Published date: 10 July 2023

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 31 July 2023, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Works of art - 92311000

  • Artistic services - 92312000

Location of contract

England

Value of contract

£0 to £75,000

Procurement reference

WORCESTER001-DN678189-23865261

Published date

10 July 2023

Closing date

31 July 2023

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

4 September 2023

Contract end date

31 October 2024

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Not applicable

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

Worcester City Council, the Museum of Royal Worcester and the Royal Porcelain Works are seeking to commission an original work of public art to respond Worcester Citys world renowned porcelain heritage.

The prominent site specific public artwork or artworks will use creative approaches to celebrate Worcester porcelain, its history and special material qualities.

The new public artwork will sit within the environs of the Museum of Royal Worcester and will surprise, delight and raise awareness and appreciation of the Citys porcelain heritage.

The successful artist or artist collective will be provided with

A 75,000 GBP artist commission fee and the opportunity to create a prominent site specific public artwork or artworks using creative approaches to celebrate Worcester porcelain, its history and special material qualities

Time to engage with the largest collection of Worcester porcelain in the world and associated rich archive held at the Museum of Royal Worcester to inspire and inform their ideas and the resulting installation

The opportunity to engage with local residents, site stakeholders, ex factory workers and other networks to develop and inform the project

Liaison with site partners, funders and stakeholders, and project management and marketing support

For full details of the project, the commissioning process, and the terms and conditions, please see the link to the Councils website below.

The application must adhere to the requirements set out in the Artists Brief and be submitted by email as a single pdf document.

Proposals must be emailed to the procurement email box see link below by 12pm on Monday 31 July 2023.

More information

Links

Additional text

Proposals must be emailed to procurement@worcester.gov.uk by 12pm on Monday 31 July 2023.

About the buyer

Address

The Guildhall
High Street
Worcester
WR1 2EY
United Kingdom

Email

procurement@worcester.gov.uk

Website

http://www.worcester.gov.uk/