102 - Open the Box Exhibition Designer

Essex County Council
East of England
Invited to quote
1 June 2025 to 1 December 2026

Development of an interpretation plan and design of an exhibition at Essex Record Office, drawing on archive collections for a community-focused heritage project. The notice provides no quantities, dimensions, or technical specifications.

Awarded value: £16k; As published
Published: 1 June 2025
Awarded: 1 June 2025; PLB Projects
Contract length: 18 months; Ends 1 December 2026

What the contract covers

Interpretation planning and exhibition design services for a heritage-funded archive project and public exhibition at a county record office.

Interpretation Plan and Exhibition Design for National Lottery Heritage Fund supported project at Essex Record Office: 'Open the Box: Connecting communities through Archives'

Terms and requirements

Procedure: Invited to quote
Initial term: 18 months
Contract dates: 1 June 2025 to 1 December 2026
Certifications asked for: None stated
Suitable for SMEs: Not stated

Services in this contract

Museum and visitor exhibition designMain service£74k typicalInterpretation plan and exhibition design for an archive project

Lifecycle

Published
1 June 2025
Contract awardedto PLB Projects
1 June 2025
Contract starts
1 June 2025
Contract ends
1 December 2026

The buyer

Essex County Council

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The supplier

PLB Projects

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Cite this contract

Link: https://bidskim.com/tender/3880059/102-open-the-box-exhibition-designer
Buyer reference: ECC1002376
Last checked: 5 November 2026

Essex County Council. 102 - Open the Box Exhibition Designer. Contract award, 1 June 2025. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/3880059/102-open-the-box-exhibition-designer (accessed 5 November 2026).