CONTRACT NOTICE – NATIONAL

1 Authority Details

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Authority Name and Address

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Address from which documentation may be obtained

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Completed documents must be returned to:

2 Contract Details

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Title

Heritage Project Advisor

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Description of the goods or services required

Brymbo Heritage Trust will soon be embarking on delivering a major community-led heritage project with a value in excess of £7m covering the former Iron and Steelworks and Fossil Forest at Brymbo near Wrexham. Details of the trust and the project - to be known as 'Stori Brymbo' - are on the trust's website www.brymboheritage.co.uk

The project involves multiple funders and covers both capital works (in the first 3 years ahead of opening to the public) and revenue activities over a five year period. The largest funders are the National Lottery Heritage Fund (NLHF) and the National Lottery Community Fund (TNLCF), between them contributing more than £5m.

The Trust has benefitted from the services of a Project Advisor since 2013 and is seeking to re-commission this work for the five year period ahead.

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Notice Coding and Classification

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Total quantity or scope of tender

The commission carries an estimated time commitment of average of one day per month over 60 months, although commitment pro rata over the period to opening will be greater and over the subsequent period to NLHF project closure will be less.

The brief is to:

Provide specialist advisory support to the Trust in the delivery of the Stori Brymbo project, including project development, fundraising, risk management, project funder(s), project partner and landowner/landlord relationships, business planning, planning for operational delivery.

Support effective ongoing review of variations to budgets, timetables and project steps.

Support the preparation of appropriate progress reports to NLHF and other funders as appropriate.

Attend project board and NLHF progress meetings on an as needed basis.

Provide mentor support to the Trust Manager.

3 Conditions for Participation

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Minimum standards and qualification required

Interested consultants should have extensive experience of projects in the visitor economy and community regeneration settings, and in working with a range of public sector and philanthropic funders, partners and stakeholders.

Detailed knowledge of large scale (>£2m) National Lottery Heritage Fund programmes is an essential requirement.

Familiarity with and ease of access to North East Wales would be an advantage.

Knowledge of the public sector partners involved in community-led heritage and their respective aims for same would be an advantage.

4 Administrative Information

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Type of Procedure

Single stage

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Reference number attributed to the notice by the contracting authority

N/a

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Time Limits

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Language or languages in which tenders or requests to participate can be drawn up

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Tender Submission Postbox

5 Other Information

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Additional Information

The Stori Brymbo project is described at www.brymboheritage.co.uk

Informal discussions with prospective consultants are welcomed. To request a discussion please email gary.brown@brymboheritage.co.uk

This notice has been sent as a region specific notice. If you did not receive an alert about this you are not based in the specific region selected by the buying authority. Questions on why this was sent as a region specific notice should be sent to the buying authority.

(WA Ref:124979)

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Additional Documentation

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Publication date of this notice