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Fundraising Consultant to deliver match funding: Plas Gunter Mansion Trust

PLAS GUNTER MANSION TRUST CYF

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Summary of the contracting process

The Plas Gunter Mansion Trust cyf is seeking a Fundraising Consultant through an open tender process. The consultant will be tasked with securing match funding for a National Lottery Heritage Fund application to restore the 17th century Plas Gunter Mansion in Abergavenny. The Trust intends to submit the delivery phase application in April 2025, requiring around £620,000 GBP in match funding. The Trust previously collaborated with The Funding Centre for the fundraising plan, submitted for the development phase. The consultant will work on creating new fundraising strategies, engaging potential funders, and maintaining detailed records to meet project needs by 2025.

This tender presents an opportunity for experienced fundraising consultants with a background in arts and heritage funding in the UK, particularly Wales. Businesses offering business and management consultancy services, as well as those providing miscellaneous business-related services, may find this tender suitable. The procurement process is currently in the award stage, with the contract signed on May 14, 2024. The tender deadline was May 10, 2024, and the award period ended on May 15, 2024. The main procurement category is services, with a focus on business and management consultancy and miscellaneous services.

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Notice Title

Fundraising Consultant to deliver match funding: Plas Gunter Mansion Trust

Notice Description

Plas Gunter Mansion Trust wishes to appoint an experienced Fundraising Consultant to help us develop and deliver an ambitious capital appeal. The consultant will develop and build on our current fundraising plan to meet the match funding requirements for our National Lottery Heritage Fund application. Whilst we have significant fundraising experience in the local community and some success with grants, we have no capacity to fundraise beyond small scale, volunteer-let initiatives.The funding will allow the Trust to develop its plans to restore the 17th century Plas Gunter Mansion in Abergavenny before submitting a delivery phase application in April 2025. The consultant will be required to secure match funding of around 620,000 GBP as part of the application.In 2023, the Trust worked with fundraising consultancy, The Funding Centre, to create the fundraising plan, submitted as part of our development phase application to the National Lottery Heritage Fund, which we are now looking to implement.The workplan should consider but not be restricted to:- Creating a strong case for support for the project.- Reviewing and testing and adding to the existing prospect list of trusts and foundations.- Developing approach plans and expression of interest/enquiry letters to potential funders.- Preparing and submitting a number of detailed, full proposals of sufficient number and scale to enable the match funding target of c 620,000 GBP to be met in sufficient time to meet project needs.- Keeping meticulous records, building our database of supporters. (There is currently a modest database from which to build a donor community. Work needs to begin to help drive traffic through the website in particular and to set up systems to capture contact information over time.)- Creating reporting and stewardship plans for donors and prospects.There will be a particular emphasis on working with the staff and volunteers to build their understanding of the fundraising process. Under the auspices of this project, other consultants and specialists will be helping us to develop our marketing offer, programming and community engagement. Specifically, you will need to work closely with our Architect, Activities & Audience Development Consultant, Interpretation Consultant, and Business Planning Consultant to ensure the Funding Plan accurately reflects the development of the project.The following outputs will be required:- Review of our capital fundraising feasibility and updating of prospects.- A timetable of activity, produced as a Gantt chart or equivalent.- A presentation of the timetable and approach plan to the trustees.- Status reports to the trustees with a minimum of one per month.- A fully updated fundraising plan by the end of the project that can be delivered before the end of the development project.- A sufficient number of completed applications to meet fundraising targets for the Delivery Phase.A proposal for undertaking the work should include:- CV and contact details, including a short summary demonstrating suitability, qualifications and experience.- Details of track record and relevant experience.- References of two referees for work of a similar nature.- Proposed approach and methodology.- Proposed formats for presentation of findings, recommendations and outputs.- Total cost for professional services, including VAT.- VAT status.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-kuma6s-140452
Publication Source
Sell2Wales
Latest Notice
https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=140452
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
S2W Notice - Website Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

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

98 - Other community, social and personal services


CPV Codes

79400000 - Business and management consultancy and related services

79900000 - Miscellaneous business and business-related services

98100000 - Membership organisation services

98300000 - Miscellaneous services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£15,000 Under £100K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
4 Jun 20241 years ago
Submission Deadline
10 May 2024Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
14 May 20241 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
PLAS GUNTER MANSION TRUST CYF
Contact Name
Deborah Holland
Contact Email
administrator@plasguntermansion.org.uk
Contact Phone
+44 7798610114

Buyer Location

Locality
ABERGAVENNY
Postcode
NP7 5ER
Post Town
Newport
Country
Wales

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLL Wales
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLL5 South East Wales
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLL54 Monmouthshire and Newport
Delivery Location
Not specified

Local Authority
Monmouthshire
Electoral Ward
Grofield
Westminster Constituency
Monmouthshire

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

THE FUNDING CENTRE

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