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GB-Manchester: ACE 636 ITT - Collections Care Adviser to Government Indemnity Scheme

Arts Council England

Awarded
services
SME-friendly
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Key details

Contracting authority
Region
Manchester
Delivery: British Oversea Territories
Contract value
£79,920ex VAT
Submissions closed
14 November 2024
Published
26 September 2025

Procurement

Contract period
1 April 2025 - 31 March 2029
4 years
Procedure type
Open procedure
CPV classifications
  • 90713000 Environmental issues consultancy services

What happened

Arts Council England awarded this contract to Spencer & Fry Limited worth £79,920 on 3 Mar 2025. The contract runs until 31 Mar 2029.

Description

ACE requires an advice service to act as Collections Care Adviser (previous contract was called Environmental Adviser), to the Government Indemnity Scheme (GIS). Bids are welcomed from both sole traders, SME's as well as larger organisations. We would expect the successful applicant to have relevant and current experience of working within the cultural sector in particular museums and exhibitions, and within preventive conservation, to provide credibility to the advice given in support of a national scheme. The successful applicant must have experience of applying collections care/preventative conservation in heritage collections and an understanding of current/emerging international standards e.g. BIZOT.

Additional information: The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.

Awarded supplier

Supplier
Spencer & Fry Limited
Award value
£79,920
Award date
3 March 2025

Contact

Address
The Hive, 49 Lever Street, Manchester, M1 1FN
Contact name
Lauren Donati

Identifiers

Buyer reference
BIP983042475
Notice ID
8e956603-befa-479f-af94-5694c4f3d894-865773
OCID
ocds-b5fd17-f9c01a9e-57e1-431c-8eb9-d566eb33542f

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