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title: "Birmingham Museum Feasibility Study Masterplanner"
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# Birmingham Museum Feasibility Study Masterplanner

Buyer: BIRMINGHAM MUSEUMS TRUST  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-02d481

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## Summary

The Birmingham Museums Trust is seeking a Masterplanner for the "Birmingham Museum Feasibility Study Masterplanner" as part of an active tendering process focused on the services sector, specifically feasibility studies and advisory services. This open procurement is intended to explore the vision, ethos, and operational model for a new museum in Birmingham, supported by Birmingham City Council and the Science Museum Group. The tender submission deadline is on 13th September 2021, with the contract period running from 27th September 2021 to 31st March 2022. A launch event will occur on 24th August 2021, providing potential bidders an opportunity to engage and ask questions about the project.

This tender represents a significant opportunity for firms specialising in architectural, engineering, and planning services, particularly those with experience in museum and exhibition design. Companies that can deliver innovative feasibility studies and advisory services will find this an advantageous project to engage with, as it entails developing a business case and governance framework for the museum's operations and design. Furthermore, businesses capable of demonstrating a deep understanding of audience engagement within cultural settings will be well-positioned to compete in this procurement process.

## Notice

This is a rare and exciting opportunity to explore, interrogate, and respond to the vision, ethos, and overall approach for a unique and innovative new museum for Birmingham that is being developed by Birmingham Museums Trust, supported by Birmingham City Council and Science Museum Group. A Masterplanner is required as part of a wider team to deliver a feasibility study that researches and develops the site options, function, and business model for the development of a new museum for Birmingham, as a potential partnership between Birmingham City Council (BCC), Birmingham Museums Trust (BMT) and the Science Museum Group (SMG). A "launch" event will be held on 24th August 2021 at 12:30pm via Zoom where we will give a briefing on the project and provide space for Q&A. If you wish to attend, please register your interest at londonenquiries@focus-consultants.com. If you wish to receive the recording after the event, please likewise email the same address.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Overall Feasibility Study Deliverables The feasibility study will: 1. Articulate the vision and audience manifesto for a museum that seeks to address a new model in mass participation. 2. Set out the objectives, function and purpose of the museum and other manifestation of audience-centered engagement with science and industry and wider subjects (see Vision). 3. Develop a clear brief of requirements for the new museum and its development, that is audience centered. 4. Establish the business case and governance framework in which to develop, deliver, and operate the new offer, helping BMT, SMG, and BCC explore potential partnership models. 5. Identify and test locations for new physical space(s) and preferred option(s), considering both new build and the repurposing of an existing site. 6. Develop indicative costs and programme for delivery (inc. operational model and costs) for the new museum. 7. Provide a package of information, including visuals, to enable advocacy of the project with stakeholders and potential funders. 8. Provide the necessary information to determine a way forward, identifying the next steps to enable the development to progress. This procurement process is for the role of the Masterplanner to deliver the above. It will be specifically responsible for deliverables 3, 5, and 7, with input and feeding into the other deliverables, responsible to others.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/019730-2021 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Tender |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 13 Aug 2021 |
| Submission deadline | 13 Sep 2021 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 26 Sep 2021 - 31 Mar 2022 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £70,000 |
| Lots value | £70,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | BIRMINGHAM MUSEUMS TRUST |
| Locality | BIRMINGHAM |
| Post town | Birmingham |
| Postcode | B3 3DH |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLG3 West Midlands |
| ITL 3 | TLG31 Birmingham |
| Local authority | Birmingham |
| Electoral ward | Ladywood |
| Westminster constituency | Birmingham Ladywood |
| Delivery location | TLG31 Birmingham |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
- 92 - Recreational, cultural and sporting services

### Codes

- 71210000 - Advisory architectural services
- 71220000 - Architectural design services
- 71240000 - Architectural, engineering and planning services
- 71241000 - Feasibility study, advisory service, analysis
- 71400000 - Urban planning and landscape architectural services
- 92521000 - Museum services
- 92521100 - Museum-exhibition services

## Release History

- 13 Aug 2021 at 11:25 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/019730-2021

## Notice URLs

- http://www.focus-consultants.com
- https://focusconsultants-my.sharepoint.com/:f:/g/personal/fiona_smallcorn_focus-consultants_com/EiUxqZzZx9BPohdncKLLOjUBwF7vLYlSwITkpf2p5-wYvQ?e=5tiLlR
- https://www.birminghammuseums.org.uk/
- https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/public-procurement-review-service-scope-and-remit
- https://www.mytenders.co.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA30248

## Provenance

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