Feasibility Study Brief – Dundee Heritage Trust

Brief for a Consultant to complete a Feasibility Study of Verdant Works Museum.

Overview

Dundee Heritage Trust (DHT) and its operating company Dundee Industrial Heritage Limited
(DIH Ltd.) are both registered charities formed in 1985 to preserve and interpret Dundee’s
industrial past. As well Verdant Works Museum, one of the nation’s most important textile
museums, Dundee Heritage Trust has responsibility for as the internationally significant
Royal Research Ship Discovery plus Discovery Point Antarctic Museum. Both sites are
Accredited museums, 5 star rated attractions with VisitScotland, and hold collections
Recognised as being of National Significance.

Methodology

The Feasibility Study will specify the methodology they plan to use to meet the aim(s) and objectives of the work in their proposal. The Consultant will work closely with DIH Ltd.’s Heritage Director to establish the exact parameters of the Feasibility Study in detail at the beginning of the process.

Contract management

We expect the service commissioned w/c 8 July 2024.

• A draft final report should be submitted by end of August 2024 for review by the Trust.
• The consultant will present to the Trusts in late August/early September.
•  The final report shall be submitted to the Trust by end of September.

Costs

The budget for this work will be in the region of £15,000 inclusive of expenses and exclusive of VAT if applicable. Payment will be on a staged basis, with an initial start-up payment of 30%, another 40% on submission of the draft final report, and the remaining 30% on submission of the final report.

How to apply

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Proposals should be sent by email to Emma Halford-Forbes, Heritage Director, at [email protected] by 12noon on Wednesday 26 June.