Official UK procurement notice
Fundraising & Training Consultant
Authority: Kilmartin Museum Company Ltd
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionA professional Fundraiser and Trainer will be engaged to work alongside staff and trustees to develop
a Funding Strategy for Kilmartin Museum, identify staff and trustees to be trained then in the short-term, train, support and mentor them to deliver this, identifying how to embed learning and skills within the
organisation to move the Museum towards long term sustainability.
CPV: Business development consultancy services · Financial consultancy services · Financial management consultancy services · Management training services · Specialist training services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Funding the Future: Unlocking Potential at Kilmartin Museum
Funding the Future: Unlocking Potential at Kilmartin Museum
A Museums Galleries Scotland Funded Project
Project Background
Kilmartin Museum is reliant on ticket sales for 89% of general income with the rest being made up from grants, service level agreements and donations. Argyll’s tourist economy is fragile and reliance on ticket sales is creating financial challenges. There is a need to diversify income streams and unlock the potential that exists especially for philanthropic donations. Staff and trustee changes have left KM without team members who have fundraising skills.
Project Summary
Building on other strategic work, this project seeks to remove barriers and unlock the potential for fundraising and individual donations to achieve an alternative long term sustainability model.
A professional Fundraiser and Trainer will be engaged to work alongside staff and trustees to develop a Funding Strategy for KM identify staff and trustees to be trained then in the short-term, train, support and mentor them to deliver this, identifying how to embed learning and skills within the organisation to move the Museum towards long term sustainability.
The project aims to start in August 2026 and will run for 18 months including final reporting.
The project will be managed by the recently established Trustee Executive Group who will make day to day decisions and report every 6 weeks to the main Board of Trustees.
The Fundraising and Training Consultant will work over a period of 18 months.
An indicative Project Plan has been developed, and this will need to be fine-tuned.
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
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How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Quality: 75%
- Cost: 25%
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality: 75
- Cost: 25
- Staff
- Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
- Price carries 25 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2.5 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 25 May 2026, 15:25 BST
- Last source update
- 25 May 2026, 15:25 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 24 Jun 2026 – …
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-048336- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06a269Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic payment
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How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 24 Jun 2026, 09:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 24 Jun 2026, 09:00 BST
Timeline
25 May 2026 → 3 Aug 2026 · 4 dates- Notice published155 days ago25 May 2026, 15:25 BST
- Submission deadline125 days ago24 Jun 2026, 09:00 BST
- Bids opened125 days ago24 Jun 2026, 09:00 BST
- Bids must remain valid until84 days ago3 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Oban Sheriffs CourtReview body
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria