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# GBC JD Guildford Museum Interpretation Consultancy - AWARD

Buyer: SE SHARED SERVICES  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-5f6165a8-7e5a-47f1-9990-de4531efd25e

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## Summary

Guildford Borough Council has awarded a contract titled "GBC JD Guildford Museum Interpretation Consultancy" to PHILIP SIMPSON DESIGN LTD, aimed at enhancing the Guildford Museum and Castle as a cohesive community and visitor attraction. The consultancy falls under the museum services industry category and is located in Guildford, South East England. This procurement process was initiated through an open tender procedure, with the contract awarded on January 2, 2017. The contract runs from January 3, 2017, to March 1, 2018, and involves a contract value of £10,500, with an initial estimated minimum value of £9,000.

This tender represents an opportunity for businesses involved in development consultancy and museum services to contribute to a prominent cultural project. Companies specialising in community engagement, interpretation strategies, and heritage asset development would be particularly well-suited to explore future collaboration in this initiative. The emphasis on local community involvement creates pathways for smaller enterprises and voluntary community sector entities to play a crucial role in the museum's narrative and programming, thereby enhancing their visibility and qualifications in public sector contracts.

## Notice

Guildford Borough Council is seeking a creative and experienced interpretation consultant to help support development of Guildford Museum and Castle as a unified site and vibrant community and visitor attraction. This is part of our Arts Council England funded project, Your Stories, Your Museum, and is complementary to a capital development project for the site, currently in its early stages. The consultant will lay the foundations for interpretation of the refreshed site, producing a strategy and outline plan that will direct us in unifying and enlivening our heritage assets and services. They will also support the Heritage team in trialling and evaluating different methods and styles of interpretation through the proactive involvement of the community. We are committed to developing our role as community facilitators to make certain that local people are involved, and invested, in the future success of the museum and castle and ensure our stories will engage, reflect and enthuse our target audiences. Our objectives for the consultancy are: o To support development of Guildford Museum and Castle as a unified site and vibrant community / visitor attraction by devising guiding principles, concepts and methods of interpretation for the site, the museum and its collections o To help foster local involvement and engagement by identifying and developing opportunities for the community to contribute to planning, creating and delivering interpretation in the short and medium term o To help the Heritage Team develop and evaluate storylines, styles and techniques of interpretation, their impact on audiences and cost effectiveness, by developing a number of trial schemes to be delivered by the Heritage team during 2017. o To support and complement work on the Museum Development Project, liaising with other consultants and project teams to help create a special museum for Guildford

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b96b4d58-eac3-43a7-bf6b-0404cdb7cb7b |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 31 May 2017 |
| Submission deadline | 7 Dec 2016 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 2 Jan 2017 |
| Contract period | 3 Jan 2017 - 1 Mar 2018 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £11,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £10,500 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | SE SHARED SERVICES |
| Locality | SURREY |
| Post town | Guildford |
| Postcode | GU2 4BB |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLJ2 Surrey, East and West Sussex |
| ITL 3 | TLJ25 West Surrey |
| Local authority | Guildford |
| Electoral ward | St Nicolas |
| Westminster constituency | Guildford |
| Delivery location | TLJ South East (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | PHILIP SIMPSON DESIGN |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
- 92 - Recreational, cultural and sporting services

### Codes

- 73220000 - Development consultancy services
- 92521000 - Museum services
- 92521100 - Museum-exhibition services

## Release History

- 31 May 2017 at 10:37 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b96b4d58-eac3-43a7-bf6b-0404cdb7cb7b

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b96b4d58-eac3-43a7-bf6b-0404cdb7cb7b
  31st May 2017 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- http://www.guildford.gov.uk

## Provenance

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