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Digital Skills Survey: Reviewing Progress against Baseline Data for Digital Skills in the Heritage Sector

NATIONAL HERITAGE MEMORIAL FUND

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Summary of the contracting process

The National Lottery Heritage Fund is currently engaged in a procurement process for the contract titled "Digital Skills Survey: Reviewing Progress against Baseline Data for Digital Skills in the Heritage Sector." This project falls under the services industry category and aims to conduct a UK-wide digital skills survey in the heritage sector, with a total value of up to £60,000 including VAT. The tender period concludes on 28 June 2021, with contract work scheduled to commence on 6 July 2021 and completion expected by 30 November 2021. The Fund will evaluate proposals through an open procurement method, emphasising a representative sample from various heritage organisations across the UK, including museums, libraries, and archives.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in research and consultancy services, particularly those with expertise in digital skills development and the heritage sector. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) are encouraged to participate, given their ability to provide tailored insights relevant to diverse heritage organisations. Competing businesses should demonstrate past experience in conducting similar surveys and showcase approaches to ensuring representativeness in the collected data, which will ultimately contribute to shaping the future digital capabilities of the heritage sector.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Digital Skills Survey: Reviewing Progress against Baseline Data for Digital Skills in the Heritage Sector

Notice Description

Digital Skills Survey: Reviewing Progress against Baseline Data for Digital Skills in the Heritage Sector The National Lottery Heritage Fund is seeking to appoint a supplier to undertake a UK wide digital skills survey of the heritage sector which will identify baseline data on digital skills. Up to PS60,000 inc. VAT is available to carry out the work. Applications are due on the 28 June 2021, and the work should be completed by November 2021. Building on work undertaken in 2020, the Digital Attitudes and Skills for Heritage (DASH) survey and report, The Fund wishes to commission a survey and report. The 2020 DASH survey provided a baseline level of digital skills and confidence of organisations across the UK's heritage sector. This project will build on that, identifying any change in capabilities that have taken place. The survey of organisations that deliver heritage related activities in the UK that will include a representative sample of different types, sizes and locations of organisations. It will cover organisations in the south, centre and north of England, as well as Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, and include small, medium and large heritage organisations. The National Lottery Heritage Fund supports the full breadth of natural, cultural and intangible heritage across the UK. Accordingly, organisations in scope will include museums, libraries and archives, buildings and monuments, as well as those supporting natural heritage, cultural and community heritage. The successful bidder will explain, in relation to the DASH survey work undertaken in 2020, how they plan to build up a set of organisations to survey, and the steps they will make to try to ensure that the overall findings are reasonably representative. Additional information: PLEASE NOTE THE ITT HAS BEEN UPDATED TO REMOVE UNREQUIRED QUESTIONS 15.6.21.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
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Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/449453a4-939e-4700-85e1-44409c1fd419
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, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

CPV Codes

73200000 - Research and development consultancy services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£50,000 Under £100K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
15 Jun 20214 years ago
Submission Deadline
25 Jun 2021Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
5 Jul 2021 - 30 Nov 2021 1-6 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
NATIONAL HERITAGE MEMORIAL FUND
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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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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