Colleagues I am writing to let you know about the following opportunity for a piece of contract work at Suffolk Record Office, Ipswich, United Kingdom.
Suffolk County Council (Suffolk Record Office) and the University of Suffolk have formed a partnership to deliver an exciting new heritage facility called The Hold. More than just a building, The Hold is an engine driving the countywide transformation of the Record Office into an Archive Service for the 21st Century. The project has successfully attracted support from the Heritage Lottery Fund and we are in the Delivery Phase. We require a Freelance Conservator, familiar with the operation of passive strongrooms, to support us from May 2019 - end of July 2020. Some of the work will be associated with the preparation for and the digitisation of maps and documents supporting the delivery of our countywide Activity Plan. The remainder of the time will be spent on preparations for and the movement of collections into The Hold. Suppliers interested in this opportunity should register on the Suffolk Sourcing website (www.suffolksourcing.uk) and consult the tender documents for Freelance Conservator for 'The Hold' Ref HG-014-08167 FC2 (direct link - https://in-tendhost.co.uk/suffolksourcing/aspx/ProjectManage/967). These contain full details of how to submit. Once registered, you will find on the portal some background documents about the project (e.g. Conservation Plan, Activity Plan, Brief, suppliers' guide, and draft contract (Ts & Cs). The Invitation to Tender (ITT) document has the full details of how and what to submit, but please note that the following will be required as part of your submission:- 1. At least 3 examples of relevant Conservation projects carried out by your company with relevant references/testimonials that can be followed up. 2. Approach/methodology and proposed schedule of delivery, with timetable for both aspects of the project i.e. digitisation and move preparations. 3. CV's of staff involved. 4. Price/Cost for doing the work including travel and expenses. Further important details: Maximum potential contract value: £35,000 Submission deadline: midday 1/3/2019 Clarification meetings, if necessary, will be held 11/3/2019-15/3/2019 IMPORTANT NOTE - the Suffolk Sourcing website is the only means by which the County Council will accept tenders and answer clarification questions. Please feel free to share this information with anyone in your professional network you feel may be interested in bidding for this opportunity. Kind regards Dominic Wall Conservator. Suffolk Record Office Growth, Highways and Infrastructure Directorate Suffolk County Council Postal address: Suffolk Record Office Gatacre Road, IPSWICH. IP1 2LQ United Kingdom Website: www.suffolkarchives.co.uk/ The information contained in this email or any of its attachments may be privileged or confidential and is intended for the exclusive use of the addressee. Any unauthorised use may be unlawful. If you receive this email by mistake, please advise the sender immediately by using the reply facility in your email software. The Council reserves the right to monitor, record and retain any incoming and outgoing emails for security reasons and for monitoring internal compliance with our policy on staff use. Email monitoring and/or blocking software may be used and email content may be read. For information about what we do with personal data see our privacy notice https://www.suffolk.gov.uk/about/privacy-notice/ <https://www.suffolk.gov.uk/about/privacy-notice/> ****** Unsubscribe by sending a message to [email protected] Searchable archives: http://cool.conservation-us.org/byform/mailing-lists/cdl/
