Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13c72-8008-700f-a778-b00470c3744a/innovation-accelerator-discovery-design-phase awarded GB open procedure Suitable for SMEs # Innovation accelerator: discovery & design phase [National Heritage Memorial Fund](https://tendernation.io/buyers/national-heritage-memorial-fund) Estimated value £74,999 to £75,000 Published 23 Nov 2020 Deadline Closed 7 Jan 2021 ## 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. [More contracts for small businesses and VCSEs](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/for-small-businesses) ## About this tender NHMF invests in the full breadth of the UK's heritage and, through our funding, we aim to make a lasting difference for heritage and people. This is reflected in the outcomes for heritage, people and communities which underpin our grant-making and the objectives set out in our Strategic Funding Framework: [heritagefund.org.uk](https://www.heritagefund.org.uk/sites/default/files/media/attachments/Heritage) Fund - Strategic Funding Framework 2019-2024.pdf In recognition of the inevitable impact Covid-19 will have on long ranging funding objectives, the National Lottery Heritage Fund wants to explore how we can best proactively work alongside organisations both within and beyond the heritage sector to support the development, testing and adoption of the new approaches required for heritage to continue to deliver positive impact for people, places and communities across the UK at a time of volatile and shifting operating contexts. From 2021/22 we are seeking to prioritise the following strategic funding objectives, in recognition of their importance to a sustainable long-term Covid-19 recovery response: - Resilience: Support the organisations we fund to be more robust, enterprising and forward looking - Inclusion: Ensure that heritage is inclusive - Wellbeing: Demonstrate how heritage helps people and places to thrive - Economy: Grow the contribution heritage makes to the UK economy A FULL DESCRIPTION IS CONTAINED IN THE ATTATCHED ITT Additional information: Please note the updated ITT reflects the need to perform clarification questions and answers by emailing the Fund questions and the Fund posting answers on Contract Finder. Contact details are in the ITT document. Read full description ## CPV classification Research and development consultancy services Source Contracts Finder (UK) [View official notice](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/6c0f04c4-5e62-4adc-beb8-7ec416ecf1d8) Never miss a tender like this again Get AI summaries, deadline alerts and a bid pipeline for tenders matched to your business. Free to start. 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