Published date: 19 August 2022

This notice was replaced on 29 March 2023

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Awarded contract (published 29 March 2023)

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Contract summary

Industry

  • Festival organisation services - 79953000

Location of contract

South West

Value of contract

£135,000

Procurement reference

BOURN001-DN621857-38939701

Published date

19 August 2022

Closing date

26 September 2022

Closing time

2pm

Contract start date

1 December 2022

Contract end date

30 November 2025

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

The Arts by the Sea festival was launched in 2011, is managed and produced by BCP Council as its flagship cultural event and is jointly funded by BCP Council and Arts Council England. The Council is looking to appoint an Artistic Leader who will develop a strong artistic vision for each festival, programme a broad selection of high-quality activities which delivers on a range of artistic outputs, alongside cultural partners and the festival team.

The length of the contract will be for three years. The start date of the contract will be the 1 December 2022 and the end date of the contract will be 30 November 2025.

The Supplier will be expected to provide a named individual as Artistic Leader and this person can be based in any location. The Supplier is expected to provide a locally-based Programming Coordinator who will provide local knowledge and expertise, and to offer them training, mentoring and developmental opportunities, upskilling the local Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole creative sector.

More information

Links

Additional text

Suppliers interested in this opportunity can access the full procurement documentation by visiting BCP Council's Tendering system www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk

Suppliers should search for the opportunity through Supplying the South West. There are further details of the opportunity on the advert published on www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk and instructions on how suppliers can access the procurement documentation for completion.

Responses to the opportunity must be submitted electronically through www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk before the deadline shown on the system.

If you are unable to access the advert for the opportunity through www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk please contact the Council using the contact details provided.

About the buyer

Contact name

Strategic Procurement

Address

Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole Council
Town Hall
Bournemouth
BH2 6DY
England

Telephone

01202 128989

Email

procurement@bcpcouncil.gov.uk

Website

https://www.BCPCouncil.gov.uk