Appointment of Interpretation Developer and Designer for Tunbridge Wells Cultural and Learning Hub
Kent County Council · Awarded contract
AwardedAppointment of Interpretation Developer and Designer for Tunbridge Wells Cultural and Learning Hub
Awarded 05 Nov 2016
Awarded05 Nov 2016
Value£140,000.00
SupplierMetaphor Communications Ltd
AgencyKent County Council
RegionSouth East
CategoryConsultancy & Legal
Ended 8y 4mo ago1y 8mo term
Awarded 5 Nov 2016Expired 26 June 2018
About
Kent County Council awarded a contract to Metaphor Communications Ltd for the interpretation development and design of the proposed Tunbridge Wells Cultural and Learning Hub.
The consultant was responsible for the strategy, planning, specification, design, and commissioning of all aspects of how the Hub presents stories, content, collections, displays, and exhibitions to audiences and participants, as well as general wayfinding and orientation within and to the Hub buildings.
The contract value was AUD 140,000.
Similar open tenders12
TenderCloses
Lead Multidisciplinary Consultant Team for Dover Town Centre RegenerationConsultancy & Legal
06 Nov 2026
Principal Designer/Architect for Gloucester Greyfriars Cultural Hub – RIBA Stages 4–6 (Dec 2026–Apr 2028)Construction
16 Nov 2026
Interpretation Plan Development for Loch Lomond & The Trossachs Landscape Connections InitiativeConsultancy & Legal
16 Nov 2026
Youth Engagement Programme Design and Delivery – Maidstone Borough CouncilConsultancy & Legal
20 Nov 2026
Purchasing Framework for External Tuition and Mentoring for SEN Students – Kent County Council & Medway CouncilEducation & Training
27 Feb 2028
Wayfinding and Functional Signage Supply & Installation – Watford Town Hall (Grade II Listed, Feb 2027)Construction
16 Nov 2026
Herefordshire Countywide Sensory Impairment Rehabilitation Service for Adults (18+)Health & Medical
13 Nov 2026
Bristol City Council Translation and Interpreting Services Framework 2027Consultancy & Legal
20 Nov 2026
Torbay Council Community Engagement for Conservation Area Appraisals & Management Plans — 21 Conservation AreasArts & Culture
13 Nov 2026
Essex Carers Hub – Countywide Specialist Support for Unpaid Carers (18+) with Young Carers Counselling and Wellbeing GrantsPublic Services & Welfare
10 Nov 2026
Design and Installation of Team East Midlands Pavilion at UKREiiF 2027Arts & Culture
06 Nov 2026
Worcestershire County Council Dynamic Purchasing System for Skills and Investment Grant FundingEducation & Training
30 Sep 2028
Other similar contracts12
Contract and supplierAwarded value
Appointment of Purcell for Multidisciplinary Design of Tunbridge Wells Cultural and Learning HubConstructionPurcell
$1,000,000
Interpretation Planning and Design Consultancy for Hereford Museum and Art GalleryConsultancy & Legalmetaphor
$38,725
Interpretation Consultancy for Guildford Museum and Castle DevelopmentConsultancy & LegalPHILIP SIMPSON DESIGN LTD
$10,500
Interpretation Delivery for SeaScapes Partnership Scheme by Durham County CouncilArts & CultureImagemakers Design & Consultancy Ltd
$450,000
Interpretation Services for Elizabethan House, PlymouthArts & CultureThe Hub Consulting Limited T/A THE HUB
$65,630
Award of Interpreting and Communication Services Framework for d/Deaf and Deafblind Individuals by Kent County CouncilPublic Services & WelfareVivian Anderson,Topp Language Solutions,Clarion Interpreting Limited,Interpreting Matters Ltd,Hannah Wells,Loquessa Smart,ForEverGreen Care,Ian Connelly,Involve Visual Collaboration,appa me ltd,Louise Bodycombe,Ai-Media,Ruth Evans,Nancy Went,Nicola Adams,SIGNLIVE LTD,Maria Parker Interpreting Limited,Sign Solutions,Susanne Canham Interpreting,Royal Association for Deaf People (RAD),Significan't (UK) Limited,Remark!
$200,000
Interpretation Design Consultancy for St George's Guildhall & Creative Hub RenovationArts & CulturePLB Projects Ltd
$50,000
Interpretation Plan and Materials for 'Bridging the Tamar' Heritage Learning CentreArts & CultureSmith and Jones Design Consultants Ltd
$160,000
Appointment of Interpretation Contractor for St Mary's Guildhall, CoventryArts & CultureImagemakers Design & Consultancy Ltd
$556,427.17
Interpretation Delivery for the Skell Valley ProjectArts & CultureThe Creative Core Group Ltd
$124,800
Provision of Interpretation Design Services for Connected CanterburyConsultancy & LegalSimon Leach Design
$30,920
Design Specification for Andover Cultural HubConsultancy & LegalCharcoalblue International Ltd
$38,976
Unlock the full platform.
7 days free, then £36/GBP per month. Cancel anytime.
What you get
Find
Find consultancy and legal tenders in South East in one place.
We monitor central, devolved and local government portals in near real time and update the feed as tenders are published, so you check one place instead of many.
Search by keyword, or describe your workType a keyword, or switch to AI search and say what your business does.
Narrow it downFilter by category, region and area, or view open tenders on a map.
Appointment of Interpretation Developer and Designer for Tunbridge Wells Cultural and Learning Hub
Won by Metaphor Communications Ltd · Kent County Council
£140Kawarded
Alerts
Open tenders like this contract, sent to you.
Tell us what you are looking for and we email you when a matching tender is published.
Set it up your wayUse keywords, a description of your work, a location or a distance from a postcode. Up to 10 alerts.
Instant or dailyGet an email when a match is published, or one summary a day.
GmailGovMarketto you
7:00 am2 new consultancy and legal tenders
Lead Multidisciplinary Consultant Team for Dover Town Centre RegenerationConsultancy & Legal · Closes 6 Nov 2026
Principal Designer/Architect for Gloucester Greyfriars Cultural Hub – RIBA Stages 4–6 (Dec 2026–Apr 2028)Construction · Closes 16 Nov 2026
From your alert: Consultancy & Legal
Assess
Size up a tender in minutes.
Before you open a single document, get the requirements, a likely value and who you would be up against.
Requirements from the documentsWho can bid, mandatory criteria, how it is scored, insurance and key dates, each with its source.
Value and competitionAn estimated value from similar awarded contracts, and the suppliers most likely to bid.
Key requirementsFrom 12 documents
Who can bidRegistered commercial cleaners
Mandatory criteriaPolice checks for staff on site
How it is scoredPrice 40%, experience 35%, method 25%
Insurance£20M public liability
Key datesSite visit 14 Oct, closes 28 Oct
Est. value£1.2M – £1.8M
Most likely bidderFacilities firm
Market
Follow Metaphor Communications Ltd and get alerts when they win again.
Awarded contracts with the supplier and the value, so you can check prices, spot competitors and find work that is coming back to tender.
Supplier and buyer profilesWhat each one has won or awarded, who they work with, and how that is changing.
Contracts ending soonTerms that finish in the next 12 months, which often go back out to tender.
E
Top suppliersEastmere Health ServiceBuyer · 38 contracts
£30.5Mawarded, 12 months
Halvern Facilities8 contracts£12.4M
Orrin Clinical5 contracts£9.1M
Tessel Cleaning Co11 contracts£6.8M
Wexby Linen14 contracts£2.2M
Pipeline
Track your bids from interested to won.
Save a tender in one click and move it through each stage as you work on it.
Work as a teamInvite colleagues so you work from the same list.
Take it with youExport tenders and matches to CSV.
Interested2
Preparing1
Submitted1
Won1
Grounds maintenance panelSaved to your pipeline
InterestedGovBot
Ask a question in plain English.
Find tenders, look up a supplier, or check who won a contract. Just type what you need.
Who wins consultancy and legal contracts in South East?
Top suppliers by awarded value
1
2
3
Ask about tenders, suppliers or public bodies
Get started
Get consultancy and legal tenders in South East by email.
Find the tender, size it up and track the bid, in one place.
7 days free, then £36/GBP per month
