--- title: "WP4120 - Walsall Archive for All, Community Engagement Delivery Partner" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-abeeff7a-e45e-40f8-9dd2-5517fa4e4b35" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-abeeff7a-e45e-40f8-9dd2-5517fa4e4b35" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-abeeff7a-e45e-40f8-9dd2-5517fa4e4b35.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-abeeff7a-e45e-40f8-9dd2-5517fa4e4b35.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "WALSALL COUNCIL E-TENDERING" published: "2025-05-27" --- # WP4120 - Walsall Archive for All, Community Engagement Delivery Partner Buyer: WALSALL COUNCIL E-TENDERING Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-abeeff7a-e45e-40f8-9dd2-5517fa4e4b35 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-abeeff7a-e45e-40f8-9dd2-5517fa4e4b35) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-abeeff7a-e45e-40f8-9dd2-5517fa4e4b35.json) ## Summary Walsall Council is currently in the tender stage for the "WP4120 - Walsall Archive for All, Community Engagement Delivery Partner" project, aimed at engaging the community with Walsall's cultural heritage through a new digital archive. The project is backed by funding from the National Lottery Heritage Fund and focuses on curating untold local heritage stories and digitising historical records. The procurement process employs an open procedure, suitable for above-threshold contracts within the "Library and archive services" sector, and encompasses additional areas such as advertising and marketing, consultancy, and museum-exhibition services. Businesses have until 16th June 2025 to submit tenders, with contract work scheduled from 1st July 2025 through 30th June 2027. This tender offers numerous opportunities for business growth, particularly for firms specialising in community engagement, digital archiving, and cultural preservation. Companies with expertise in creating accessible and diverse digital platforms or those capable of managing public exhibitions and inter-generational storytelling will find this project particularly suited to their services. As Walsall Council is seeking high-quality providers, businesses that excel in delivering innovative, digital engagement strategies within the heritage sector are well-positioned to compete successfully for this contract. The project promises significant involvement in a meaningful community initiative, which can help businesses enhance their portfolios and expand their reach across the West Midlands and beyond. ## Notice The Council is seeking a high-quality provider to deliver community engagement programme as per specification for The Walsall Archive for All project. Walsall Council has received confirmation of funding via the National Lottery Heritage Fund (NLHF) to deliver: A new, digital archive project to deepen our understanding of Walsall's cultural evolution. Co-curating untold heritage stories through material captured by local people. Uncovering hidden archives, representing culture across the Borough, and celebrating through exhibitions within shared spaces, online and in-person. Inspired by the borough-wide collection of one local individual, Jack Haddock, audio and visual content will be digitally archived from people across the Borough, telling communities' stories. Celebrating identity, heritage and shared experience. Through the digitisation of thousands of images and audio history recordings, in partnership with Walsall Council Archives, Walsall for All, and Walsall College, the project will platform inter-generational and inter-cultural representation within a more diverse, accessible and usable digital archive platform - publicly accessible into the future. Creating an Archive for All, a people's archive, representative of the Borough's evolving identity as captured by local people. Additional information: Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/926fc2b7-413d-4606-bfc7-ba472d5928f3 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure (above threshold) | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 27 May 2025 | | Submission deadline | 16 Jun 2025 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 1 Jul 2025 - 30 Jun 2027 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | 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 | WALSALL COUNCIL E-TENDERING | | Locality | WEST MIDLANDS | | Post town | Walsall | | Postcode | WS1 1TP | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) | | ITL 2 | TLG3 West Midlands | | ITL 3 | TLG38 Walsall | | Local authority | Walsall | | Electoral ward | St Matthew's | | Westminster constituency | Walsall and Bloxwich | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security - 92 - Recreational, cultural and sporting services ### Codes - 79340000 - Advertising and marketing services - 79410000 - Business and management consultancy services - 92510000 - Library and archive services - 92521100 - Museum-exhibition services - 92521210 - Preservation services of exhibits ## Release History - 27 May 2025 at 16:24 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/926fc2b7-413d-4606-bfc7-ba472d5928f3 - 27 May 2025 at 16:24 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/926fc2b7-413d-4606-bfc7-ba472d5928f3 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/926fc2b7-413d-4606-bfc7-ba472d5928f3 27th May 2025 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://in-tendhost.co.uk/walsallcouncil/aspx/ Additional information on how to apply for this contract ## Notice URLs - https://www.walsall.gov.uk/ ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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