This is a part of partnership project, Trent Valley Past & Present, funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund, which will encompass an exploration of the natural heritage, cultural heritage, and community engagement opportunities within the project area.

We are looking to work with a creative consultant to support us in the design and delivery of digital interpretation of a site in the Staffordshire Trent Valley. This Invitation to Quote is to deliver a digitally reconstructed view of the Catholme Ceremonial Complex, with a short film.

We are looking for an artistic interpretation of the brief below,

The successful consultant will deliver a short film reconstructing the Catholme Ceremonial Complex as it may have looked in the ancient past. We envisage this as a fly-through/over of the area showing it changing through time, as well as a first-person perspective walking though the monuments. The change through time could happen quite rapidly. Then each monument could be shown separately from first person viewpoint to talk about each monument in detail. The narrative will be written by the Senior Cultural Heritage Officer, who will also contract a voice artist for the project.

Full details can be found within the tender brief document below.

Deadline for queries: Close of business, Thursday 23 April

Deadline for quotes: Noon, Thursday 30 April

The contract will be awarded by Thursday 7 May.

Project initiation meeting: Week commencing 11 May

End of contract: 29 April 2027

The maximum budget available for this work is £10,000 exclusive of VAT. It is essential that your quotation does not exceed the total budget available. We welcome quotations that explore what can be offered based on the brief within the budget available.

Questions and quotes can be sent Dr Mark Knight: 
m.knight@staffs-wildlife.org.uk

This is a part of partnership project, Trent Valley Past & Present, funded by The National Lottery Heritage Fund, which will encompass an exploration of the natural heritage, cultural heritage, and community engagement opportunities within the project area.

We are looking to work with a creative consultant with proven experience of engaging communities and community groups through art, and who has local knowledge of the people and places of Staffordshire. The project takes place in the Staffordshire Trent Valley with a key focus on Burton-upon-Trent, Stoke-on-Trent, and Stafford, however we are open to proposals that focus on one or all of these places.

We are looking for an artistic interpretation of the brief below, and are open to all artistic forms with a clear methodology and rationale. The narrative of the project is based around our local heritage and how it has formed and shaped the local landscape from prehistoric earthworks to post-industrial landscapes. The project team has been exploring riverscapes, archaeology, ritual landscapes, historic buildings, folklore / local stories and old tithe maps.

The successful applicant will work with a minimum of three community groups, with 30 to 50 individuals participating. Physical and / or digital artworks interpreting local heritage of Staffordshire Trent Valley will be produced. Output will be robust and transportable by car or small van – to be taken on an exhibition tour around the county – and constitute more than a poster display i.e. be tactile / interactive.

Full details can be found within the tender brief document below.

Deadline for quotes: Thursday 30 April 2026

The contract will be awarded by 14 May 2026.

Artwork completion date: 30 September 2026. Please note that the contract is up to the point of creation and does not include touring the exhibition.

Questions and quotes can be sent to Susan Kneill-Boxley: 
s.kneill-boxley@staffs-wildlife.org.uk