--- title: "Review of Museum Development" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-137a919b-597b-4be5-ac79-9f1c5fc0d3b5" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-137a919b-597b-4be5-ac79-9f1c5fc0d3b5" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-137a919b-597b-4be5-ac79-9f1c5fc0d3b5.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-137a919b-597b-4be5-ac79-9f1c5fc0d3b5.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "THE ARTS COUNCIL ENGLAND" published: "2019-08-28" --- # Review of Museum Development Buyer: THE ARTS COUNCIL ENGLAND Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-137a919b-597b-4be5-ac79-9f1c5fc0d3b5 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-137a919b-597b-4be5-ac79-9f1c5fc0d3b5) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-137a919b-597b-4be5-ac79-9f1c5fc0d3b5.json) ## Summary The Arts Council England is initiating a public procurement process titled "Review of Museum Development," aimed at enhancing the resilience and ambition of non-National museums within England. This open tender, classified under the industry category of research and development services and related consultancy services, is currently at the Tender stage. Bids must be submitted by 26 September 2019, with a contract expected to commence on 28 October 2019 and run until 30 March 2020. The minimum bid value is set at £10,000, with a total contract value of £12,500. The tender is open to suppliers nationwide and will be executed through an open procedure below the threshold. This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specializing in research and consultancy, particularly those that have experience in the cultural or museum sectors. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary and community sector enterprises (VCSEs) are particularly encouraged to participate, allowing them to contribute to a vital initiative that impacts the health of the museum sector across England. Businesses that can demonstrate competence in data collection and survey methodologies would be well-suited to compete for this contract. ## Notice Arts Council England invests in the Museum Development Programme to support the resilience and ambition of England's non-National museums within the Accreditation Scheme. The programme is delivered across England through a nationally-funded programme of nine grants across the nine regions. We are seeking a supplier, or suppliers, to review the current Museum Development Survey, by which the Museum Development programme collects data annually from museums in each region, with the objective of ensuring it is fit-for-purpose and can deliver insight on the health of the museum sector effectively at both national and regional levels, as well as for individual institutions and people working in support of the museum sector . The intention is to launch the reviewed survey in Summer 2020. This work contributes to recommendation 15 within the Mendoza Review of museums, November 2017 which requests that Arts Council: Collect and disseminate key data on the sector and its health, including audience, workforce, income, indicators of resilience, and expenditure data, to inform policy making and funding, and to provide benchmarking information to museums. For further information you must log-in to the Arts Council England's eSourcing portal. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a545c28f-bfd4-43a1-bcc9-2fe00e22b73b | | 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 | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 28 Aug 2019 | | Submission deadline | 26 Sep 2019 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 28 Oct 2019 - 30 Mar 2020 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £12,500 | | 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 | THE ARTS COUNCIL ENGLAND | | Locality | LONDON | | Post town | Central London | | Postcode | WC1B 3HF | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLI London | | ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West | | ITL 3 | TLI36 Camden | | Local authority | Camden | | Electoral ward | Bloomsbury | | Westminster constituency | Holborn and St Pancras | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services ### Codes - 73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services ## Release History - 28 Aug 2019 at 08:57 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a545c28f-bfd4-43a1-bcc9-2fe00e22b73b ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a545c28f-bfd4-43a1-bcc9-2fe00e22b73b 28th August 2019 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://public.bravosolution.co.uk/artscouncil/web/login.html Link to eSourcing Portal ## Notice URLs - http://www.artscouncil.org.uk ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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