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Contract for Conservation and Collections Management support - Museum of Hartlepool’s Tides of Change project

Hartlepool Borough Council (HBC) Museum and Gallery Team are seeking a qualified and experienced collections specialist as part of the ‘Tides of Change: Revitalising the Museum of Hartlepool and PS Wingfield Castle’ project.

Context for the Brief

We are seeking an experienced collections specialist to develop and deliver a conservation management plan for our historic collections during the Development phase of our Tides of Change project.

Our collections include a wide range of types including archaeology, ephemera, working exhibits, industry and social history, maritime, archives, textiles, world cultures, art and more.

We are seeking a collections specialist with experience in preparing conservation management plans for museum and gallery collections in line with NLHF good practice guidance

https://www.heritagefund.org.uk/funding/good-practice-guidance/conservation-planning

Tides of Change is made possible thanks to support from The National Lottery Heritage Fund and National Lottery players.

The NEPO E-Procurement Portal is being used for this Tender.  In order to express your interest please register as a supplier on the NEPO portal.

Once you have registered please browse the opportunities. The reference for this tender is as follows:

Open Reference No. OPEN20251614

Completed submissions must be returned via the NEPO E-Procurement Portal not later than 2pm on Wednesday, 1st October 2025.