--- title: "Charles Dicken's Interpretation work" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-01460d2a-85da-42a4-a6d2-0fb7100fee33" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-01460d2a-85da-42a4-a6d2-0fb7100fee33" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-01460d2a-85da-42a4-a6d2-0fb7100fee33.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-01460d2a-85da-42a4-a6d2-0fb7100fee33.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "MEDWAY COUNCIL" published: "2019-11-15" --- # Charles Dicken's Interpretation work Buyer: MEDWAY COUNCIL Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-01460d2a-85da-42a4-a6d2-0fb7100fee33 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-01460d2a-85da-42a4-a6d2-0fb7100fee33) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-01460d2a-85da-42a4-a6d2-0fb7100fee33.json) ## Summary Medway Council is inviting tenders for the "Charles Dicken's Interpretation work", a project classified under museum construction work and museum-exhibition services. This procurement process is currently in the active tender stage, with an open procedure being employed. All submissions must be received by the deadline of 13th December 2019. The project is located in Medway, South East England, with an estimated contract value of £60,000. The contract period is set to commence on 20th January 2020 and conclude by 31st May 2020. This tender represents a significant opportunity for businesses specialising in museum construction and exhibition services, particularly SMEs and voluntary, community, and social enterprises. Companies involved in cultural heritage projects, renovation, or exhibition design would find this tender particularly relevant. Given the anticipated increase in visitors to Medway due to commemorative events, contractors can leverage this project to enhance their portfolios and expand their client base in the heritage sector. ## Notice The Guildhall Museum collection was, until 2018, housed in two adjoining buildings in Rochester High Street - the Grade I listed Rochester Guildhall and the Grade II listed Conservancy Board Building. In October 2018 Medway Council took the decision to sell the Conservancy Board Building in an effort to raise funds to carry out major restoration work on other historic sites in Rochester. The impact of the sale on The Guildhall Museum was the immediate loss of approximately 40% of its gallery space and the removal from public access of all of the museum collection therein. Housed in the Conservancy Board Building was a small gallery dedicated to the life and work of the author Charles Dickens. Dickens' association with Medway, and in particular Rochester, is recognised on a global scale. It is the place where Dicken's grew up, it's the only place he chose to return to, it's where he lived for the last fourteen years of his life, and where he created some of his finest work. Medway welcomes many thousands of visitors every year from around the world who come to enjoy the town of Rochester and embrace its links with the author, and in 2020 it is predicted that these numbers will increase dramatically as we commemorate the 150th anniversary of his death. It is for this reason we feel the implementation of a new gallery dedicated to Charles Dickens is essential. With the closure of the Dickens World visitor attraction in Chatham in 2016 and the subsequent closure of the Conservancy Board Building last year there is now no single point of focus for the many thousands of visitors to Medway who come specifically for the Dickens experience. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/77b9ba0c-1c90-4c87-ae79-048f179cf47a | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Works | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 15 Nov 2019 | | Submission deadline | 13 Dec 2019 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 20 Jan 2020 - 31 May 2020 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £60,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | MEDWAY COUNCIL | | Locality | MEDWAY | | Post town | Rochester | | Postcode | ME4 4TR | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLJ4 Kent | | ITL 3 | TLJ41 Medway | | Local authority | Medway | | Electoral ward | Chatham Central & Brompton | | Westminster constituency | Rochester and Strood | | Delivery location | TLJ South East (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 45 - Construction work - 92 - Recreational, cultural and sporting services ### Codes - 45212313 - Museum construction work - 92521100 - Museum-exhibition services ## Release History - 15 Nov 2019 at 14:03 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/77b9ba0c-1c90-4c87-ae79-048f179cf47a ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/77b9ba0c-1c90-4c87-ae79-048f179cf47a 15th November 2019 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder ## Notice URLs - http://www.medway.gov.uk/ ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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