CONTRACT NOTICE – NATIONAL

1 Authority Details

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Authority Name and Address

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Address from which documentation may be obtained

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Completed documents must be returned to:

2 Contract Details

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Title

Review and Implement the Slate Landscape of Northwest Wales World Heritage Site Interpretation Plan

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Description of the goods or services required

This commission requires the implementation of high-level interpretation at key sites across the Slate Landscape of Northwest Wales World Heritage Site, in order to represent and create the unified narrative of the Designation in the six components (areas), and convey relevant stories and content for each of the components (areas) and / or sites by following the topics and themes of the Interpretation Strategy.

Commission Requirements:

1. Use the Wales Slate Interpretation Strategy (2019) and identify high level interpretation opportunities for Hubs, Sprockets and Spoke sites identified in the strategy, and for any other site that has become apparent since completion of the strategy in 2019.

2. Create interpretive content to convey the unified WHS narrative for inclusion in interpretive materials - physical and virtual.

3. Share content with World Heritage Site partners and agree the most appropriate interpretive medium for each site / partner, for example, panel, banners, digital etc.

4. Agree high-level interpretation content and medium for Hubs, Sprockets and Spoke Centres in agreement with designated officers and site owner / manager.

5. Design the interpretation and identify innovative and meaningful methods for engaging effectively with a wide audience, including children, people who are aware of the history, and others who are not.

6. Ensure that interpretation content conveys health and safety messages, both in terms of site access and site information that are not open to the public.

7. Follow the Wales Slate Brand guidelines Llechi Cymru Canllaw Brand A4 UNESCO .pdf

8. Prepare all final work bilingually (Welsh and English). Translation work will need to be completed by a member of the Association of Welsh Translators and Interpreters, and any costs associated with translation will be part of this commission.

9. Make sure the information is factually correct and use correct terms. This can be checked with the Wales Slate Team.

10. Obtain copyright for images and / or audio clips used.

11. Manage and oversee agreements to create and install interpretation media across the WHS, securing any site owners / planning permission and other related rights.

NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Sell2Wales Web Site at https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=118020.

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Notice Coding and Classification

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Total quantity or scope of tender

A budget of up to £100,000 (before VAT) is available for all tasks of the commission

3 Conditions for Participation

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Minimum standards and qualification required

Please see enclosed brief for full brief and information

4 Administrative Information

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Type of Procedure

Single stage

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Reference number attributed to the notice by the contracting authority

N/a

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Time Limits

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Language or languages in which tenders or requests to participate can be drawn up

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Tender Submission Postbox

5 Other Information

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Additional Information

If you have any questions about this commission, please contact

Osian Elis OsianPrysElis@gwynedd.llyw.cymru or llechi@gwynedd.llyw.cymru

(WA Ref:118020)

The buyer considers that this contract is suitable for consortia bidding.

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Additional Documentation

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Publication date of this notice