Invitation to tender: new online climate resource for museums 13 Jun 2025
NMDC and the Association of Independent Museums (AIM) are seeking a consultant(s) to develop a new online resource to help museums and heritage organisations identify practical environmental sustainability guidance, and thus climate action, that best suits their situation.
Whilst there is an overwhelming amount of existing high-quality guidance in this field, and more being published all the time, research has highlighted that organisations still lack confidence and understanding as to where to start with it. This resource will address this issue.
The project scope covers content research / curation (including developing categorisations or navigation through different existing resources), user journey recommendations, and engaging design elements.
AIM and NMDC have been working with a consortium of sector organisations, including Arts Council England, Museum Development England, and Historic England, on a potential resource and envisage this work as a pilot for a potential larger project for a standalone resource in due course. There may alternatively be a future commission to update the initial resource to ensure it is still capturing live and appropriate guidance.
Budget: £10,000 (incl. VAT).
Deadline for project completion: 31 December 2025
Deadline for responses to tender: 12:00am, 01 Aug 2025
How to apply
Click here to download the full brief.
Please provide your response to this brief and any relevant work examples to AIM Director Lisa Ollerhead on [email protected] covering:
- Methodology (this might include how you will identify and organise content and user journeys you suggest incorporating)
- Relevant examples and expertise (e.g. past climate/sustainability resources you have developed)
- Your estimated timeline.
If a conversation would be helpful before submission, please contact Lisa directly to arrange.