Published date: 18 October 2021
Last edited date: 10 November 2021
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Contract summary
Industry
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Location of contract
United Kingdom
Value of contract
£98,333
Procurement reference
NHMF 302
Published date
18 October 2021
Closing date
22 November 2021
Closing time
11am
Contract start date
1 April 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
We intend to appoint up to approximately 16 Digital Heritage Consultants/organisations to support our heritage projects across all key stages of the grant lifecycle, from pre-application support through to development, assessment, monitoring and post-completion. Specific activities will include mentoring, monitoring and providing expert advice.
Roles
The consultant's role will be defined at the time of commissioning and will involve one or more of the following functions for individual projects or cohorts of projects:
A) Mentoring Projects:
• Facilitating grantees and potential applicants to identify and remove blockages to the application, development and/or delivery of their project.
• Using specialist knowledge and experience to support grantees and potential applicants to help develop and deliver their project's vision
• Supporting grantees and potential applicants to undertake learning and development opportunities relevant to their project's objectives
B) Monitoring Projects:
• Evaluating projects and their impact on people, communities and heritage
• Undertaking risk assessment (building on The Fund's analysis) and developing an agreed risk monitoring plan. Providing mentoring support to reduce risk(s) in accordance with risk monitoring plan
• Ensuring compliance with The Fund's requirements and reporting on progress against the project plan and project budget
• Providing expert advice on project management arrangements, procurement and cost and programme plans to support The Fund's decision making
C) Providing Expert Advice:
• Supporting The Fund's decision making process by commenting on aspects of a project application relevant to the consultant's area of expertise.
Projects that have completed but are still in contract may require further consultancy support in line with one of the three roles above.
In addition, and from time to time, we may commission consultants to undertake broader work related to the competency areas of the agreement, such as training, knowledge development and upskilling of our staff and applicants/grantees on digital matters.
A full description is in the ITT document
Tender Returns
Your tender proposals must be sent electronically via e-mail before the tender return deadline of 22nd November 2021 at 11am to the following contact:
Joanne Walker, Investment Improvement and Compliance Manager
Email: ROSSProcurementExternal@heritagefund.org.uk
www.heritagefund.org.uk
More information
Attachments
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- ROSS Digital Service Contract_Final.doc
- Contract draft
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- Tender Questions - Digital Heritage Consultants (Table) - Final .docx
- Technical specifications
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- Tender Questions Digital Heritage Consultants (Accessible Format) - Final.docx
- Technical specifications
- Accessible Version
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- Invitation to Tender for Digital Heritage Consultants- FY 22 - CYMRAEG.docx
- Tender notice
- Welsh Version
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- Tender Questions for Digital Heritage Consultants - CYMRAEG.docx
- Bidding documents
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- Digital Heritage Consultants_Clarification Questions_Word Version.docx
- Clarifications to bidders questions
Additional text
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Updated Welsh version with new logo and ensured all return dates are 22nd November 2021.
Further correction to return date error October corrected to November.
Clarification Answers posted 10.11.21.
About the buyer
Contact name
Joanne Walker
Address
International House, St Katharines Way
London
E1W 1UN
United Kingdom
joanne.walker@heritagefund.org.uk
Website
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Closing: 22 November 2021, 11am