Tender

Digital Heritage ROSS Consultants

NATIONAL HERITAGE MEMORIAL FUND

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Summary of the contracting process

The National Heritage Memorial Fund is inviting tenders for the "Digital Heritage ROSS Consultants" project, aimed at appointing up to 16 consultants or organisations to support heritage projects across the UK. This procurement process is currently in the Tender stage, with submissions due by 22nd November 2021 at 11am. The tender includes a budget of £98,333 and falls under the Computer-related services industry category. The contract period will commence on 1st April 2022 and continue until 31st March 2024.

This tender presents a significant opportunity for SMEs and consultants specialising in digital heritage, project management, and consultancy services to expand their business. Companies with expertise in grant lifecycle processes—particularly those involved in mentoring, evaluating, and providing expert advice—will find this bid especially relevant. Engaging with the National Heritage Memorial Fund can enhance visibility and open further avenues for collaboration in the heritage sector.

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Notice Title

Digital Heritage ROSS Consultants

Notice 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 Additional information: 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.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
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Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b1923c55-9073-4575-bb70-a9355cb0524a
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure (below threshold)
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

80 - Education and training services


CPV Codes

72500000 - Computer-related services

73200000 - Research and development consultancy services

79300000 - Market and economic research; polling and statistics

79400000 - Business and management consultancy and related services

80400000 - Adult and other education services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£98,333 Under £100K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
10 Nov 20214 years ago
Submission Deadline
22 Nov 2021Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
31 Mar 2022 - 31 Mar 2024 2-3 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Active
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
NATIONAL HERITAGE MEMORIAL FUND
Contact Name
Joanne Walker
Contact Email
joanne.walker@heritagefund.org.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
E1W 1UN
Post Town
East London
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI4 Inner London - East
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI42 Tower Hamlets
Delivery Location
Not specified

Local Authority
Tower Hamlets
Electoral Ward
St Katharine's & Wapping
Westminster Constituency
Poplar and Limehouse

Further Information

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