The National Army Museum is working to transform its family offer, in preparation for the reopening of the museum after a three year and £24 million period of redevelopment. As a further step in this process, the Museum is looking to appoint a suitably qualified and experienced consultant to develop the content of a family backpack for the Museum. Estimated size of this contract is up to £7,000.
National Army Museum 7-14 years Family Backpack Brief
NAM is looking to appoint a creative consultant who can use their expertise to develop and brief a pack of dynamic and diverse activities that encourage exploration and fun for families with children aged 7-14 visiting the Museum.
NAM requires:
- The appointed consultant to plan and produce all content for a backpack of activities for families with children aged 7-14, and liaise with Easy Tiger Creative in the design development process.
- The appointed consultant to prepare a design brief for Easy Tiger Creative to design and fulfill the activity backpacks.
- The activities appeal to 7-14 year olds, encourage intergenerational family learning, and foster connections with the Museum’s exhibits and stories.
- The activities engage multiple learning styles, such as visual, social, logical, and tactile.
- The backpack to encourage visits to all five galleries.
- The activities are practical within a gallery space and sustainable for long-term use by the museum.
- The activities are robust and extensive enough to reward multiple visits and uses.
- The appointed consultant to liaise with the NAM project manager regularly to ensure content is in line with museum objectives and themes.
The Museum has allocated a guideline budget for this activity of £3,500-7,000.
Quoted fees must include all of the following:
- Professional fees
- Development costs
- Travel and expenses
- An estimate of any contingency
- All third party fees
- Report, printing and presentation costs
- Costs for prototype development and testing
The fees should indicate if they include or exclude VAT.
Project timetable:
| Activity | Deadline |
| Issue of brief | w/c 13 February 2017 |
| Tender deadline | 24 February 2017 |
| Appointment | 24 February 2017 |
| Commissioning meeting | w/c 27 February 2017 |
| Delivery of content and design brief | 30 March 2017 |
| Development of all content and liaison with design agency to design and deliver the activity backpacks | 01 April-30 June |
Responses to the brief should demonstrate:
- A clear methodology statement for the development and delivery of the Services
- An outline work plan
- Your relevant experience in this area
- Cost plan detailing the tasks and staff responsibilities, daily and hourly rates and expenses
- Your ability to meet the deadline.
Interested contractors should download the full project brief below.
20170213_FamilyBackpackBriefv3_ACAH_GA
Deadline for the receipt of completed tenders: 24 February 2017
Contact:
Ashleigh Hibbins
Learning Producer - Secondary Schools
National Army Museum
Royal Hospital Road
London SW3 4HT
T: 0207 881 2492
E: ahibbins@nam.ac.uk
