--- title: "Full Business Review" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-cf67ce5e-880a-40e5-b9b3-05943ed03c0a" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-cf67ce5e-880a-40e5-b9b3-05943ed03c0a" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-cf67ce5e-880a-40e5-b9b3-05943ed03c0a.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-cf67ce5e-880a-40e5-b9b3-05943ed03c0a.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "THE WORDSWORTH TRUST" published: "2023-12-18" --- # Full Business Review Buyer: THE WORDSWORTH TRUST Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-cf67ce5e-880a-40e5-b9b3-05943ed03c0a [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-cf67ce5e-880a-40e5-b9b3-05943ed03c0a) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-cf67ce5e-880a-40e5-b9b3-05943ed03c0a.json) ## Summary The Wordsworth Trust has issued a tender for a Full Business Review within the Library, archives, museums, and other cultural services category. The review aims to provide a roadmap for the Trust's future, enhancing its ability to utilise heritage assets for enriching people's lives through Wordsworth's poetry. The tender, with a value of £60,000, is currently in the procurement stage and closes on January 2, 2024. The buying organisation, based in Ambleside, England, is The Wordsworth Trust. This tender for a Full Business Review by The Wordsworth Trust presents an opportunity for businesses specialising in cultural services and organisational consultancy. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are particularly well-suited to compete due to the tender's suitability for such entities. Businesses interested in the programming, commercial development, and asset management areas would find this opportunity relevant to their expertise. The procurement method is an open procedure (below threshold), with the contract period starting on February 12, 2024, and ending on October 25, 2024. ## Notice The Wordsworth Trust is inviting tenders from suitably qualified individuals and organisations to undertake a full business review. The business review will give the Wordsworth Trust a roadmap to a more secure future, leaving it better able to use its heritage assets to enrich people's lives through Wordsworth's poetry. The outcome will be a written report containing the following: 1. Detailed analysis of current and future operating context 2. Proposed operating model and organisational structure 3. Recommended areas of focus, covering programming, commercial development and asset management 4. Workforce training/professional development plan to address skills-development needs identified as part of the project 5. Annual profit-and-loss forecasts for the five full financial years following completion of the review 6. Key performance indicators, incorporated into a data dashboard The report will frame the above as a series of short, medium and long-term recommendations, with a detailed action plan for each recommendation, including rationale, timescale and responsibility/resources required. Details of how to apply are enclosed in the brief, which is attached to this notice. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/839c41ba-7251-438f-b354-f71a45050aba | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Goods | | 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 | 18 Dec 2023 | | Submission deadline | 2 Jan 2024 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 12 Feb 2024 - 25 Oct 2024 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £60,000 | | 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 WORDSWORTH TRUST | | Locality | AMBLESIDE | | Post town | Lancaster | | Postcode | LA22 9SH | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) | | ITL 2 | TLD1 Cumbria | | ITL 3 | TLD14 Westmorland and Furness | | Local authority | Westmorland and Furness | | Electoral ward | Windermere and Ambleside | | Westminster constituency | Westmorland and Lonsdale | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 92 - Recreational, cultural and sporting services ### Codes - 92500000 - Library, archives, museums and other cultural services ## Release History - 18 Dec 2023 at 15:34 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/839c41ba-7251-438f-b354-f71a45050aba - 14 Dec 2023 at 14:43 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/839c41ba-7251-438f-b354-f71a45050aba - 13 Dec 2023 at 14:55 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/839c41ba-7251-438f-b354-f71a45050aba - 29 Nov 2023 at 12:44 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/839c41ba-7251-438f-b354-f71a45050aba ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/839c41ba-7251-438f-b354-f71a45050aba 18th December 2023 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/df9c48e5-eebb-4c42-b982-d42159407b8b - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/7b518346-ce16-473f-92ff-4276dd92234c - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/b82ca60a-b100-4604-831a-7c55c6e3fe6f - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/974a1e73-7997-4ac8-a66d-f025cf827e4a - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/ac5869a1-bdbd-4cc8-8bcd-75193563603a ## Notice URLs - https://wordsworth.org.uk/ ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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