Digital Feasibility Study

The Horniman Museum and Gardens is seeking to appoint a Digital Consultant as part of the team being brought together to redevelop parts of our Gardens and the Natural History Galleries.

The project is due for completion in early 2026 (dependent on the availability of funding) and is the next phase of a long-term strategic plan to widen and extend access, public facilities and exhibition space across the Horniman.

We anticipate incorporating significant digital interpretation and engagement opportunities both onsite and online as part of this project.

We envisage that these digital interventions will connect the Natural History Gallery with the Living Collections and Gardens and with our off-site audiences too.

Some themes and stories explored may not be the same in each space.

We would like the Digital Consultant to undertake a feasibility and scoping report at the start of the project development phase.

This will determine which digital interpretation methods should best help us to meet our audience aims - particularly to widen our audience - and have the best fit with our interpretation aims and existing infrastructure (which has some limitations, particularly with regard to IT infrastructure).

This will include consultation work with a minimum of two target visitor groups, as well as a review of our existing digital ideas, suggestions of new ideas and benchmarking against suitable organisations.

Should you wish to tender for this project you are required to provide the following information, as concisely as possible: • Three case studies, with references, of projects of a similar nature and scale undertaken within the last 10 years • Your experience of working with audiences and your track record of widening audiences through digital engagement • Your approach and methodology for the development of the Digital Feasibility Study • A programme for the delivery of the Digital Feasibility Study • Your outline approach and relevant experience of working with sustainability considerations in mind. • Names and CVs of the proposed Consultant(s) who will work on this project • Short method statement outlining the approach to the successful project delivery and approach to resource management • Health and safety, environmental and equal opportunities policies • Company accounts for the last two years • Confirmation of insurances held • Completed anti-fraud and bribery statement • Company history • A suitable single point of contact for all correspondence relating to the tender, including email address, postal address and telephone number(s). • Fixed price fee proposal for the elements above, including expenses and financial recompense to the audience research participants (we suggest a fee of £50 per person, to be administered by yourselves).

Please return the required information electronically to kwalker@horniman.ac.uk by 12.00 on the 3 February 2022.