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title: "Register of Support Services Framework Agreement"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-03c6c7"
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buyer: "NATIONAL MEMORIAL HERITAGE FUND"
published: "2024-05-08"
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# Register of Support Services Framework Agreement

Buyer: NATIONAL MEMORIAL HERITAGE FUND  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03c6c7

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## Summary

The National Memorial Heritage Fund is seeking consultants for the Register of Support Services Framework Agreement in the library, archives, museums, and cultural services category. The contract period is from 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2028. The procurement process is in the tender stage, using selective procurement with a restricted procedure. Key opportunities exist in construction project management, business development, public engagement with heritage, and natural environment consultancy across various regions of the UK.

This tender process presents opportunities for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) with expertise in heritage projects and capacity building. Businesses well-suited to compete are those offering services in construction project management, business development, public engagement with heritage, and natural environment consultancy. The National Memorial Heritage Fund is the contracting authority, and the tender process has attracted bids from multiple suppliers, indicating a competitive marketplace for these consultancy services.

## Notice

The National Memorial Heritage Fund (the Fund) is seeking to appoint suitably skilled and experienced consultants for our Register of Support Services Framework Agreement (RoSS). The Framework has 4 Lots as detailed below: Lot 1 - Heritage & Culture Construction Project Management Consultant Lot 2 - Business Development and Management Consultant Lot 3 - Public Engagement with Heritage Consultant Lot 4 - Natural Environment Consultant The Fund provides grant funding to large, well-resourced and experienced organisations and other public bodies together with small voluntary/community groups will little or no experience of undertaking heritage projects. This Framework is to be used by the Fund to commission consultants who can provide expert advice and support the assessment, mentoring and monitoring of projects. This Framework will also be open to the Arts Council England (ACE) for them to use if required.

### Lot Information

Construction Project Management

NHMF supports a wide variety of capital projects involving different types of heritage assets, landscapes and townscapes. Some of the areas we are expecting consultants to provide services in as part of this lot are: Pre application advice to grantees Expert advice to the Fund Monitoring of projects Mentoring Grantees Influencing grantees, etc Details of the full requirement under this Lot is provided in the specification document.

Business Development and Management

NHMF supports a wide variety of heritage projects which aim to build organisational resilience and capacity either as the sole focus or as part of a wider investment in the organisations assets and / or activities. Consultants will be required to advise the Fund and monitor / mentor grantees in some of the areas below: Pre application advice Financial analysis Enterprise development activities Organisation capacity building Business planning, etc Details of the full requirement under this Lot is provided in the specification document.

Public Engagement with Heritage

The NHMF supports a variety of heritage projects which engage in a broad range of ways with communities and the wider public. These projects focus on increasing access and diversifying audiences either as stand-alone initiatives or as an integrated element of a larger programme such as the redevelopment of a heritage asset. Consultants will be required to provide monitoring, mentoring and advisory services, and will need to work and engage in a variety of heritage settings such as built heritage; natural heritage; industrial, transport or maritime heritage; museums, libraries and archives; and intangible heritage or community heritage. Consultants will be required to advise the Fund and monitor / mentor grantees in some of the areas below: Pre application advice Providing expert advice Being a critical friend to grantees Advising on approaches to engaging volunteers, etc Details of the full requirement under this Lot is provided in the specification document.

Natural Environment

The NHMF supports a wide variety of heritage projects that benefit nature and the environment either as stand-alone initiatives or as part of larger initiatives involving different types of heritage assets, landscapes and natural environments. Consultants will be required to provide monitoring, mentoring and advisory services relating to landscapes and natural heritage and will be expected to work and engage in more than one type of natural heritage: habitats, species, semi-natural landscapes, rewilding schemes, designed landscapes (including public parks), geodiversity, and marine and aquatic environments. Consultants will also need to understand the requirements/opportunities associated with different designations affecting the natural environment (AONBs, SSSI's and so on) across the UK. Consultants will be required to advise the Fund and monitor / mentor grantees in some of the areas below: Pre application advice to grantees The preparation and implementation of conservation planning documents and plans by Grantees Nature-based solutions to deliver a variety of environmental benefits Green finance opportunities and investment readiness including different financing models for the sector, etc Details of the full requirement under this Lot is provided in the specification document.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/014693-2024 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Restricted procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 8 May 2024 |
| Submission deadline | 19 Jun 2023 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 15 Feb 2024 |
| Contract period | 31 Mar 2024 - 31 Mar 2028 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £4,900,000 |
| Lots value | £4,900,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £1 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NATIONAL MEMORIAL HERITAGE FUND |
| Additional buyers | NATIONAL HERITAGE MEMORIAL FUND |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | Central London |
| Postcode | EC4R 2YA |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West |
| ITL 3 | TLI35 Westminster and City of London |
| Local authority | City of London |
| Electoral ward | Dowgate |
| Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster |
| Delivery location | TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England), TLL1 West Wales and The Valleys, TLL14 South West Wales, TLL2 East Wales, TLM5 North Eastern Scotland, TLM7 Eastern Scotland, TLM8 West Central Scotland, TLM9 Southern Scotland, TLN0 Northern Ireland |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 69 |
| Supplier names | 2M ASSOCIATES; AHMED IQBAL ULLAH EDUCATION TRUST; ALIX SLATER CONSULTANCY & TRAINING; ALWYN JONES ARCHITECTS; ANNA CULLUM; ANNA SALAMAN; ARTIS CONSULTING; BARKER LANGHAM; BRAMHILL DESIGN; BRIGHT CULTURE CONSULTANCY; BUTTRESS ARCHITECTS; CARROCK LANDSCAPES; CHLOË BIRD; CLAIRE ADLER; COMMUNITY ENTERPRISE; COMMUNITY FIRST PARTNERSHIP; COUNTRYSIDE TRAINING PARTNERSHIP; CRAIGERNE CONSULTING; CREATIVE HERITAGE CONSULTANTS; CULTURAL CONSULTING NETWORK; CUMMING MANAGEMENT GROUP; DAVID WATERFALL; DBA CONSULT; DR KATHERINE HANN; ELLEN DEMPSTER CONSULTING; ELLIS WILLIAMS ARCHITECTS; EMMA PARSONS; FAIRBANKS HERITAGE; FIRTH HERITAGE; FOOTPRINT ECOLOGY; FOULGER & FOULGER; GILL ANDREWS - CULTURAL HERITAGE CONSULTANCY; GKA; HARRIET CARTY; HEATHER LOMAS CONSULTING; HERA REGENERATION; HERITAGE INSIDER; HUMMINGBIRD; INGHAM PINNOCK ASSOCIATES; INSIGHT SOLUTIONS (IRELAND; JANE HELLINGS; JANICE TULLOCK ASSOCIATES; JLA CONSULTING; JURA CONSULTANTS; KEVINJBOLTON; L&R CONSULTING; LOCALITY (UK; LUMBY CONSULTANCY; MAYWE EVENTS; MDA CONSULTING; P MERCER; PETER DRUMMOND ARCHITECT; PHIL COLLINS; REYAHN KING; RITA MCLEAN; SALLY PROTHERO LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE; SARA HILTON ASSOCIATES; SCOTT B SULLIVAN ASSOCIATES; SSW RURAL; TADORNA CONSULTING; TAKE THE CURRENT; TAKE THE SPACE; THE AUDIENCE AGENCY; THE FUNDING CENTRE; THIRLWALL ASSOCIATES; THRIVE; WALSHE ASSOCIATES; WHITE HORSE ECOLOGY; WOMEN AND DIGITAL INCLUSION |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 92 - Recreational, cultural and sporting services

### Codes

- 92500000 - Library, archives, museums and other cultural services

## Release History

- 8 May 2024 at 13:05 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/014693-2024
- 19 May 2023 at 13:05 - TenderUpdate - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/014349-2023
- 5 May 2023 at 13:05 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/012973-2023

## Notice URLs

- https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=843660456
- https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/UPM628VW76
- https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-London:-Library%2C-archives%2C-museums-and-other-cultural-services./UPM628VW76
- https://www.heritagefund.org.uk/

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