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Activity Plan Consultant for Leading Lights Project (National Historic Ships UK)

Description: National Historic Ships UK (NHS-UK) wishes to appoint an experienced consultant (which may be an individual consultant or consultancy organisation) to develop an Activity Plan for the Leading Lights Project, a new capacity building scheme supported by the National Lottery Heritage Fund. About the Project NHS-UK has secured initial support of PS155,600 from the Heritage Fund (PS140,040) and the Pilgrim Trust (PS15,560) to progress plans for the Leading Lights project, a five-year project which aims to invest in historic vessels at a UK-wide level, making the sector more resilient, connected and informed. It has been designed to impact a wide range of people, from vessel custodians to sector professionals, training organisations and funding bodies, as well as NHS-UK itself. Responsibilities The Activity Plan consultant will develop a full (read more...)

Summary: National Historic Ships UK wants an individual consultant or consultancy organisation to develop a full Activity Plan for its Leading Lights Project, a planned five-year capacity-building scheme for historic vessels across the UK. The work is to produce a plan and supporting material for the project’s Delivery Phase funding application to the National Lottery Heritage Fund. Deliverables include consultation and audience analysis, a risk assessment, project management arrangements, role descriptions and recruitment strategy, a timetable, activity programme and action plan, plus a detailed budget and cash flow. The project is intended to strengthen the historic-vessel sector and benefit vessel custodians, sector professionals, training organisations, funding bodies and National Historic Ships UK. The work concerns heritage planning and museum services, including preservation of historic sites and buildings (CPV 92520000).

Early Years Experience "Hey Duggee's Big Day Out" Experience Designer

Description: The Science Museum Group (SMG) wishes to award a contract for the provision of design services for the 2028 Hey Duggee experience at the Science and Industry Museum. SIM seeks to appoint a Designer to provide full design services for this experience, including 3D design and 2D design, with the option to provide lighting design services should they wish.

Summary: The Science Museum Group is seeking a designer for the 2028 “Hey Duggee’s Big Day Out” early years experience at the Science and Industry Museum. The work is to provide full design services, covering both 3D and 2D design; the designer may also provide lighting design. This is a specialist exhibition and visitor-experience design commission for a museum setting, rather than a supply of equipment or a general design brief. The commissioning organisation is the Science Museum Group, and the experience will be delivered at the Science and Industry Museum. The requirement is suited to firms able to develop and deliver creative design for a family-focused museum experience, including spatial and graphic design elements.

105156 - National Covid Memorial Wall (Design and Build)

Description: The Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS) is undertaking a Market Engagement exercise under the Procurement Act 2023 to support the development of a Design & Build for the potential Tender for the long-term preservation of the National Covid Memorial Wall. The exact procurement process is yet to be defined. However, we anticipate the outcome of the process will be a physical construction project. The site of the National Covid Memorial spans a 500-metre, Grade II-listed, 19th-century river wall along the Albert Embankment, featuring approximately 250,000 hand-painted red hearts created by bereaved families. Site and Policy Context The National Covid Memorial Wall is a series of approximately 250,000 hand-painted hearts on a 500-metre stretch of a Grade II-listed boundary wall along the Albert Embankment opposite the (read more...)

Summary: The Department for Culture, Media & Sport is exploring a design-and-build project to preserve the National Covid Memorial Wall, a Grade II-listed 19th-century boundary wall on the Albert Embankment opposite the Houses of Parliament in London. The 500-metre wall carries around 250,000 hand-painted red hearts created by bereaved families and commemorates people who died from Covid-19. The intended work is a physical construction project to support the wall’s long-term preservation as a national memorial and place for reflection and remembrance. The project is being developed with the Friends of the Wall and local partners. The site’s heritage status, memorial purpose and location beside the Thames are central to the project context.

TENDER FOR DESIGN, AND DELIVERY OF YOUTH DRAMA PROGRAMME - 2627 TNDR CW 002B REISSUE

Description: The Youth Drama Programme is a cross-border, cross-community peace-building initiative for 90 young people aged 16-21 years, delivered in three tranches of 30 participants between 1 December 2026 and 31 March 2028. The programme is designed to bring together young people from communities across the border region to develop meaningful relationships, increase understanding of different backgrounds and identities, and build confidence through shared creative experiences. Participants will take part in a structured programme of drama-based workshops that use theatre and the creative arts as a medium for dialogue, collaboration and personal development. Through facilitated activities, participants will explore themes including identity, culture, belonging, respect, inclusion and positive relationships while developing communication, teamwork, leadership and performance skills.

Summary: Fermanagh and Omagh District Council is buying the design and delivery of a youth drama programme for 90 young people aged 16–21 from communities across the border region. The programme uses theatre and creative arts workshops to bring participants together, encourage dialogue and collaboration, and build understanding across different backgrounds and identities. Activities address identity, culture, belonging, respect, inclusion and positive relationships, while developing communication, teamwork, leadership and performance skills. Delivery is organised in three groups of 30 participants. This is a youth education and community arts service, rather than a one-off performance or supply of equipment. The initiative’s purpose is peace-building through shared creative experiences for young people in the cross-border community.

RUG - Pre Market Engagement for Brandon Stadium Future

Description: Rugby Borough Council is undertaking Soft Market Testing to understand whether there is credible market interest in the potential restoration, operation and long-term management of Brandon Stadium for speedway, stock car racing and associated community uses. The purpose of this exercise is to gather structured market intelligence. It is intended to test market appetite, viability, deliverability, operator capability, funding evidence, commercial realism, governance requirements, potential delivery structures, information requirements and the likely role expected of the Council.

Summary: Rugby Borough Council is exploring the potential restoration, operation and long-term management of Brandon Stadium for speedway, stock car racing and related community uses. The services could include operating the sports facility and promoting and organising sporting events. The purpose of the exercise is to understand whether there is credible market interest and how the stadium might be delivered and managed. The work would be based at Brandon Stadium in Rugby. The Council is seeking views from the market on potential delivery structures and the role it might play, alongside information about operating capability, funding and the commercial viability of the proposal. This is market testing, rather than a request for suppliers to submit tenders.

RUG - Pre Market Engagement for Brandon Stadium Future

Description: Rugby Borough Council is undertaking Soft Market Testing to understand whether there is credible market interest in the potential restoration, operation and long-term management of Brandon Stadium for speedway, stock car racing and associated community uses. The purpose of this exercise is to gather structured market intelligence. It is intended to test market appetite, viability, deliverability, operator capability, funding evidence, commercial realism, governance requirements, potential delivery structures, information requirements and the likely role expected of the Council.

Summary: Rugby Borough Council is exploring the potential restoration, operation and long-term management of Brandon Stadium for speedway, stock car racing and related community uses. The services could include operating the sports facility and promoting and organising sporting events. The purpose of the exercise is to understand whether there is credible market interest and how the stadium might be delivered and managed. The work would be based at Brandon Stadium in Rugby. The Council is seeking views from the market on potential delivery structures and the role it might play, alongside information about operating capability, funding and the commercial viability of the proposal. This is market testing, rather than a request for suppliers to submit tenders.

EURO's 2028 Event Delivery

Description: Newcastle City Council (NCC) seeks to appointment an Event Delivery Company or Companies (EDC) to support the delivery of the UEFA Festival & Fan Service Operations in Newcastle as part of the Host City Obligations for the UEFA EURO 2028 tournament. Newcastle as a Host City is responsible for delivering the Host City tournament programme which includes the UEFA Festival and Fan Service Operations.

Summary: Newcastle City Council intends to appoint one or more event delivery companies to support the UEFA Festival and Fan Service Operations in Newcastle for UEFA EURO 2028. These form part of the tournament’s Host City programme, which Newcastle is responsible for delivering. The work covers event planning and management, festival and fan-service operations, entertainment and sporting activity. The delivery location is Newcastle, and the intended suppliers may be companies working in event delivery, exhibitions and festivals, sports or entertainment services. The council is seeking early market visibility and supplier indications of interest as it prepares the procurement. This is a city-host programme linked to a major international football tournament, rather than a general event-management service.

ITT - Climate resilience and the historic environment: Sustainable drainage systems (UID 371)

Description: This project seeks to develop an initial evidence base formed of a series of case studies to inform updated guidance on the sensitive integration of Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS) within the historic environment. It will examine how SuDS can support climate adaptation, water management, biodiversity enhancement and nature recovery while safeguarding heritage significance, and will identify best practice, case studies, decision-making frameworks, policy considerations, and implementation challenges across a range of historic contexts and stakeholder groups.

Summary: Historic England is commissioning research into how sustainable drainage systems (SuDS) can be integrated sensitively into historic places. The work will develop an initial evidence base of case studies to inform updated guidance, examining how SuDS can support climate adaptation, water management, biodiversity and nature recovery while protecting heritage significance. It will identify good practice, decision-making approaches, policy considerations and implementation challenges across different historic settings and stakeholder groups. The requirement combines research with expertise relevant to the historic environment, drainage, landscape and natural resource management. The work is for Historic England and covers sites and contexts across the United Kingdom.

Supply of Storage Boxes

Description: The Natural History Museum is one of the world's best-loved visitor attractions, as well as a leading science research centre and commercial event space. We use the unique collection of more than 80 million objects we look after and our unrivalled expertise to tackle the biggest challenges facing the world today. The Museum has been awarded a substantial government investment to create a new science and digitisation centre at Thames Valley Science Park (TVSP), which is owned by the University of Reading. This is a once in a century opportunity to shape the future of the Museum, protect and share our unique collection and further our science. The new centre will include large collections stores alongside new specialist laboratories and non-technical workspaces. As part of this development, the (read more...)

Summary: The Natural History Museum plans to buy collection-storage materials for a new science and digitisation centre at Thames Valley Science Park, as well as for internal moves. The range includes lidded archival-card boxes and trays, lidded plastic boxes, plastic pallets, Plastazote and acid-free tissue. The containers will house Museum collections, including specimens and Library and Archive material being transferred from the Museum’s existing sites. Most boxes are expected to be between 5 cm by 5 cm and 1.5 m by 1 m, although some may fall outside that range. The work is a supply of storage and archival packaging products, rather than a services or construction contract; delivery is associated with the new centre and collection moves.

Contract for Bike Tracks at Coed Gwilym & Coed Bach

Description: This contract covers the design and build of bike trail improvements at two sites: Coed Gwilym and Parc Coed Bach. At Coed Gwilym, the woodland jump trails will be redesigned and rebuilt, based on the community consultation held on 8 September 2026. At Parc Coed Bach, the existing junior trail will be refurbished and realigned. Each site has its own specification, setting out the existing conditions, design objectives and required scope of works. Both projects aim to give riders well-designed trails that flow, separate riding from other park users, and use durable construction that is easy to maintain. The contract has a fixed budget on each site. Contractors shall show how their proposals get the most out of that budget.

Summary: The City & County of Swansea is buying design and construction work to improve bike trails at Coed Gwilym and Parc Coed Bach. At Coed Gwilym, woodland jump trails are to be redesigned and rebuilt, informed by community consultation. At Parc Coed Bach, the existing junior trail is to be refurbished and realigned. The aim at both sites is to create well-designed trails that flow, keep riding separate from other park users, and use durable, easy-to-maintain construction. Each site has its own specification covering existing conditions, design objectives and required work. The work is in Swansea, Wales, and is classified as construction for leisure and sporting facilities (CPV 45212000).