Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13c1e-5c69-70e0-9ba9-f6ac7af4bb75/14-18-now-executive-consultant

closed GB open procedure Suitable for SMEs

# 14-18 NOW: Executive Consultant

[Imperial War Museum Trading Company Limited](https://tendernation.io/buyers/imperial-war-museum-trading-company-limited)

Estimated value

£16,000 to £18,000

Published

29 Mar 2018

Deadline

Closed

19 Apr 2018

## Who can bid

- Buyer says suitable for SMEs

    The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid.
- Small contract value

    Valued under £135,018 including VAT, the lowest Procurement Act threshold for goods and services.
- Open procedure

    Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage.

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## About this tender

### The brief

14-18 NOW is embarking on its final and largest season of commissions across the UK, and wishes to add resilience and capacity to the senior executive during the season by engaging a freelance part-time Executive Consultant.

[1418now.org.uk/season/2018](https://www.1418now.org.uk/season/2018/)

The Executive Consultant will support the Director and the Executive Producer across the range of their responsibilities, as appropriate, including:

â&#128;¢ As required by the Director, supporting the producers, curator and other team members on major strategic and project issues

â&#128;¢ Managing the process of preparing papers for the 14-18 NOW Board and the Board's Finance & Planning Committee, including drafting papers. Both bodies meet on a quarterly cycle

â&#128;¢ Managing the process of preparing 14-18 NOW's quarterly and biannual reports to funders, including drafting reports

The contract will run from May 1 2018 to January 11 2019. The Executive Consultant will provide their own workspace and equipment, and 14-18 NOW will provide meeting rooms as required. The contract may require travel outside London, for which expenses will be reimbursed in line with 14-18 NOW's standard policies.

The Executive Consultant will be highly skilled in their field, with particular experience of:

â&#128;¢ successfully managing large-scale projects and budgets in a variety of artforms and settings

â&#128;¢ working with a range of different arts organisations in various parts of the UK

â&#128;¢ reporting to and supporting high-level Boards

â&#128;¢ reporting on large-scale projects to a range of public and lottery funders

### Response to the Brief

Prospective Executive Consultants are invited to submit proposals that detail:

â&#128;¢ Relevant experience giving examples of similar work undertaken

â&#128;¢ What approach the Executive Consultant would bring to the work, including how the work will fit with the Executive Consultant's other professional commitments

â&#128;¢ Proposed fees

â&#128;¢ Two appropriate referees

â&#128;¢ Complete the Company Questionnaire attached as Schedule 1

All tenders returns will be evaluated equally in accordance with the above criteria.

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## CPV classification

Office-support services

Source

Contracts Finder (UK)

[View official notice](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/2217e94e-1391-4225-ac64-a192e9d1ebdf)

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