Recent procurements of museum services and preservation services of historical sites and buildings in Ireland
2023-10-13Conservation works to The Tholsel West Street, Drogheda, Co. Louth (Louth County Council_381)
The project consists of conservation works to the dome roof, the clock faces and the clock tower as detailed in the pricing document and design drawings and specifications. Please refer to the attached drawing, methods statements indicating the areas where works are required. A pricing document has been prepared for the build and for the preliminaries pertaining to the contract. The attached pricing document is to be read in conjunction with the drawings and specification and method statements. All …
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2023-09-26Five Multi–Party Frameworks for the Provision of Specialist Natural History Conservation Services to the National... (National Museum of Ireland)
In the coming years, the primary focus of this framework will be to facilitate the de-installation of NMI collections within Lots 1-5; and to help prepare them for transfer, quarantine and offsite storage (Decant phase). Following this the focus will be to stabilise, conserve and prepare collections for display (Conservation Phase) and finally to assist with the reinstallation of the collections in the newly refurbished NH museum (Reinstall Phase). The initial contracts awarded will be to assist with …
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2023-09-19Provision of Art Handling, Transport and Logistics Services for the National Museum of Ireland (National Museum of Ireland)
The National Museum of Ireland (NMI) proposes to engage in a competitive procedure for the establishment of a Multi Party Framework for the moving of “Museum Heritage Objects and any other items that NMI consider a specific level of care” for one location to another. A full list of detailed requirements is provided at a high level in the tender documents. Tenderers must associate themselves with this competition in order to access the tender documents, ask and receive queries, and submit a tender …
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2023-08-21Crawford Art Gallery - Multi-Party Framework Agreement for Off Site Art Storage Services (Crawford Art Gallery)
CAG requires specialised off-site storage for certain objects, artworks, archive and library collections with particular requirements for care. These storage and art handling services must include: • Specialist storage of artworks over the 3-to-5-year period of decant, Capital Development and return to site • Provision of access for Crawford Art Gallery staff, appointed contractors and partner institutions when required by CAG • Specialised handling of works that need to move during the period of …
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2023-08-022023 / 003 Multi Party Framework Agreement for Exhibition Design Services for a selection of trade and knowledge events (Enterprise Ireland)
Enterprise Ireland proposes to establish a framework agreement of qualifying competent suppliers of Exhibition Design Services for a selection of trade and knowledge events. The events comprise: - national group stands at international trade shows; - staging and display requirements for trade missions and conferences and seminars, - arrangements for one-to-one meetings, - ad-hoc events and branding requirements. It is envisaged that approximately 20 exhibition stands and up to 10 other projects will be …
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2023-04-05Management & day to day operation of visitor services at Elizabeth Fort, Cork (Cork City Council)
In summary, the Services comprise: Day to day operation of the facility in accordance with Cork City Council requirements, welcoming and engaging with visitors, proactive promotion of Elizabeth Fort and increasing visitor numbers, taking tour bookings, leading/guiding tour groups, adherence to Health and Safety procedures, collecting fees, overseeing events at the facility, organising routine maintenance, carrying out routine cleaning, reporting monthly statistics to Cork City Council, developing new …
View the procurement » Mentioned suppliers:Glenosheen Ltd.
2023-03-23Multi Party Framework Agreement for Exhibition Design Services for a selection of trade and knowledge events (Enterprise Ireland)
Enterprise Ireland proposes to establish a framework agreement of qualifying competent suppliers of Exhibition Design Services for a selection of trade and knowledge events. The events comprise:
national group stands at international trade shows;
staging and display requirements for trade missions and conferences and seminars,
arrangements for one-to-one meetings,
ad-hoc events and branding requirements.
It is envisaged that approximately 20 exhibition stands and up to 10 other projects will be …
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2023-03-10AVIT Media Software services for the Mary Robinson Centre, Ballina, Co. Mayo Ireland (Mayo County Council)
AVIT Media Software services for the Mary Robinson Centre, Ballina, Co. Mayo, Ireland on behalf of Mayo County Council. The Centre will explore the key themes and issues surrounding Mary Robinson’s legacy as an influential world leader from the West of Ireland.
Mary Robinson’s extensive personal archive and memorabilia, gifted to the University of Galway, will be displayed in exhibitions and study rooms, making this important collection accessible via digitisation.
The scope of AVIT services details the …
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2023-02-16RFT for Architect Led Multidisciplinary Integrated Design Team services for Phase 1 Redevelopment Building and... (Cavan County Council)
The project is located within the Council's administrative area at Abbeylands, Abbey St., Cavan Town, Eircode H12 NN99.
The project involves the following,
*The delivery of a three storey Community Public Building to accommodate a number of local community organisations with both stand-alone and shared office and public reception functions;
*The delivery of a three storey Remote Working Hub building to incorporate civic use lettable space at ground floor and to accommodate lettable office space for …
View the procurement » Mentioned suppliers:Cooney Architects Ltd
2022-12-23TUS Framework Agreements for Small Works and Services Design Team (Technological University of the Shannon: Midlands Midwest (TUSMM))
TUS is seeking to establish five Single‐Party Framework Agreements with an individual Framework Agreement to be established with each of five principal service providers appointed under this tender. The procurement process is structured in five lots, one per principal service provider required. For each Lot a single successful tenderer is to be selected and appointed. Lots are as follows:
Lot 1: Architect (including PSDP, Landscape Design & Conservation Architect as specialist skills)
Lot 2: Civil / …
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2022-11-29Single Party Framework Agreement for an Architect Led Multi-disciplinary Design Team for the College Green Dame... (Dublin City Council)
Dublin City Council (DCC) & the National Transport Authority (NTA) intend to construct a landmark public space at College Green & Dame Street (CGDS), Dublin 2. The Contracting Authority, DCC, is seeking to establish a Single Party Framework Agreement for an Architect Led Multi-disciplinary Design Team for the CGDS Public Realm Project & associated ancillary projects relating to the CGDS Public Realm Project. The establishment of the framework agreement is subject to the provisions of Directive 2014/24/EU …
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2022-08-26Digitisation services for access and storage of archival and paper-based historical documents in the National Museum... (National Museum of Ireland)
The NMI requires specialist services to enable onsite (in NMI) scanning of historic archival paper-based collections. Some are bound volumes, some are loose-leaf. Some are very old, brittle and delicate. Some are handwritten and some are typed.
The Framework Member will be expected to carry out these activities for the first and any subsequent contracts:
• Curriculum Vitae will be required for all personnel assigned to the framework.
• Completion of risk assessments for the working environment and …
View the procurement » Mentioned suppliers:Eneclann Ltd
2022-06-24Exhibition graphic Design, Print and Installation for the exhibition galleries in the new Museum at the Peace... (Monaghan County Council)
Monaghan County Council is seeking tender responses for the graphic design, print and installation of display material for the exhibition galleries in the new Museum at the Peace Campus, Monaghan. Monaghan County Museum will be moving to this new facility and will be changing its name to the Museum at the Peace Campus, Monaghan. Working in partnership with the Ulster Scots Agency, the new museum will also feature a display on the history of the Ulster Scots in the region. The service being sought from a …
View the procurement » Mentioned suppliers:Makedot
2022-06-24Design and construction of exhibition cases required for the displays in the new Museum at the Peace Campus, Monaghan (Monaghan County Council)
Monaghan County Council is seeking tender responses for the design and construction of exhibition cases required for the displays in the new Museum at the Peace Campus, Monaghan. Monaghan County Museum will be moving to this new facility and will be changing its name to the Museum at the Peace Campus, Monaghan. Working in partnership with the Ulster Scots Agency, the new museum will also feature a display on the history of the Ulster Scots in the region. The service being sought involves the design and …
View the procurement » Mentioned suppliers:Darac
2022-06-14Tender for the for the provision of Professional Services at Clonmacnoise Monastic Site, Co. Offaly (Office of Public Works (OPW))
Under a partnership agreement with the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (DHLGH) and Fáilte Ireland, the OPW is seeking to commission a study of options to enhance the facilities and visitor experience at the site, and the preparation of the Preliminary Business Case for the chosen option. This will map out a path for the development of the visitor attraction and make recommendations for project delivery and next steps.
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2022-06-03An Architect led Single Point Design Team for Works at No. 11 Parnell Square, Dublin, D01 ND60 (Irish Heritage Trust)
The Contracting Authority (The Irish Heritage Trust) intends to appoint an Architect led Single Point Design Team (SPDT) for refurbishment / alteration works at No. 11 Parnell Square, Dublin 1. The appointed single point design team will be required to provide consultancy services from project review of current design & planning permission, statutory approvals, detailed design, procurement, construction delivery and handover for the occupation in accordance with the enclosed Project Brief. The project …
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2022-06-01DPS for Artform Support Services (Arts Council)
The Arts Council of Ireland has a number of specialist artform teams who manage
application assessment and policy development for their artform areas. These teams regularly contract advisory, funding assessment and research services to assist their work in supporting and developing the arts in Ireland.
The DPS will be divided into four Categories (each a “Category”) as described
below:
Category 1 – Adviser Services
Category 2 – Lead Assessor Services
Category 3 – Support Assessor Services
Category 4 – …
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2021-10-04Interpretation / Visitor Experience Consultant Services (Inishoo Management Ltd)
Inishoo Management Limited wishes to appoint an Interpretation / Visitor Experience Consultant for the The Restoration and Interpretation of Westport House and Estate, Westport, Co Mayo.
The Project for the restoration and interpretation of Westport House and Gardens proposes to create a world class visitor attraction, combing cultural, heritage and family activities in a sensitive and complementary way. The key elements of the proposed Project as follows;
(i) Coach House Visitor Centre.
(ii) Westport …
View the procurement » Mentioned suppliers:Haley Sharpe Design Limited
2021-09-16Service Provider to operate, maintain and manage three Fingal Heritage Properties: Malahide Castle & Gardens,... (Fingal County Council)
This tender process is being conducted under Part 3 Chapter 1 of the European Union (Award of Public Authority Contracts) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 284 of 2016) (the “Regulations”) - Social and other specific services . The required services are listed as Annex XIV services of Directive 2014/24/EU (the “Directive”) and, accordingly, only Regulations 74-77 of the Regulations apply. The Contracting Authority has chosen to employ the Competitive Procedure with negotiation.
View the procurement » Mentioned suppliers:Aramark
2021-08-13Mount Congreve Estate, Orientation, Wayfinding & Interpretation Strategy (Waterford City and County Council)
Mount Congreve Trust (MCT) and Waterford City & County Council (WCC) are embarking on a project to develop a sustainable future for Mount Congreve House and Gardens. Funding secured from the Rural Regeneration and Development Fund (RRDF), Fáilte Ireland (FI) and internal resources we will facilitate a range of works to greatly improve visitor infrastructure and the visitor experience at Mount Congreve House and Gardens.
You are invited to tender for the planning, design and management through to handover …
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2021-02-01Youghal Courthouse and Soup Kitchen Redevelopment to Exhibition Centre (Cork County Council)
The extensive refurbishment and upgrading of the existing disused Courthouse and Soup Kitchen buildings off Market Square, Youghal, Co. Cork. Delivery of the household transformation experience as part of the courthouse exhibition centre. Broadly, the proposed experience aims to animate the courthouse exhibition centre with an imaginative story of the acquired domestic objects through an immersive exhibition, authentic artefacts and programming keeping memory of household transformation vital and alive.
View the procurement » Mentioned suppliers:Mirador Media Ltd
2020-05-29Skeletal Whale Deinstallation Services (National Museum of Ireland)
The contracting authority is seeking to establish a single party framework agreement with a suitably qualified service provider to carry out the safe deinstallation of a suspended juvenile humpback whale and adult fin whale skeleton at the Natural History Museum in Dublin.
The desintallation is required to be complete by the end of October 2020 (subject to Covid-19 restrictions being lifted sufficiently to do so).
The contracting authority also reserves the right to engage the successful tenderer to …
View the procurement » Mentioned suppliers:Inside-Out-Animals VOF
2020-04-30Art Handling Single Party Framework (National Museum of Ireland)
NMI requires art handling services to assist with the specialist handling of certain museum object, archive and library collections with very particular requirements for care and handling. Primarily this will involve the handling, packing, stabilisation and, in some cases, transport of collections that require care from trained personnel. If transport is involved, this may be within NMI sites, between NMI sites, offsite to non-NMI locations or returning from the same. Occasionally this might include …
View the procurement » Mentioned suppliers:Maurice Ward and Company Ltd
2020-04-30Transportation Services Single Party Framework (National Museum of Ireland)
NMI requires specialist transport and logistics services to assist with the movement of museum object, archive and library collections and other non-collections objects, such as equipment, supplies, office furniture and so on. Primarily this will involve the movement of collections and non-collection objects from one location to another, sometimes within the same NMI site, between NMI sites or on and off site. Occasionally this might include international transport/haulage. In some instances, this may …
View the procurement » Mentioned suppliers:William Tracey and Sons ltd.
2020-04-21Teeling Whiskey Distillery Visitor Experience Interpretive Project (Newmarket VC Ltd)
The Teeling Whiskey Distillery wishes to procure a creative design and fit out company to undertake an interpretive project for their visitor experience.
The project consists of design, production and implementation of an audio-visual language solution, design, production and installation of both graphics and objects, installation of audio-visual equipment.
Design and production of printed materials and concepts.
Production and editing of audio and video material.
The project must be in keeping with the …
View the procurement » Mentioned suppliers:Studio Design Squared Ltd
2020-03-26Tender for Exhibition Design and Fit-out Services for Museum Upgrade Project (EPIC Ireland CHQ DAC)
EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum wish to procure the services of suitably qualified design/fit out team to work with their in-house design and content team to upgrade two galleries within the existing museum. This tender is for the full delivery of the project i.e. design, content development/creation, manufacture, delivery and installation.
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2019-10-14Irish National Heritage Park and Vykingar Village Project (Wexford County Council)
Tourism and related services for concept development, preliminary design, detailed design, tendering and construction management services for the Irish National Heritage Park and Vykingar Village Project.
The project is to create, develop and incorporate a new experience ‘Vykingar — Beyond Legend’ into the Irish National Heritage Park to provide a unique visitor experience that is capable of attracting in excess of 150 000+ paying visitors annually.
The services requires for this appointment will include …
View the procurement » Mentioned suppliers:Gillespies
2019-09-30Collections Inventory Management Services for National Museum of Ireland (National Museum of Ireland)
NMI have set out their collections inventory plan and are seeking specialist collection inventory management services to support their work in completion of the collection inventories. The successful tenderer will be required to carry out a physical inventory check (including stabilisation, where required), input acquisition register details and update the NMI digital records accordingly to bring all records up to the required spectrum inventory level standard. To that end, NMI proposes to engage in a …
View the procurement » Mentioned suppliers:Kefron Ltd
2019-09-27Procurement of Audio Guides for Use in Saint Patrick's Cathedral Dublin (Saint Patrick’s Cathedral)
Saint Patrick’s Cathedral is the National Cathedral of the Church of Ireland. It is a place of worship and is a registered charity (CHY848). The Cathedral attracts over half a million visitors a year, most of whom pay an admission fee. Saint Patrick’s endeavours to provide interpretative tools to help contextualise the Cathedral’s life and history for its visitors. To this end, the Cathedral wishes to purchase a stock of audio guides with content in English, Irish, Italian, German, Spanish and French. …
View the procurement » Mentioned suppliers:Tonwelt GmbH
2019-01-23Supply and Installation of Exhibition Production, Installation and Maintenance Services to The Irish National Stud DAC (Irish National Stud DAC)
The Irish National Stud DAC is located at Tully, Kildare, Co. Kildare and incorporates a visitors centre, student quarters, stud office, restaurant, playground building, and numerous farm buildings and remote offices located on the 893-acre farm, with 55 employees on site 5 days a week, and a skeleton staff working weekends.
The contract requires an all-inclusive, multidisciplinary provider to execute the production, installation and maintenance of:
— graphics (including printing on wood substrates),
— …
View the procurement » Mentioned suppliers:Hypsos BV
2018-12-01Tender Request to Create New and Exciting Visitor Experiences Within the Existing “Science Galleries at Birr... (Birr Castle Gardens and Science Centre)
Birr Scientific and Heritage Foundation wishes to invite interested parties to submit a tender to undertake the upgrading of the Science Galleries as described in the project description. We are looking to create a new and exciting experience within the existing Science Galleries. Birr Castle has been home to the Parson’s Family since 1620 and, during the past 400 years, this remarkable Parsons family have achieved great things in the areas of Astronomy, Botany, Photography, Engineering and Horticulture. …
View the procurement » Mentioned suppliers:Noho
2018-08-27Establishment of a Multi-Party Framework Agreement for a selection of trade and knowledge events (Enterprise Ireland)
Enterprise Ireland proposes to establish a framework agreement of qualifying competent suppliers of Exhibition Design Services for a selection of trade and knowledge events. The events comprise national group stands at international trade shows; staging and display requirements for trade missions and conferences and seminars, arrangements for one-to-one meetings, ad-hoc events and branding requirements. It is envisaged that approximately 30 exhibition stands and between 5 and 15 other projects will be …
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