Published date: 30 September 2021

This notice was replaced on 2 March 2022

This notice does not contain the most up-to-date information about this procurement. The most recent notice is:

Awarded contract (published 2 March 2022)

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Contract summary

Industry

  • Architectural and related services - 71200000

  • Business and management consultancy and related services - 79400000

  • Miscellaneous business and business-related services - 79900000

    • Training services - 80500000

Location of contract

Northern Ireland

Value of contract

£29,167

Procurement reference

NHMF 299

Published date

30 September 2021

Closing date

1 November 2021

Closing time

11am

Contract start date

1 February 2022

Contract end date

31 March 2024

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (below threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

This procedure can be used for procurements below the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No


Description

The Heritage Fund invests in the full breadth of the UK's heritage and, through our funding, we aim to make a lasting difference for heritage and people. This is reflected in the outcomes which underpin our grant-making and the objectives set out in our Strategic Funding Framework: Strategic Funding Framework (2019 - 2024)
In order to ensure Heritage Fund potential applicants and grantees receive access to the requisite mentoring support, we intend to procure a small group of specialists, entitled "ROSS Consultants". ROSS Consultants will have knowledge of local Northern Ireland heritage issues and public engagement to support organisations developing heritage projects that are likely to apply to the Heritage Fund in Northern Ireland. Full requirements are contained in this ITT document.
ROSS Consultants will most likely be deployed during the pre-application and Expression of Interest (EOI) stage of the grants lifecycle. This is outlined below but full induction of the grant lifecycle will take place for successful bidders. Fund staff will assess at which point(s) in the grant lifecycle the ROSS Consultant support is most appropriate and brief the ROSS Consultant appropriately.
Pre-application phase: During the pre-application phase organisations will need help to understand what the Fund's outcomes mean and how they can deliver them within the project they hope to apply for. Specifically they need to understand that all applications must fulfil the mandatory outcome i.e. a wider range of people will be involved in heritage.
Many organisations, especially smaller often voluntary-led ones may not understand what this means for their project and how they can go about engaging with under-served communities in a meaningful way to help shape the project idea, plan and delivery.
ROSS Consultants will work with organisations to constructively challenge how they are engaging with communities in an appropriate way. How that engagement should influence their project and how engagement is kept at the core of their project . This support will be at the very early stage of project development and could result in an organisations submitting an application (for grants £3,000- £250,000), a Project Enquiry Form (see below) or an Expression of Interest Form (see below).
Project Enquiry Forms Phase: (PEF). Applicants applying to the small and medium grants programmes (£3,000-£250,000) are encouraged to submit a PEF before their application.

A FULL DESCRIPTION IS WITHIN THE ITT DOCUMENT ATTACHED.

Your tender proposals must be sent electronically via e-mail before the tender return deadline of November 1st at 11am to the following contact:
Margaret Henry, Head of Engagement NI
National Heritage Memorial Fund
Email: ROSStenderNI@heritagefund.org.uk


About the buyer

Contact name

Margaret Henry

Address

International House, St Katharines Way
London
E1W 1UN
United Kingdom

Email

ROSStenderNI@heritagefund.org.uk

Website

https://www.heritagefund.org.uk/