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title: "Revealing Wigan Archives: Heritage Exhibition and Interpretation"
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# Revealing Wigan Archives: Heritage Exhibition and Interpretation

Buyer: WIGAN COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-ad3c09b8-4e70-457e-9d12-04089e2e63ca

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## Summary

Wigan Council is seeking a contractor for the project titled "Revealing Wigan Archives: Heritage Exhibition and Interpretation," which aims to develop a vibrant public Archive Service within the Borough of Wigan. This procurement falls under the services industry, specifically classified as fair and exhibition organisation services (CPV code: 79956000). The tender process is currently in the Award stage, following the completion of submissions which were due by 8th April 2019. The contract's total value is approximately £320,500, with the successful contractor expected to start work on 15th May 2019 and complete by 15th May 2020, coinciding with the anticipated public exhibition opening in Spring 2020.

This tender presents an exciting opportunity for businesses specialising in exhibition design, heritage interpretation, and related services to expand their portfolios. Companies that can demonstrate experience in working with listed buildings and understanding community engagement will be particularly well-suited to compete for this contract. Given the project's emphasis on co-curation with local stakeholders, businesses that value collaboration and community participation will find this tender aligns well with their offerings.

## Notice

Wigan Archives and Local Studies have secured Heritage Lottery Fund support for the Revealing Wigan's Archives project to develop a modern, vibrant and exciting new public Archive Service for the Borough of Wigan and a dedicated exhibition space for the people of Leigh and its surrounding communities. The project will work within the existing structure of Leigh Town Hall - a Grade II listed structure - and will create new permanent and temporary exhibition spaces to display the Borough's Archive and Museum collections. These new spaces will be co-curated with a wide range of stakeholders including local people, volunteers, schools and other partners. The new exhibition and interpretation will reflect the changing nature of our Archives and Museums, broaden our audiences and future-proof our services. This project forms part of a wider scheme of work to refurbish in full the Leigh Town Hall building and create a new archive facility within the building, including a new public search room, collection strong rooms, document conservation area and cafe space. The full Town Hall scheme will create and make ready the new exhibition spaces for the appointed exhibition and interpretation contractor to work within. The contractor must co-ordinate with the main building project and work within the limitations of designing for and installation in a listed and multi-tenanted occupied building hosting a range of Council teams and services. As part of this major redevelopment, we are seeking a Contractor to undertake all design and fit-out for the new exhibition spaces and site interpretation including, but not limited to, all interpretation, graphic design and production, display cases, case layouts, audio-visual interpretation, gallery lighting, interactive development and build, object mounting, and installation and snagging. The Contractor will also undertake public consultation with a range of stakeholders as part of the exhibition development and design process. The exhibition is scheduled to be open to public access in Spring 2020. Interested applicants are directed to the Invitation to Tender documentation which contains a full Specification for this service. The closing date of Monday 8th April 2019 at 17:00 represents the deadline for the receipt of final tender submissions.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/adfe5e77-0dc6-4af2-9109-90d76670cd41 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 5 Aug 2019 |
| Submission deadline | 8 Apr 2019 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 26 Jun 2019 |
| Contract period | 21 Jul 2019 - 1 Jul 2020 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £320,500 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £319,125 |
| 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 | WIGAN COUNCIL |
| Locality | WIGAN |
| Post town | Wigan |
| Postcode | WN1 1YN |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLD3 Greater Manchester |
| ITL 3 | TLD36 Greater Manchester North West |
| Local authority | Wigan |
| Electoral ward | Wigan Central |
| Westminster constituency | Wigan |
| Delivery location | TLD North West (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | THE CREATIVE CORE GROUP |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
- 92 - Recreational, cultural and sporting services

### Codes

- 79956000 - Fair and exhibition organisation services
- 92500000 - Library, archives, museums and other cultural services
- 92521100 - Museum-exhibition services

## Release History

- 5 Aug 2019 at 13:19 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/adfe5e77-0dc6-4af2-9109-90d76670cd41
- 6 Mar 2019 at 10:31 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/fc66cab3-70f9-411d-b46f-2caa10b24784

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/adfe5e77-0dc6-4af2-9109-90d76670cd41
  5th August 2019 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/fc66cab3-70f9-411d-b46f-2caa10b24784
  6th March 2019 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=2290a52e-703e-e911-80f3-005056b64545&p=e0cc5631-4690-e511-80fb-000c29c9ba21
  Link to advert on 'The Chest' North-West England E-Procurement Portal.

## Notice URLs

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

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