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title: "Specialist Drama Education Services for HES Junior Tour Guides Programme"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-036134"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "HISTORIC ENVIRONMENT SCOTLAND"
published: "2022-10-12"
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# Specialist Drama Education Services for HES Junior Tour Guides Programme

Buyer: HISTORIC ENVIRONMENT SCOTLAND  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-036134

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## Summary

The procurement process led by Historic Environment Scotland is at the award stage for the "Specialist Drama Education Services for HES Junior Tour Guides Programme" contract. The contract falls under the "services" category in the industry, focused on adult and other education services. The key deadline for this tender was the award date on October 12, 2022. The contracting authority, Historic Environment Scotland, based in Edinburgh, United Kingdom, selected Illuminate UK as the active supplier.

This tender for specialist drama education services offers opportunities for businesses specializing in educational services to engage with young people in a cross-curricular approach. Companies well-suited for this tender should have expertise in delivering high-quality educational programs aligned with learning frameworks. Particularly, businesses skilled in engaging with young people, including those with additional support needs, and in managing national-scale education projects would thrive in this competitive procurement environment.

## Notice

HES is seeking to commission a contractor to manage the on-going delivery of the existing HES Junior Tour Guides programme to the expected high standards. The approach should demonstrate meaningful opportunities to actively engage young people, including those with additional support needs, to support a cross-curricular and skills-based approach aligned to the aims and outcomes of the HES Learning Framework. The key element of this commission is to sustain the existing Junior Tour Guides programme, on a national scale, working with six local schools across Scotland linked to HES sites: Bishops and Earls Palaces, Craigmillar Castle, Doune Castle, Huntly Castle, Linlithgow Palace and Trinity House. Supporting young people to actively re-connect with their local heritage post covid and share it in creative ways to make it more accessible to other young people through co-design projects is a priority for the HES Leaning and Inclusion Team.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

HES is seeking to commission a contractor to manage the on-going delivery of the existing HES Junior Tour Guides programme to the expected high standards. The approach should demonstrate meaningful opportunities to actively engage young people, including those with additional support needs, to support a cross-curricular and skills-based approach aligned to the aims and outcomes of the HES Learning Framework. The successful supplier will work to a programme set out by the Head of Learning and Inclusion will also be required to collaborate with other specialist contractors and HES staff Visitor Operations teams at specific sites.

Renewal: After the initial contract period there will be an option to extend for up to a further 24 months, reviewed annually.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/028636-2022 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 12 Oct 2022 |
| Submission deadline | 27 Sep 2022 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 11 Oct 2022 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | If all extensions are used then this will be relet during 2026. |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £39,999 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | HISTORIC ENVIRONMENT SCOTLAND |
| Locality | EDINBURGH |
| Post town | Edinburgh |
| Postcode | EH9 1SH |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM1 East Central Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM13 City of Edinburgh |
| Local authority | City of Edinburgh |
| Electoral ward | Southside/Newington |
| Westminster constituency | Edinburgh South |
| Delivery location | TLM Scotland |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | ILLUMINATE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 80400000 - Adult and other education services

## Release History

- 12 Oct 2022 at 08:54 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/028636-2022
- 19 Aug 2022 at 15:27 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/023177-2022

## Notice URLs

- http://historicenvironment.scot
- http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000704076
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00164

## Provenance

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