Published date: 12 September 2018

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: 8 October 2018

Contract summary

Industry

  • Excavation work at archaeological sites - 45112450

  • Museum construction work - 45212313

  • Library, archives, museums and other cultural services - 92500000

    • Museum services and preservation services of historical sites and buildings - 92520000

    • Museum services - 92521000

    • Museum-exhibition services - 92521100

Location of contract

GL7 1PX

Value of contract

£40,000 to £50,000

Procurement reference

CDC0211P

Published date

12 September 2018

Closing date

8 October 2018

Contract start date

30 November 2018

Contract end date

19 July 2019

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

Corinium Museum, managed by Sports and Leisure Management Ltd and owned by Cotswold District Council, has been successful in securing a Round 2 pass from the Heritage Lottery Fund for their £1.3m 'Stone Age to Corinium' project. The project is about creating a museum fit for the 21st century, maximizing on the building spaces, enhancing the visitor journey through reinterpretation and flow, working with new partners to produce a vibrant programme of archaeology related events and activities, whilst reducing energy costs and increasing income making the museum more resilient. This will be achieved by redesigning the prehistory and early Roman galleries, building a new Discovery Centre, installing a central information desk, and creating a new garden. The project will transform the way the Museum connects with its local community and beyond.
Corinium Museum are looking to employ a knowledgeable contractor who has prior experience of working on a Heritage Lottery Funded (HLF) project, working within the constraints of a listed building and also delivering works whilst the establishment is operational. The contractor is to be made aware that the building works have been split in to three phases as the Museum is to remain open to the public. Other contractors involved in the tendering process include: Fit-out Contractor, Case manufacture, Joiner and specialist conservators, contractors are allowed to bid for more than one lot.

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Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No

About the buyer

Contact name

Ciaran O'Kane

Address

Cirencester
Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire
GL7 1PX
United Kingdom

Telephone

01285 623311

Email

procurement@gosharedservices.org.uk

Website

www.cotswold.gov.uk