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National Historic Ships UK (NHS-UK) wishes to appoint an experienced consultant (which may be an individual consultant or consultancy organisation) to undertake an Organisational Review, then produce a Strategic Vision and Business Plan to ensure its long-term resilience as part of a significant capacity building project grant aided by the National Lottery Heritage Fund (Heritage Fund). About t...
Thetford Town Council wishes to appoint a suitably qualified and experienced Archaeological Consultant to provide archaeological advice throughout the Development Phase. The consultant shall: • Identify archaeological opportunities and constraints. • Advise on impacts to archaeological remains and burials. • Assist the project team in developing proposals which respect and enhance heritage sign...
Arts Council England (ACE), the national development agency for creativity and culture, are seeking a suitably qualified supplier to undertake a research and mapping exercise to establish a baseline understanding of youth voice practice across the arts and cultural sector in England. The purpose of this commission is to build a robust evidence base on youth voice practice across the sector, ide...
Caerphilly County Borough Council is seeking to procure a Contract for the Provision of Artwork for the Tour de France. The Authority is seeking to appoint a creative agency, artist or design company to create, design and deliver a large-scale temporary creative intervention, or a series of interventions, within the grounds of Caerphilly Castle and where appropriate, adjacent streets. The purpo...
Tavistock Town Council as Client and Accountable Body invites tenders from consultants with the relevant skills and capability to carry out planning and execution of archaeological excavations (CIfA standards), associated reporting writing, handling of finds and digital archiving of the areas shown on drawings Figure 2 and Figure 3. Due to the time sensitivities relating to the overall wider pr...
This scope of works outlines the requirements for the provision of a videography framework for multiple suppliers. The framework(s) will run for three years and will include an option to extend for a further two, twelve-month periods, all projects shall be priced and agreed by LJMU before work commence The Videography Framework will provide LJMU with suppliers who can deliver in scope full vide...
The National Library of Wales is looking to procure Networking Services to update its networking infrastructure. Works to include, installing a Fibre Backbone through the National Library of Wales site in Aberystwyth to create a Superhighway between our 3 datacentres, the estimated distance between the datacentres is 150m, 200m and 300m, with additional smaller networking projects to connect an...
Competent Consultancy companies are hereby invited to tender to design, develop and deliver a Living History Archiving Project for Castlewellan Historic Demesne. This programme will create opportunities for participants and the wider community to access, explore, and celebrate the diverse cultural heritage of the Demesne. To access this competition: Registered: Login to https://suppliers.multiq...
Construction and Procurement Delivery on behalf of the Department for Communities, is seeking to establish a single supplier Strategic Partner Contract for the provision of Professional Services to Department for Communities and participating Arms-Length Bodies. A full list of the participating Arms-Length Bodies can be found at Annex 1 to Schedule 17 (Service Recipients). The successful Suppli...
Hastings Borough Council is seeking a suitably qualified and experienced contractor to undertake the Hastings Castle Priority Works programme. The project comprises conservation and structural repair works to historically significant masonry elements within Hastings Castle, located on Castle Hill Road, Hastings, TN34 3HY. The scope includes the replacement of deteriorated supporting corbels to ...
Competent Consultancy companies are hereby invited to tender to design, develop and deliver a Living History Archiving Project for Castlewellan Historic Demesne. This programme will create opportunities for participants and the wider community to access, explore, and celebrate the diverse cultural heritage of the Demesne.
The Science Museum Group (SMG) is looking to appoint a creative Lead Designer: Exhibition and Graphic Designer to develop and deliver the reinterpretation of the Great Hall; a large permanent gallery space at the National Railway Museum (NRM) in York
The National Gallery wishes to establish a Framework Agreement for the provision of Event Services for events held across Gallery sites. The Framework will consist of 5 lots, namely: Catering; Floristry; Production; Furniture; Entertainment The Gallery's ambitious and evolving events programme ranges from intimate receptions and dinners to exhibition openings, film screenings, experiential even...
Repair of the existing timber framed walls to ground and first floor levels. Reinstatement of lime plaster finishes, external lime render repairs
North East Lincolnshire Council (NELC) is seeking applications from suitably experienced, and qualified event organisers to co-ordinate, plan, manage and deliver a daytime event for Grimsby town centre with the theme being 'Love Your Town'. The date for this event is to be held during February 2027. Please note that separate events will also be held for Immingham and Cleethorpes and therefore s...
North East Lincolnshire Council (NELC) is seeking applications from suitably experienced, and qualified event organisers to co-ordinate, plan, manage and deliver a daytime event for Cleethorpes town centre with the theme being 'Love Your Town'. The date for this event is to be held during February 2027. Please note that separate events will also be held for Immingham and Grimsby and therefore s...
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 £155,600 from the Heritage Fund (£140,040) and the Pi...
1. INTRODUCTION The Countryside & Wildlife Team (C&W Team) of Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council (the Council) are administrating a landscape-scale partnership project: Lost Peatlands Connections. The project intends to restore habitats in the upland landscape and four valleys of Neath Port Talbot and Rhondda Cynon Taff whilst engaging and encouraging local communities and school children...
The external lighting project is primarily a renewal of the existing lighting scheme at Wellington Arch but with improvements being looked for in light source transitioning to LED and some control enhancements in time clock/lighting zoning. There are also some lighting areas where optional consideration is to be given to the introduction of colour changing capabilities of the fittings and contr...
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.
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...
The project is to regenerate the use of the Great Hall Bridge through improving waterproofing and ensuring compliance with Building Regulations. Through these interventions, the project will allow for members of the public to use the bridge both as access to the Great Hall, which hosts some of the most significant events for the Palace, and as a means of escape therefore safety is paramount. Th...
The Science Museum Group (“SMG”) wishes to establish a contract for the provision of a Feasibility Visioning Architect.
The Historic Environment Division (HED), part of the Department for Communities (DfC), is the government lead for the historic environment of Northern Ireland. HED records, protects, conserves and promotes Northern Ireland’s historic environment, managing heritage assets ranging from archaeological sites and monuments to listed buildings and historic landscapes. Given the hazardous nature of co...
Belfast City Council's Marketing and Communications Department requires a renewed Marketing Services Framework. The new Framework will be multi-supplier and will cover the following areas: 1. Brand Services 2. Advertising Services 3. Content Services
National Lottery Heritage Grants is our funding programme for all types of heritage projects in the UK. Use this guidance to apply for grants from £250,000 to £10m. You must first submit an Expression of Interest and, if you are successful, we will invite you to apply. Your application will usually go through two phases: a development phase of up to two years, enabling you work on your project proposal, and a delivery phase of no more than five years. If you think a two phase application is not right for your project, please contact your local office to discuss. Overview Is this the right programme for you? Is your organisation looking to care for and sustain heritage in the UK? Will your heritage project run for no more than five years (excluding the development phase)? Do you require ...
Page last updated: 17 September 2026 National Lottery Heritage Grants is our funding programme for all types of heritage projects in the UK. Use this guidance to apply for grants from £10,000 to £250,000. Overview Is this the right programme for you? Is your organisation looking to care for and sustain heritage in the UK? Will your heritage project run for no more than five years? Do you require a grant of between £10,000 and £250,000? Are you a not-for-profit organisation, a private owner of a heritage asset or a partnership? Does your project take into account our four investment principles? If you answered yes to these questions, then National Lottery Heritage Grants could be for you. Our investment principles Four investment principles guide all our grant decision making under our 1...
Is this the right programme for you? Are you an organisation working with natural heritage in Wales? Do you need funding for planning or delivering a nature-based project? Does your project focus on improving wildlife and biodiversity in Wales in and around the network of protected sites? Do you require a grant of between £250,000 and £1million? If you answered yes to these questions, then the Nature Networks Fund is for you. Overview We’re delivering the Nature Networks Fund on behalf of the Welsh Government, in partnership with Natural Resources Wales. The aim of the Nature Networks Fund is to improve the resilience of Wales’ network of protected land, freshwater and marine sites. It is a key element of the delivery of the Welsh Government’s wider Nature Networks Programme, supporting...
The Heritage Revival Fund will help communities across England rescue and repurpose neglected historic buildings. It will do this by supporting community organisations to take ownership of, adapt and reuse the local heritage assets that matter to them, transforming them into thriving spaces that meet their needs. This programme is being delivered by the Architectural Heritage Fund in partnership with the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) and Historic England, and forms part of the government’s wider £1.5 billion investment in arts and culture. The Heritage Revival Fund is open to charities and social enterprises in England seeking to take ownership of and/or adapt historic buildings for community uses. The programme will focus on regenerating historic buildings in town cent...
The Heritage at Risk Capital Fund is four year, £60 million fund to support the repair and conservation of historic buildings and sites at risk across England. It follows on from the successful £15 million of funding awarded through the Heritage at Risk Capital Fund in 2025/26. Under this fund, we can give grants for the conservation, repair and conversion of listed buildings of all grades, historic buildings in conservation areas, registered parks and gardens and scheduled monuments. Priority will be given to projects in areas of England with the highest level of deprivation and need for investment, and those that bring most community benefit. The fund is competitive, and not all applications will be successful. The full requirements of the fund are set out on our website, which provid...
The People and Places scheme provides funding for research and engagement activities and to build skills and capacity in our historic environment at both national and regional levels. The research funding from this scheme helps us to know what our historic environment comprises, which aspects of it are the most signficant, how people value and interact with it, and what innovation in science and approach will help us to look after it for the future. The capacity building is targeted towards helping to reduce or avoid risk to the historic environment by building capacity and commitment of local communities to champion the conservation and enhancement of their own local historic environment. The promotion of best-practice standards and skills for the conservation, documentation, interpret...
The Spaces, Places and Belonging Community Hub is led by The National Archives in partnership with Leeds Museums & Galleries, the National Library of Wales, and the Community Archives & Heritage Group.The programme aims to respond to the long-standing challenge of how “to make innovation and learning from community-facing projects more sustainable, transferable, and accessible” in the UK’s GLAM (Galleries, Libraries, Archives, and Museums) and heritage sectors. Through a supportive funding structure and wider development programme, it aims to help communities and organisations share their work more widely and contribute to a growing body of knowledge that others can learn from and build upon.Our Bursaries scheme will offer grants of up to £1,000 for individuals seeking to grow their exp...
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