The IHBC’s heritage business register HESPR – our Historic Environment Service Providers Recognition quality assurance service – emails members our ‘News and Tender Alerts’ and, for our NewsBlogs feature this week, we’re offering our occasion sample listing from January.
IHBC Director Seán O’Reilly said: ‘Our weekly HESPR listing of tenders, opportunities and news are wide-ranging in practice and in scope. They also directly reflect the current state of commercial and related opportunities that, like the stock market, goes down as well as up.’
‘This has been a quieter week, so if you’re not aware of the huge opportunities our in-house research and monitoring offers to commercial conservation by HESPR members, this is your chance’
This sample listing will encourage you to look again at the value of our HESPR scheme whatever your size, whether you want new work as a member, or to notify opportunities to our network, for free.’
‘And there’s lots more member benefits too, including a free annual Jobs etc. post that you can pass on to a deserving charity of you can’t use it yourself!’
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HESPR opportunities from 21 January 2025 [NB: Original Links Removed]:
Issuer: Wirral Borough Council
Works summary: Reports for the Towards Net Zero-Hamilton Square Project. Contractor is needed to research on how to retrofit historic buildings within the Hamilton Square Conservation Area to help achieve the net zero carbon target. A Contractor is needed to determine the best way to retrofit these listed buildings, how to make them more energy efficient while minimising harm to preserve their architectural and historical features. It is necessary to understand the best options and the cost of the potential works as this will enable the Council to obtain further grants through different resources to convert the research into capital projects.
Region: North West
Deadline: 03/02/2025
Contract value: £90,000.00
Issuer: Burnley Borough Council
Works summary: Burnley Borough Council is seeking the services of a suitability qualified landscape architect to develop concept plans/designs for public spaces identified within Burnley’s Civic Core where there is opportunity to implement landscaping and environmental enhancements. [The Consultant will be expected to ‘undertake research into Burnley’s culture and heritage to help inform designs’.]
Regin: North West
Deadline: 05/02/2025
Contract value: £16,000.00
Issuer: The Board of Trustees of the Tate Gallery
Works summary: Last financial year, a large proportion of Tate Modern’s Curatorial budget was spent on alterations of the gallery spaces, mainly dismantling and re-building walls, to suit the layout requirements for each exhibition. This practise also contributes to one of the largest portions of the carbon footprint generated by exhibitions production. Tate Modern would like to turn this challenge into an opportunity, where we are taking advantage of a completely empty space to design a new gallery that could be adapted for multiple exhibition projects in a low cost and circular way.
Region: London
Deadline: 07/02/2025
Contract value: £250,000.00
Issuer: The Trustees of the British Museum
Works summary: The British Museum wishes to appoint a Project Manager and Lead Consultant team for RIBA Stages 2 to 7 of the design, planning and construction of the re-development of the Western Range. The redevelopment of the Western Range forms part of a wider series of works being undertaken by the Museum, known as the Masterplan.
Region: London
Deadline: 14/02/2025
Contract value: £6,500,000.00
Issuer: Historic England
Works summary: Archaeological Services in relation to Marine Protection 2025-2027. Historic England is seeking to procure, within a single contract, assessment functions to support marine protection and management for the two-year period April 2025 to March 2027 (inclusive)….The project will address those sites and assets most at risk through neglect, decay or other threats within UK territorial waters adjacent to England.
Region: UK
Deadline: 14/02/2025
Contract value: £180,000.00 – £200,000.00
Issuer: Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council
Works summary: Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council is seeking to appoint a suitably qualified and experienced multi-disciplinary consultancy to prepare a Design Code for the Borough and for the consultant’s team to assist the Councils Planning Policy team in taking this through as a Supplementary Plan The team would be expected to comprise of, but not limited to, the following specialisms, urban design, planning, architecture, landscape, ecology, transport, heritage and consultation/event specialists.
Region: West Midlands
Deadline: 17/02/2025
Contract value: £200,000.00
Issuer: City of London Corporation
Works summary: GSMD Cyclical Works 2025 – 2030 Professional Services. The City of London Corporation (the City) invites Tenders for the provision of a Lead Consultant (Project Management, Cost Consultancy, Architectural, Building Surveyor and Building Control Principal Designer) and Mechanical, Electrical and Plumbing (MEP) Consultants as part of the design team to deliver a programme of combined minor improvements and cyclical works to refurbish the Guildhall School of Music & Drama from 2025 to 2030. The tender has been divided into two (2) lots. Lot 1 – Lead Consultant and Lot 2 – Mechanical, Electrical and Plumbing Consultants. Please note that bidders are permitted to bid for and can be awarded both lots.
Region: London
Deadline: 19/02/2025
Contract value: £950,000.00
Issuer: Historic Environment Scotland
Works summary: HES requires an Industrial Conservation Service for maintenance of large industrial objects on site. Types of work include: Condition checking and annual inspection of objects, turning over of engines and installation and deinstallation of winter protection. The provision of advice and guidance (oral and written). Condition assessment reports with proposals for any recommended interventive conservation.
Region: Scotland
Deadline: 20/02/2025
For a free promotion of your tendering opportunities and work needs to the IHBC’s HESPR members, please send details and links to Joanna at contact@ihbc.org.uk, as soon as possible.
Tenders can also be advertised for a fee with IHBC Jobs etc, including a targeted email to 2500+ recipients as well as full coverage on our NewsBlog alerts and social platforms (membership and followers c.25,000) and websites with c. 250,000 visits a month. Contact Joanna at contact@ihbc.org.uk
