Kettering HSHAZ Cultural Programme Facilitator

The Consultant will for a period of 12 months: • work closely with the Council's service leads and HSHAZ project manager to ensure service needs are met and knitted together across both projects. • support the HSHAZ project manager by acting as lead facilitator for the Cultural Consortium • engage and coordinate the cultural consortium, • Set up and Chair the Cultural Consortium meetings on behalf of the council, work closely with the Council's service leads (including; cultural project and operations, communications and engagement and events team) and HSHAZ project managers to ensure service needs are met and knitted together across both projects. • Coordination of the legal agreements between consortium members and KBC as the accountable body • Report to the HSHAZ Board and Council on programme progress, key risks and budget information (provided by consortium members) • Establish and agree reporting procedures with Consortium members on behalf of the council and in line with Historic England requirements (for example; monitoring & evaluation, budget management and risk register) • Support the Consortium members to deliver their reporting requirements under the agreement with KBC and Historic England • Support the Consortium members to develop their event delivery plans and policies through the implementation phase • Support the Consortium in reviewing and developing the programme including any required adjustments as the programme evolves • Support the Consortium in developing information and requirements for the yearly artistic commissions • To maintain a strategic overview of the programme, funding and reporting milestones • To ensure that all procedures and processes and reporting that relates to monitoring & evaluation, budget management and risk register are in place and are sustainable to continue beyond the first 12 month period.

The Consultant will act as a Cultural champion across associated networks and aligned projects to support the Council to implement and deliver these exciting cultural-led regeneration projects, notably by aligning the projects Community & Engagement plans to ensure a joined up approach This will include: • Cultural Programme duties • Cultural Consortium Coordination and facilitation; • Delivery facilitation

Additional information: The procurement timescales and deadlines are:

1. Invitation to Quotation/ Tender published on Contracts Finder - 26/03/2021 2. Deadline for Clarification Questions by the bidders - 12 noon on 06/04/2021 3. Deadline for Quotation/ Tender Responses - 12 noon on 09/04/2021 4. Quotation Evaluation - w/c 12/04/2021 5. Award Decision - w/c 12/04/2021 6. Proposed Contract Start Date - 19/04/2021 7. Expiry of Contract - 19/04/2022

If you are interested in this procurement opportunity, then please download the documents attached to the notice.

Any queries about this ITQ/ ITT, the requirements, the procurement process, or the proposed Contract, must be raised with John Udall via [email protected]. All submissions should be sent to [email protected].

Please Note: This project is time critical and needs to start as soon as possible and therefore if you genuinely cannot meet the Councils procurement key timescales and deadlines then please do not submit a bid. If you are not sure please raise a query