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In deliveryUnited KingdomServices£50,000

Manchester Cotton and Transatlantic Slavery Exhibition Design

Published
Published 6 November 2025
Deadline
Closed 30 November 2025

Overview

We are seeking a creative exhibition designer (option to include lighting design services) who will use vibrant, welcoming, dynamic and sensitive design to tell the story of Manchester, cotton and transatlantic slavery. We will explore the role that enslaved Africans played in Manchester’s growth and discuss why this story is relevant to the people of Manchester today, reshaping the narrative of how the textile industry created the world’s first industrial city. This project calls for the expertise of a designer who can demonstrate an ability to produce an exhibition design that works carefully with sensitive subject matter, bringing together archival content and objects, a limited number of thoughtful interactive exhibits and creative commissions to produce an insightful and inspiring visitor experience. Please refer to the tender documents for further details.

Key details

Country
United Kingdom
Status
In delivery
Category
Services
Estimated value
£50,000
Procedure
Open
Published
6 November 2025
Questions by
24 November 2025
Deadline
Closed
Classification (CPV)
DesignsMuseum-exhibition services

Award outcome

Awarded value
£61,145
Award date
19 April 2026
Contract period
12 January 2026 → 1 March 2027
Winner
  • Freehaus Design Ltd

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Notice history

Every published notice in this contracting process, newest first.

  1. Contract

    21 April 2026

    View notice ↗
  2. Contract Notice

    6 November 2025

    View notice ↗

Contracting authority

  • Science Museum Group

    Buyer

    London, United Kingdom

    GB-PPON: PDTR-3338-MNPG

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Awarded: Manchester Cotton and Transatlantic Slavery Exhibition Design — won by Freehaus Design Ltd — Skim