--- title: "Development and Delivery of BSL tours for the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh" ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000660425" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-r6ebe6-0000660425" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000660425.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000660425.json" source: "Public Contracts Scotland" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN EDINBURGH" published: "2021-07-13" --- # Development and Delivery of BSL tours for the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh Buyer: ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN EDINBURGH Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000660425 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-r6ebe6-0000660425) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000660425.json) ## Summary The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh is initiating a public procurement process for the "Development and Delivery of BSL tours for the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh." This project falls under the services category, specifically within the education industry. Located in Edinburgh, UK, the procurement is currently in the planning stage, with a future notice expected on 2nd August 2021. Interested parties should note that the service development is intended to take place between August and October 2021, with the goal of delivering three tours by December 2021. This tender presents a significant opportunity for businesses with expertise in developing British Sign Language (BSL) tours, particularly those familiar with visitor attractions or cultural venues. Businesses that understand botany or horticulture and have engagement experience with the Deaf community would be particularly well-positioned to compete. Firms that can demonstrate a strong collaboration capacity with the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh staff to create engaging content for these tours can leverage this contract for business growth and community impact. ## Notice Development and Delivery of BSL tours of Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh ### Lot Information Lot 1 Development and Delivery of BSL tours of Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (RBGE). We are looking to hear from interested parties that can provide the above service to offer the development and delivery of live BSL tours of RBGE's Gardens and its collections. The content of these tours will be devised and developed in collaboration with relevant RBGE staff and are expected to cover points of interest in the Garden including the Living Collection and areas of historical and seasonal interest. The tours are expected to last no longer than 60-75 minutes. Suitable contractors should have experience of developing BSL tours for/with visitor attractions and/or cultural venues and will require some understanding of Botany and/or Horticulture. They are also expected to have an in depth understanding of d/Deaf history and the local Deaf community. These tours should be developed between August-October with three to be delivered by December 2021. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland | | Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUL421064 | | Notice type | PCS Notice - Website Prior Information Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 13 Jul 2021 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 2 Aug 2021 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planned | | Lots status | Planned | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN EDINBURGH | | Locality | EDINBURGH | | Post town | Edinburgh | | Postcode | EH3 5LR | | 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 | Inverleith | | Westminster constituency | Edinburgh North and Leith | | Delivery location | TLM75 City of Edinburgh | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 63 - Supporting and auxiliary transport services; travel agencies services - 80 - Education and training services ### Codes - 63514000 - Tourist guide services - 80580000 - Provision of language courses ## Release History - 13 Jul 2021 at 00:00 - Planning - PCS Notice - Website Prior Information Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUL421064 ## Documents - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUL421064 Development and Delivery of BSL tours for the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh - Development and Delivery of BSL tours of Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh ## Notice URLs - http:// - http://www.rbge.org.uk - https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000660425 - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=660425 ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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