National Library of Scotland– Provision of Audience Development Programme Services

To realise the strategic objectives outlined in the Library Strategy 2020 – 2025 'Reaching People', Strategy | National Library of Scotland (nls.uk )the Library requires the services of a sector-leading organisation or agency to facilitate the delivery of an audience development programme, audience research and staff training and workshops.

This will be a fully managed service, subcontracted as required and will comprise of the following :

An audience development programme – an evidence-based approach to tailoring services and programmes for specific audiences, as well as driving audience growth and diversity. Creating change and new ways of working, it is a comprehensive and results-driven audience development plan involving a timetabled, budgeted and resourced range of activities. It’s expected these plans will be set once a year as part of the overall audience development programme.

Staff engagement and consultation services

Audience research

Delivery of audience development plans

Staff training

Workshops or similar

The Library’s procurement policy and procedures requires all service contracts over 50k GBP and below the Regulated threshold of 115,633 GBP(excluding vat) as at 1 January 2022, to be tendered in accordance with the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014 and advertised as a public contract opportunity on the Public Contracts Scotland Advertising Portal.

This is a one-off contract requirement covering a period of two years (24 months) with a budget in the region of 30,000 GBP to 40,000 GBP per 12 month period.

Lots

This procurement was divided into 1 lots, each awarded separately. 1 bids were received in total.

Tender Documents

• National Library of Scotland– Provision of Audience Development Programme Services → — Award notice