Assizes for Devizes Tenders
Wiltshire Museum are looking to procure the following services for our National Lottery Heritage Funded Assizes for Devizes: Unlocking Wiltshire's Stories project:

Consultancy Support for Activity Planning
Wiltshire Museum is seeking to procure activity planning services for the duration of the Development Phase of The National Lottery Heritage Fund (NLHF) supported Assizes for Devizes: Unlocking Wiltshire’s Stories project.
Information:
Download the brief: Assizes for Devizes Activity Plan Consultant Brief
Background information: Assizes for Devizes background information
Please email any questions regarding this brief to: Nicola Trowell, Programme Manager - nicola.trowell@wiltshiremuseum.org.uk.
Proposal return deadline: Monday 5th February 2024 at 5pm
Short-listed candidates will be invited to attend a presentation and interview process the week commencing 12th February 2024.
Please let us know if you are interested in submitting a proposal by 22nd January 2024.
Proposal return details:
Please email any questions regarding this brief to: Nicola Trowell, Programme Manager
nicola.trowell@wiltshiremsueum.org.uk.
Quotations may be submitted electronically with the email header stating: “Activity Planning Tender”
Please send completed tenders to: Nicola Trowell, Programme Manager
nicola.trowell@wiltshiremuseum.org.uk.
Interpretation and Exhibition Design Consultancy
Wiltshire Museum is seeking to procure services for interpretation and exhibition design for The National Lottery Heritage Fund supported Assizes for Devizes: Unlocking Wiltshire’s Stories project.
Information:
Download the brief: Interpretation and Exhibition consultant brief Oct 2023
Background information: Assizes for Devizes background information
Site information: Site Background Information
Assize Court building: brief for Architectural Team
Resource statement example: Resource Statement Template
Location: Home based; ability to travel to Devizes for occasional meetings
Q&A Responses:
- 6 November 2023 - Download the pdf here
- 13 November 2023 - Download the pdf here
- 20 November 2023- Download the pdf here
- 27 November 2023 - Download the pdf here
Contract: January 2024-May 2025 (anticipated end of project’s Development Phase), with potential extension to span the project’s Delivery Phase (early 2026-2030)
Procurement timeline
- Invitation to tender issued - 24th October 2023
- Site visits for tenderers - Wednesday 15th November and Friday 17th November
- Q&A deadline - Each Friday, 5pm.
- Q&A responses posted - Each Monday by midday
- Final clarification deadline - Friday 24th November, 5pm.
- Deadline for receiving tenders - 5th December at 5pm
- Shortlisting - 6th–8th December
- Tender presentation - Week of 11th December
- Approval and notification of contract - Week of 18th December
- Contract commencement - 3rd January 2024
Please email any questions regarding this brief to: Nicola Trowell, Progamme Manager - nicola.trowell@wiltshiremuseum.org.uk.
Please contact us to inform us that you may be interested in submitting a tender. We will ensure that you are informed of clarifications as they are published.
Proposal return details:
Proposal return deadline: Tuesday 5th December 2023 at 5pm
Quotations may be submitted electronically with the email header stating: “Interpretation and Exhibition Design Consultant Tender”.
Short-listed candidates will be invited to attend a presentation and interview process week beginning 11th December.
Please send completed tenders to: nicola.trowell@wiltshiremuseum.org.uk or via post to c/o Nicola
Trowell, Wiltshire Museum 41 Long Street, Devizes, SN10 1NS (marked confidential)