Notice Information
Notice Title
Evaluation Consultant - Inspiring Everyone: RAF Museum Midlands Development Programme
Notice Description
Required Services: Royal Air Force Museum seeks to appoint an experienced Evaluation Consultant to deliver the summative evaluation for the Inspiring Everyone: RAF Museum Midlands Development Programme, supported by the National Lottery Heritage Fund. The consultant will design and implement an evaluation framework, provide staff and volunteer training, and produce reports in 2027 and 2028 to assess outcomes across capital and activity strands. The work will use mixed-method approaches (quantitative and qualitative) to measure impact, assess audience outcomes, and capture lessons learned to inform future strategic and learning activity. The contract value is capped at PS45,000 (excluding VAT), and the Inspiring Everyone: RAF Museum Midlands Development Programme delivery period will run from May 2025 to December 2028.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Renewal: Contract may be extended if there is a delay to completion of the MDP activity being evaluated.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05cd08
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/084066-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK6 - Contract Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Below threshold - open competition
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
92 - Recreational, cultural and sporting services
-
- CPV Codes
79419000 - Evaluation consultancy services
92521100 - Museum-exhibition services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £45,000 Under £100K
- Lots Value
- £45,000 Under £100K
- Awards Value
- £45,000 Under £100K
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 17 Dec 20251 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 10 Nov 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 17 Dec 20251 months ago
- Contract Period
- 27 Jan 2026 - 31 Oct 2028 2-3 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- ROYAL AIR FORCE MUSEUM
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- tender.returns@rafmuseum.org
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LONDON
- Postcode
- NW9 5LL
- Post Town
- North West London
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLI London
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLI7 Outer London - West and North West
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLI71 Barnet
- Delivery Location
- TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLE Yorkshire and The Humber, TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLI London, TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England)
-
- Local Authority
- Barnet
- Electoral Ward
- Colindale North
- Westminster Constituency
- Hendon
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/084066-2025
17th December 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/071612-2025
6th November 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/065481-2025
15th October 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/A-6260
Invitation to tender for evaluation consultant for the Inspiring Everyone: RAF Museum Midlands Development Programme. Document includes background, requirements, tender process and tender timescales. -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/A-6261
Document 2 - Inspiring Everyone: RAF Museum Midlands Development Programme Activity Plan. To assist with understanding requirements set out in Document 1 - Invitation to Tender. -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/A-6262
Document 3 - Inspiring Everyone: RAF Museum Midlands Development Programme Action Plan. To assist with understanding requirements set out in Document 1 - Invitation to Tender. -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/A-6263
Document 4 - Inspiring Everyone: RAF Museum Midlands Development Programme Application Form to NLHF for delivery phase. To assist with understanding requirements set out in Document 1 - Invitation to Tender. -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/A-6264
Document 5 - RAF Museum baseline visitor research report. To assist with understanding requirements set out in Document 1 - Invitation to Tender. -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/A-6265
Document 6 - RAF Museum audience development strategy. To assist with understanding requirements set out in Document 1 - Invitation to Tender. -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/A-6266
Document 7 - RAF Museum comms and marketing plan. To assist with understanding requirements set out in Document 1 - Invitation to Tender. -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/A-7448
Clarification questions received to 6 November 2025
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