--- title: "Expression of Interest for the development of a strategic plan for Inverness City Heritage Trust" ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000727467" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-r6ebe6-0000727467" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000727467.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000727467.json" source: "Public Contracts Scotland" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "INVERNESS CITY HERITAGE TRUST" published: "2023-03-29" --- # Expression of Interest for the development of a strategic plan for Inverness City Heritage Trust Buyer: INVERNESS CITY HERITAGE TRUST Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000727467 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-r6ebe6-0000727467) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000727467.json) ## Summary The Inverness City Heritage Trust is planning a procurement process for the development of a strategic plan. The trust, located in Inverness, UK, is seeking expressions of interest from consultants to assist in this project. The strategic plan is crucial for the trust's bid to Historic Environment Scotland for core funding. The planned value of the contract is 20,000 GBP, with key dates including the future notice date on April 6th and a work completion deadline by August 2023. This tender by the Inverness City Heritage Trust offers an opportunity for consultants with expertise in the heritage sector, stakeholder engagement, and strategic planning for heritage organisations. Suitable businesses interested in bidding should possess knowledge of the heritage sector, experience in community engagement, and a track record in heritage project delivery. This procurement process allows for consortium bids, providing an opportunity for collaborative work and business growth in the heritage industry. ## Notice Inverness City Heritage Trust (ICHT) is seeking expressions of interest from suitably qualified consultants to work with us on the development of a strategic plan. The plan will be instrumental in ICHT's bid to Historic Environment Scotland for core funding. ### Lot Information Lot 1 Inverness City Heritage Trust (ICHT) is seeking expressions of interest from suitably qualified consultants to work with us on the development of a strategic plan. The plan will be instrumental in ICHT's bid to Historic Environment Scotland for core funding. The budget for the work is up to 20,000 GBP inclusive of VAT and all costs. The full brief will be sent on April 6th and we anticipate the work starting at the end of April for completion by August 2023. We are open to consortium bids. If you are interested in being included on the contractor list to receive the brief on April 6th, please contact us on (email) by April 1st, giving a brief outline of you/your company and your previous experience. If you are thinking of bidding as a consortium, please also give details of all consultants in the consortium. We are looking for consultants with the following skills and experience as a minimum: Knowledge of the heritage sector (particularly the policy and funding environment in Scotland) Experience of stakeholder and community engagement Understanding of delivery of heritage projects Experience of strategic planning for heritage organisations ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland | | Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAR474886 | | 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 | 29 Mar 2023 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 6 Apr 2023 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £20,000 | | 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 | INVERNESS CITY HERITAGE TRUST | | Locality | INVERNESS | | Post town | Not specified | | Postcode | N/A | | Country | Not specified | | ITL 1 | Not specified | | ITL 2 | Not specified | | ITL 3 | Not specified | | Local authority | Not specified | | Electoral ward | Not specified | | Westminster constituency | Not specified | | Delivery location | TLM6 Highlands and Islands | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services ### Codes - 71241000 - Feasibility study, advisory service, analysis ## Release History - 29 Mar 2023 at 00:00 - Planning - PCS Notice - Website Prior Information Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAR474886 ## Documents - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAR474886 Expression of Interest for the development of a strategic plan for Inverness City Heritage Trust - Inverness City Heritage Trust (ICHT) is seeking expressions of interest from suitably qualified consultants to work with us on the development of a strategic plan. The plan will be instrumental in ICHT's bid to Historic Environment Scotland for core funding. ## Notice URLs - http:// - http://www.invernesscityheritagetrust.org - https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000727467 - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=727467 ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. The canonical page is https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-r6ebe6-0000727467. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000727467.json.