Published date: 24 June 2025

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 1 September 2024, 11:59pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Exhibition, fair and congress organisation services - 79950000

  • Event services - 79952000

Location of contract

England

Value of contract

£130,000

Procurement reference

DCC001-DN743951-31969120

Published date

24 June 2025

Closing date

1 September 2024

Closing time

11:59pm

Contract start date

1 January 2025

Contract end date

31 December 2026

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Negotiated without a call for competition

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

Durham Book Festival (DBF) is a Durham County Council event produced by New Writing North with support from Durham University and Arts Council England (ACE). Alongside Brass and Lumiere, DBF forms a key part of DCC's status as an NPO with ACE. To maintain continuity and consistency we are seeking to extend the existing 2 year contract with New Writing North by 2 years to cover the festivals in 2025 and 2026, which will take us to the end of the existing NPO period with ACE. We feel that New Writing North stands alone as the best delivery vehicle for the festival and have delivered to consistently high standards.

Award information

Awarded date

1 September 2024

Contract start date

1 January 2025

Contract end date

31 December 2026

Total value of contract

£130,000

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

New Writing North

Address

New Writing North, 120 Squires Building, Northumbria University, Sandyford Road, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 8ST

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

Zoe Embleton

Address

County Hall
Durham
Durham
DH1 5UQ
United Kingdom

Telephone

+44 0

Email

Zoe.Embleton@durham.gov.uk

Website

http://www.durham.gov.uk