Published date: 16 May 2022

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Opportunity (published 17 May 2022)

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Contract summary

Industry

  • Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security - 79000000

  • Festival organisation services - 79953000

Location of contract

England

Value of contract

£100,000

Procurement reference

STSC001-DN612635-53982199

Published date

16 May 2022

Closing date

30 May 2022

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

13 June 2022

Contract end date

1 May 2026

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Restricted procedure

A two-stage procedure, where the first stage is used to select suppliers, who are then invited to bid in the second stage.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

Tees Valley Combined Authority recognises the benefits that festivals bring to the region - socially, economically and reputationally. Festivals and events play a vital role in bringing communities together, transforming experience and perceptions of place and attracting visitors to the region. There is already a thriving festival ecology across the Tees Valley and to support the growth of the indigenous festivals ecology, TVCA has launched a Festivals Scale Up Programme (FSUP), the first initiative of the new Growth Programme for the Creative and Visitor Economies. The FSUP is a strategic and ambitious intervention to support the growth and sustainability of the region's most exciting indigenous festivals.

The Festivals Scale Up Programme will support a portfolio of festival businesses/organisations (8-10) over a four-year period (2022/23 - 2025/26). Support will include a mix of grant funding, training, specialist information, advice and guidance, access to industry or professional services support, mentoring, and access to a peer-to-peer network.

TVCA wishes to secure the services of specialist sector organisation/business who can work with the festival businesses and organisations in the Festival Scale Up Programme across the four-year programme to support them to scale up, commercialise and plan for a sustainable future.

About the buyer

Contact name

Karen Kreczak

Address

Cavendish House
Teesdale Business Park
Stockton on Tees
TS17 6QY
United Kingdom

Telephone

+44 7719079346

Email

karen.kreczak@teesworks.co.uk

Website

https://www.southteesdc.com/about-us/south-tees-site-company-ltd/