Purpose of the Role Art UK is therefore seeking to appoint a consultant or agency who can assist us in establishing the environmental impact of our Open Access programme across our activity plan, benchmarking this against similar offers and outlining key advice and action points to minimise environmental impact when planning for the delivery phase of this project. The appointed consultant will need to work alongside a Digital Asset Management consultant (separately recruited) to ensure that their recommendations are factored into their recommendations for a new DAM. Scope of Work 1. Carry out an assessment of Art UK's carbon footprint, as relates to our digital infrastructure and public facing applications, and the proposed digital infrastructure to be developed through the Open Access programme. 2. Benchmark Art UK's performance in this area against platforms of similar size, within and outwith the cultural heritage sector. 3. Identify a combination of short term/immediate actions to improve Art UK's digital carbon footprint and longer-term considerations to guide the organisation for future project/developments. 4. Produce a report outlining the items above and present to Art UK team members. 5. Final Recommendations Report Contract Type: Freelance consultancy Duration: 6 days (March to June 2026) Fee: £7,000+VAT Location: Remote (UK-based) Reporting to: Director of Digital Infrastructure Application deadline: 9am, 25th February 2026 To view the full consultancy brief, please visit our website and download the relevant pdf. Ideal Consultant Profile Essential: Experience in environmental impact/carbon footprint analysis for cloud-based digital infrastructure and web applications. Experience in analysis and benchmarking of metric data, as relates to environmental impact & carbon footprint First-class written and spoken communication skills and the confidence to engage effectively with a range of people. Self-motivation and reliability. Significant knowledge and familiarity with the 'Evaluation Good Practice Guidance' set out on the NLHF website and good understanding of NLHF's four investment principles under its 10-year strategy, Heritage 2033, and their application to this project. Desirable: Knowledge of cultural heritage collections and open licensing Prior collaboration with universities or technical research teams Passion for making public collections more accessible and inclusive Deliverables 1. Benchmark environmental impact assessment of Art UK's digital infrastructure 2. Assessment of proposed digital infrastructure during requirement specification development against environmental standards 3. Recommendations report with references to best practice in eco-design for digital infrastructure and carbon footprint mitigation 4. The final recommendations report should support Art UK's Director of Digital Infrastructure to then create a Technical Requirements specification for the build of these tools during the Delivery Stage. Proposals should be sent to Terry Gould [email protected] The tender should include details of: · A methodology explaining how the brief requirements will be delivered. · Proposed timetable to meet milestones as outlined · Overall cost, day rate and VAT registration if applicable · The relevant experience and competency possessed by the consultant and other personnel who will work on the project (CVs acceptable) · Previous experience relevant to this contract – examples of at least two specific projects should be cited giving reasons why this experience is relevant. Demonstrating any experience of similar National Lottery-funded projects is essential. · Two references from clients of similar work. · Information on the consultant’s professional indemnity insurance.Job Summary
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