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title: "Exhibition Working Title \"Scotlands Urban Past - A Celebration\""
ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000548146"
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source: "Public Contracts Scotland"
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buyer: "HISTORIC ENVIRONMENT SCOTLAND"
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# Exhibition Working Title "Scotlands Urban Past - A Celebration"

Buyer: HISTORIC ENVIRONMENT SCOTLAND  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000548146

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## Summary

The procurement process is overseen by Historic Environment Scotland, located in Edinburgh, UK. The tender, titled "Exhibition Working Title 'Scotlands Urban Past – A Celebration'," falls under the services category, specifically focused on tourism, built environment, and conservation. This open procedure tender reached the award stage on 2nd August 2018, and it included a deadline for submissions by 20th July 2018. The exhibition aims to highlight the achievements of Scotland's Urban Past, utilising a mix of digital and secondary content to create an immersive experience.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses that specialise in exhibition design, digital content creation, and arts-focused consultancy services. Companies involved in multimedia production, heritage consultancy, or event management would be particularly well-suited to compete. With a project value of £45,000, participants can demonstrate innovative approaches to engaging the public and showcasing community heritage through various media formats across Scotland's towns and cities.

## Notice

This national exhibition aims to showcase the achievements of Scotland's Urban Past (SUP) and its communities, and promote a new perspective on our shared urban heritage. The main criteria for the exhibition are the following: Immersive, interactive and accessible format It is an exhibition of secondary and digital content; there is no original material Digital aspects (films, oral recordings, digital maps and photographs etc) will showcase outputs on different media Full exhibition to be held at a central venue, but it should be flexible enough for some of its components to tour around smaller venues in other towns and cities in Scotland.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

This national exhibition aims to showcase the achievements of Scotland's Urban Past (SUP) and its communities, and promote a new perspective on our shared urban heritage. The main criteria for the exhibition are the following: Immersive, interactive and accessible format It is an exhibition of secondary and digital content; there is no original material Digital aspects (films, oral recordings, digital maps and photographs etc) will showcase outputs on different media Full exhibition to be held at a central venue, but it should be flexible enough for some of its components to tour around smaller venues in other towns and cities in Scotland. Key messages: This exhibition showcases the achievements of the communities that have taken part in Scotland's Urban Past. HES has enjoyed and are grateful to have worked with the communities across the length and breadth of Scotland Exploring and celebrating heritage is engaging and something that anyone can do, no matter who you are HES values your heritage and the places that matter to you, whether these places are very old or more recent The team delivering Scotland's Urban Past are experts that were able to show participants the many ways that they could explore their heritage HES maintains the National Record of the Historic Environment, a dynamic resource for everyone to discover and use; everyone can contribute to its creation The venue We have not secured the main venue yet. Part of the consultant's role will be to scope out and secure a venue that best conveys the ethos of the project. Specific content The celebration will consist of a core exhibition held at a central venue in a major Scottish city, acting as an interactive and full-immersive hub to experience community urban heritage outputs. The outputs range from survey records, photographs, videos and other digital content, as well as comic books, drama pieces and oral history recordings. Further information on the community projects undertaken as part of SUP can be found in the Appendix 1 attached. The winning tender will demonstrate a novel approach to draw together these outputs in an engaging way. The appointed consultant will be required to deliver the following: Location idea to best convey the ethos of the project The exhibition design, taking into account different display options (such as screens, poster boards, projections, sounds, live performances, etc.) The graphic design and production of captions and text to accompany the imagery, films, sounds, projections, etc. A poster and postcards for the exhibition, to be disseminated and displayed at the venue and at other locations in Scotland Invitation for opening

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT333236 |
| Notice type | PCS Notice - Website Contract Award 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 | 4 Oct 2018 |
| Submission deadline | 20 Jul 2018 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 2 Aug 2018 |
| Contract period | 2 Aug 2018 - 1 Sep 2019 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £45,000 |
| Lots value | £45,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| 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 | SOLUIS HERITAGE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 92 - Recreational, cultural and sporting services

### Codes

- 92521100 - Museum-exhibition services

## Release History

- 4 Oct 2018 at 00:00 - Award - PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT333236
- 27 Jun 2018 at 00:00 - Tender - PCS Notice - Website Contract Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUN323281

## Documents

- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=JUN323281&idx=2
  27th June 2018 - Scotland's Urban Past - A Celebration Tender
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=JUN323281&idx=1
  27th June 2018 - Project Information
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUN323281
  Exhibition Working Title "Scotlands Urban Past - A Celebration" - This national exhibition aims to showcase the achievements of Scotland's Urban Past (SUP) and its communities, and promote a new perspective on our shared urban heritage. The main criteria for the exhibition are the following: Immersive, interactive and accessible format It is an exhibition of secondary and digital content; there is no original material Digital aspects (films, oral recordings, digital maps and photographs etc) will showcase outputs on different media Full exhibition to be held at a central venue, but it should be flexible enough for some of its components to tour around smaller venues in other towns and cities in Scotland.
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT333236
  Exhibition Working Title "Scotlands Urban Past - A Celebration" - This national exhibition aims to showcase the achievements of Scotland's Urban Past (SUP) and its communities, and promote a new perspective on our shared urban heritage. The main criteria for the exhibition are the following: Immersive, interactive and accessible format It is an exhibition of secondary and digital content; there is no original material Digital aspects (films, oral recordings, digital maps and photographs etc) will showcase outputs on different media Full exhibition to be held at a central venue, but it should be flexible enough for some of its components to tour around smaller venues in other towns and cities in Scotland.

## Notice URLs

- http://
- http://historicenvironment.scot
- http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000548146

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