Published date: 3 April 2017

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: 19 April 2017

Contract summary

Industry

  • Festival organisation services - 79953000

Location of contract

B69 3DB

Value of contract

£0

Procurement reference

CPS 0073

Published date

3 April 2017

Closing date

19 April 2017

Contract start date

17 August 2017

Contract end date

24 August 2017

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?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

Quotation for Programme, Co-ordinate & Produce he 8th Sandwell Arts Festival in Summer 2017

Sandwell Council is looking to procure a coordinator to produce and deliver the eighth annual Sandwell Arts Festival, working in partnership with local artists and groups to celebrate local history and engage communities with creativity and the arts, to bring the arts alive in Sandwell. The 2016 Sandwell Arts Festival engaged many people with artistic activities and events and the Sandwell Brand is becoming increasingly established with a wider participatory audience year on year.

Sandwell Arts Festival, now in its eighth year, is a celebration of local heroes and an opportunity for the diverse communities of Sandwell to come together creatively exploring local arts and culture. The principle aims of Sandwell Arts Festival are to:

o Link local artists and communities to national artists.
o Promote engagement with local communities and the arts across Sandwell.
o Cultivate the legacy and brand of the Sandwell Arts Festival
o Provide opportunities for employment and development of local artists.
o Develop the identity of Sandwell Arts Caf? as a cultural hub in Sandwell.

The Council will be using the In-tend e-Tendering System for this Procurement exercise, please visit https://in-tendhost.co.uk/sandwellmbc to access the Sandwell MBC In-tend Supplier Portal.

From here you will be able to register your company, express an interest in the opportunity, and immediate access to the Quotation document or other related documents.

In Order To View a On-Line Questionnaire (if applicable) or Submit a Quotation, you will be required to` Opt-In`.

Please be mindful that if you are cut and pasting your question responses onto the On-Line Questionnaire that you do so from a notepad document, this is due to the fact that some special characters are not accepted within the On-Line Questionnaire.

For a Step by Step user guide to the Sandwell MBC In-tend Supplier Portal please click on the `Guidance for Suppliers` section of the website. All procurement responses must be carried out via the Sandwell MBC In-tend Supplier Portal.

If you require further assistance in respect of the system please contact the In-tend support team on 0844 272 8810.

Closing date: Wednesday 19 April 2017 at 15:00hrs

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Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No

About the buyer

Contact name

Carole Le Roux

Address

Freeth Street
Oldbury
West Midlands
B69 3DB
United Kingdom

Telephone

0121 569 3628

Email

carole_leroux@sandwell.gov.uk