender | Buyer | Closes | Value | Buyer's usual contest |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [School Presenter Services Tender](https://bidcount.co.uk/?t=ocds-h6vhtk-07842e) | Historic Royal Palaces | 2026-11-16 | £2m | a typical contest |
| [CCTV Camera Systems and Associated Services for Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council](https://bidcount.co.uk/?t=ocds-h6vhtk-068c7d) | Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council | 2026-10-15 | £621k | a typical contest |
| [Contract for the Execution of Ynystawe Skatepark, Swansea](https://bidcount.co.uk/?t=ocds-h6vhtk-0782a6) | City & County of Swansea | 2026-11-03 | £315k | few bidders |
| [Science and Industry Museum Wonderlab Group 2 Interactives Makers 2](https://bidcount.co.uk/?t=ocds-h6vhtk-0779ec) | Science Museum Group | 2026-10-23 | £155k | a typical contest |
| [Interpretation Producer for Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens Redevelopment](https://bidcount.co.uk/?t=ocds-h6vhtk-077f50) | Sunderland City Council | 2026-10-23 | £40k | a typical contest |

## Buyers here that usually draw the fewest bids
| Buyer | Usual bids | Open here |
| --- | --- | --- |
| [Derry City and Strabane District Council](https://bidcount.co.uk/buyers/derry-city-and-strabane-district-council) | 2 | 1 |
| [City & County of Swansea](https://bidcount.co.uk/buyers/city-and-county-of-swansea) | 4 | 1 |
| [Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council](https://bidcount.co.uk/buyers/merthyr-tydfil-county-borough-council) | 4 | 1 |
| Historic Royal Palaces | 5 | 1 |
| [Sunderland City Council](https://bidcount.co.uk/buyers/sunderland-city-council) | 5 | 1 |
| [Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council](https://bidcount.co.uk/buyers/neath-port-talbot-county-borough-council) | 5.5 | 1 |

## Buyers
- [Newry, Mourne and Down District Council (NMD)](https://bidcount.co.uk/buyers/newry-mourne-and-down-district-council-nmd): 2
- [Natural England](https://bidcount.co.uk/buyers/natural-england): 1
- [Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council](https://bidcount.co.uk/buyers/neath-port-talbot-county-borough-council): 1
- [Derry City and Strabane District Council](https://bidcount.co.uk/buyers/derry-city-and-strabane-district-council): 1
- [Science Museum Group](https://bidcount.co.uk/buyers/science-museum-group): 1
- [Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council](https://bidcount.co.uk/buyers/merthyr-tydfil-county-borough-council): 1
- [Sunderland City Council](https://bidcount.co.uk/buyers/sunderland-city-council): 1
- Tullie House Museum AND ART Gallery Trust: 1
- [City & County of Swansea](https://bidcount.co.uk/buyers/city-and-county-of-swansea): 1
- Historic Royal Palaces: 1

Source: Find a Tender and Contracts Finder, Open Government Licence v3.0. Updated 2026-10-09. Bid counts describe a buyer's history, not a forecast. Method: https://bidcount.co.uk/about. Page: https://bidcount.co.uk/sectors/recreation-and-culture