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title: "Digital Heritage ROSS Consultants"
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# Digital Heritage ROSS Consultants

Buyer: NATIONAL HERITAGE MEMORIAL FUND  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-4895f8f1-ee32-4cbd-973b-e656bdb700b2

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## Summary

The National Heritage Memorial Fund is inviting tenders for the "Digital Heritage ROSS Consultants" project, aimed at appointing up to 16 consultants or organisations to support heritage projects across the UK. This procurement process is currently in the Tender stage, with submissions due by 22nd November 2021 at 11am. The tender includes a budget of £98,333 and falls under the Computer-related services industry category. The contract period will commence on 1st April 2022 and continue until 31st March 2024.

This tender presents a significant opportunity for SMEs and consultants specialising in digital heritage, project management, and consultancy services to expand their business. Companies with expertise in grant lifecycle processes—particularly those involved in mentoring, evaluating, and providing expert advice—will find this bid especially relevant. Engaging with the National Heritage Memorial Fund can enhance visibility and open further avenues for collaboration in the heritage sector.

## Notice

We intend to appoint up to approximately 16 Digital Heritage Consultants/organisations to support our heritage projects across all key stages of the grant lifecycle, from pre-application support through to development, assessment, monitoring and post-completion. Specific activities will include mentoring, monitoring and providing expert advice. Roles The consultant's role will be defined at the time of commissioning and will involve one or more of the following functions for individual projects or cohorts of projects: A) Mentoring Projects: * Facilitating grantees and potential applicants to identify and remove blockages to the application, development and/or delivery of their project. * Using specialist knowledge and experience to support grantees and potential applicants to help develop and deliver their project's vision * Supporting grantees and potential applicants to undertake learning and development opportunities relevant to their project's objectives B) Monitoring Projects: * Evaluating projects and their impact on people, communities and heritage * Undertaking risk assessment (building on The Fund's analysis) and developing an agreed risk monitoring plan. Providing mentoring support to reduce risk(s) in accordance with risk monitoring plan * Ensuring compliance with The Fund's requirements and reporting on progress against the project plan and project budget * Providing expert advice on project management arrangements, procurement and cost and programme plans to support The Fund's decision making C) Providing Expert Advice: * Supporting The Fund's decision making process by commenting on aspects of a project application relevant to the consultant's area of expertise. Projects that have completed but are still in contract may require further consultancy support in line with one of the three roles above. In addition, and from time to time, we may commission consultants to undertake broader work related to the competency areas of the agreement, such as training, knowledge development and upskilling of our staff and applicants/grantees on digital matters. A full description is in the ITT document Tender Returns Your tender proposals must be sent electronically via e-mail before the tender return deadline of 22nd November 2021 at 11am to the following contact: Joanne Walker, Investment Improvement and Compliance Manager Email: ROSSProcurementExternal@heritagefund.org.uk www.heritagefund.org.uk Additional information: Updated Welsh version with new logo and ensured all return dates are 22nd November 2021. Further correction to return date error October corrected to November. Clarification Answers posted 10.11.21.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b1923c55-9073-4575-bb70-a9355cb0524a |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure (below threshold) |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Tender |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 10 Nov 2021 |
| Submission deadline | 22 Nov 2021 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 31 Mar 2022 - 31 Mar 2024 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £98,333 |
| 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 | NATIONAL HERITAGE MEMORIAL FUND |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | East London |
| Postcode | E1W 1UN |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI4 Inner London - East |
| ITL 3 | TLI42 Tower Hamlets |
| Local authority | Tower Hamlets |
| Electoral ward | St Katharine's & Wapping |
| Westminster constituency | Poplar and Limehouse |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
- 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 72500000 - Computer-related services
- 73200000 - Research and development consultancy services
- 79300000 - Market and economic research; polling and statistics
- 79400000 - Business and management consultancy and related services
- 80400000 - Adult and other education services

## Release History

- 10 Nov 2021 at 09:35 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b1923c55-9073-4575-bb70-a9355cb0524a
- 20 Oct 2021 at 08:23 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b1923c55-9073-4575-bb70-a9355cb0524a
- 18 Oct 2021 at 14:41 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b1923c55-9073-4575-bb70-a9355cb0524a
- 18 Oct 2021 at 10:35 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b1923c55-9073-4575-bb70-a9355cb0524a

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b1923c55-9073-4575-bb70-a9355cb0524a
  10th November 2021 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/c15758c4-a067-433f-94fc-1df9a2a85ed3
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/9742e5fe-14cb-4631-b595-658354570ff6
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/78ee1105-0cda-41bc-9300-04433aa456b7
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/cff28f5a-4801-4262-9bd1-cee0106c63d6
  Accessible Version
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/59335a86-e4e7-47b0-a709-7379d2b2459b
  Welsh Version
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/1b757dca-410c-4041-9bb3-15d23d26018d
  Welsh Version
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/1403f8e4-2a33-4b62-86b5-1a92b41a9c41
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/a1d89f78-b793-451f-a54d-2f63cce59873
  Welsh Version
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/41f1072e-083b-4460-804c-7ce896285ecd
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/3b41d43d-413b-406a-8988-ceb245c18b3c
  Welsh Version
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/42e7fe90-0137-44db-bcc5-04027c7b0d8b
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/32227c3e-66a4-4f06-9664-c7fe8990dd4e

## Notice URLs

- http://www.heritagefund.org.uk

## Provenance

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