Published date: 30 January 2024

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 1 March 2024, 5pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Research and development services and related consultancy services - 73000000

Location of contract

West Midlands

Value of contract

£50,000

Procurement reference

R3513_BMT_Laying the Foundations_Citizens Jury

Published date

30 January 2024

Closing date

1 March 2024

Closing time

5pm

Contract start date

5 April 2024

Contract end date

28 February 2025

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (above threshold)

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

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

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

BMT is currently commissioning a team of experts to review its Governance, Business Model and Fundraising, with a view to recommending new approaches to create a radically democratic museum and the structures, skills and capacities to deliver them and the Citizen's Jury is integral to this work.
We are looking to have representatives from all sections of society involved in a single conversation about what Birmingham means to them and what roles the museum could play in enhancing the life of the city. We wish to delve deeper than what is currently possible in focus groups, advisory panels or surveys, and host at least 30 hours of facilitated conversations with at least 25 representatives.
We are looking for consultants to:
• Carry out the required planning, design, liaison and project management.
• Work with us to set up the Oversight Group and facilitate Oversight Group meetings.
• Work with the Oversight Group to identify key expert witnesses and source other expert witnesses to address topics raised by the participants.
• Planning and facilitation of CJ sessions with participants.
• Management of participants including vouchers, onboarding and childcare.
• Facilitate launch and public closing event.
• Commission a documentary film of the event.
• Submit final report.

What we're looking for:

The collective team will bring to the table big ideas and ambition that creatively respond to the vision, unafraid to challenge accepted norms, collaborating to support the client in further refining their vision and objectives, rooted in community needs. The team should have a strong sense of Birmingham and its unique characteristics and super-diversity. You will need to have a deep understanding of this area of work, but you do not necessarily need to be a bricks and mortar consultancy firm. We welcome responses from individuals, companies, or collaborations.

Ultimately, we do not mind who you are (although if you are not based in the city, we hope that you would see the benefit of spending ample time here to get under the skin of its residents). Our teams are diverse, as is our city, and your work will recognise, celebrate, and respond to this.

If you consider yourself suitable for certain parts of the brief but not the whole, we would still like to hear from you as we are looking to create the right team who can bring something to the table, which may involve a certain amount of matchmaking with those who have different skill sets. We want you to understand our passion for change, appreciate the exploratory nature of this work, and be robust and brave with your assertions.

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About the buyer

Contact name

Fiona Smallcorn

Address

Millennium Way West
NOTTINGHAM
NG86AS
England

Email

administration@focus-consultants.com