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Open tender · Notice 095401-2026

School Presenter Services Tender

Historic Royal Palaces

Value
£2m
Closes
16 Nov 2026 (32 days)
Where
London
Lots
1
Suitable for SMEs
Yes, says the buyer
Contract
1 Sep 2027 – 31 Aug 2030

In plain English

Historic Royal Palaces wants a supplier to recruit, train and manage a team of costumed presenters to deliver around 3,000 curriculum-linked school learning sessions a year at the Tower of London, Hampton Court Palace and Kensington Palace, plus Home Educator Days and community activities. The contract runs for 3 years from September 2027, with an option to extend by 2 more years, and is valued at £2,000,000.

Good fit for: Heritage, arts or education organisations experienced in running large-scale school presenter or learning programmes with trained, managed staff teams.

The catch (with the notice's own words):
  • Needs safeguarding policies and safer recruitment arrangements Suppliers must have appropriate safeguarding policies, procedures and reporting arrangements for working with children, young people and vulnerable adults
  • Needs comparable large-scale experience in heritage/arts education delivery Suppliers must have relevant experience and organisational capacity to deliver learning, engagement or interpretation programmes for children and young people within museum, heritage, arts or cultural settings at a scale and complexity broadly comparable to this contract
  • Must register and bid via Delta e-Sourcing portal The tender process will be run through HRP's e tendering system, Delta e-Sourcing.

Written with AI from the official notice. Check the notice before relying on it.

What the buyer says

Historic Royal Palaces (HRP) is a registered charity, responsible for the care, conservation and presentation of HM Tower of London (TOL), Hampton Court Palace (HCP), Kensington Palace State Apartments, (KP) the Banqueting House at Whitehall (BH), Kew Palace (KEW) and Hillsborough Castle and Gardens, (HCG) the official residence of HM The King in Northern Ireland and residence of the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland. We love and look after six of the most wonderful palaces in the world. The palaces are the setting for the stories that shape us all, and we’re bringing them to people in ways that mean more to them. We want everyone to find themselves in the spaces and stories we share. HRP is a charity for everyone. We are committed to preserving and sharing the stories of our six magnificent palaces and making them accessible to all. Through partnerships, innovation, and storytelling, we strive to break down barriers, inspire curiosity and stir the spirit in people of all ages and backgrounds. Our curriculum-linked schools programmes bring palace stories to life through costumed, presenter-led sessions, alongside digital learning, teacher training events and activities for local community groups and families. HRP is an independent charity, receiving no government funding and derives its income principally from admissions, retail, licensing, commercial events, sponsorship and support from donors and members. We will be running a tender process with the intention of awarding a contract for the provision of School Presenter Services and are seeking expressions of interest from suitably experienced / qualified organisations. We are seeking a skilled and collaborative partner to deliver one of the UK's largest and most established heritage learning programmes. Each…

Read the official notice Tender documents

Procedure: Open procedure (Open: anyone can bid, in one stage). Published 8 Oct 2026.

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