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Te Papa Conservator Supplier Panel

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Tender Closed
RFx ID : 23324959
Tender Name : Te Papa Conservator Supplier Panel
Reference # :
Open Date : Monday, 21 September 2020 1:30 PM (Pacific/Auckland UTC+12:00)
Close Date  : Monday, 5 October 2020 2:00 PM (Pacific/Auckland UTC+13:00)
Tender Type : Registration of Interest (ROI)
Tender Coverage : Sole Agency  [?]
Categories :
  • 11150000 - Fibers and threads and yarns
  • 11160000 - Fabrics and leather materials
  • 86131500 - Fine arts
Regions:
  • Wellington
Required Pre-qualifications : None
Contact : Neil Blackie
neil.blackie@tepapa.govt.nz
Alternate Physical Delivery Address  :
Alternate Physical Fax Number  :
Agency Address :
Overview

The Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa (“Te Papa”) is an autonomous Crown entity that preserves, protects, acquires, researches and provides access to collections that are part of Aotearoa New Zealand’s artistic, cultural and natural heritage. Our collections are at the core of the national estate of collections, alongside those held by other Aotearoa New Zealand museums and institutions. Te Papa’s collections comprise of approximately 2.2 million treasures and span five key disciplines: History, Art, Pacific Cultures, Natural History, and Mātauranga Māori; and includes Collected Archives. We also hold a library rare books collection that contains about 2,500 items.

Within Te Papa we employ conservators who have expertise in the areas of textiles, paper, objects, and paintings. They are part of our Collection Care team, within the Directorate of Collections and Research.
Conservators carry out the conservation of collections associated with exhibitions, loans, acquisitions, and digitisation, and support the preservation aims and wellbeing of our collections.
Conservation at Te Papa is promoted in Ngā Tikanga Whakahaere Kohinga Taonga a Te Papa | Collection Care and Practice Framework, which consists of 16 practice standards covering management, care, and use. The Framework articulates our activities, including: Perform assessments and treatments on individual collection items/taonga to enhance their longevity, use or cultural integrity.

To facilitate our capability in this area as our programme requires, Te Papa is establishing panel of preferred suppliers, i.e. a group of conservators from whom Te Papa can request services directly. Registrations of interest are invited from conservators who can provide services in the following areas:

-works of art on paper and archival materials
-photographic materials
-time-based media art
-objects

RFx Outcome

This tender has been completed.

Date RFx was completed/updated: Wednesday, 7 October 2020 9:31 AM (Pacific/Auckland UTC+13:00)