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Dear Colleagues

Please can you help to disseminate the following opportunity.

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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 see https://in-tendhost.co.uk/suffolksourcing/aspx/ProjectManage/967 and consult the tender documents for Freelance Conservator for 'The Hold' Ref is HG-014-08167 FC2.  These contain full details and how to submit a quotation.

The following is required:-

  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.     CVs of staff involved.

4.     Price/Cost for doing the work including travel and expenses - 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

Many thanks

Kate

Kate Chantry
Suffolk Record Office Manager
Suffolk Record Office
Growth, Highways and Infrastructure Directorate
Suffolk County Council
Ipswich Record Office, Gatacre Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP1 2LQ
Tel: 01473 263909
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