Published date: 23 February 2022
Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.
Contract summary
Industry
Event services - 79952000
Location of contract
South East
Value of contract
£96,411
Procurement reference
KENT001-DN587949-17000160
Published date
23 February 2022
Closing date
26 January 2022
Closing time
12am
Contract start date
14 February 2022
Contract end date
31 August 2022
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?
Yes
Description
Kent County Council is seeking proposals from Kent-based creative organisations to work with Young People (age 12-25). We are looking for partnerships of young people (age 12-25) working in close collaboration with Kent Creative Partner(s) to plan, curate, commission, promote, and deliver festival activities between May and August 2022 that will celebrate and reconnect young people aged 0 to 25 across the county.
The activities must be an opportunity for young people to develop and lead their own creative ideas. Existing organisations will support the young people by helping them to grow their knowledge of the creative and technical skills of producing and staging events.
Eight commissions will be delivered within the existing Kent festivals infrastructure, as part of KCC's Reconnect programme, and each organisation may bid for one commission. The voice of young people must be at the very core of each commission for Reconnect Presents. With support from the creative partner, they will drive the development of each activity, drawing on their own insights about the experiences that young people have missed the most throughout the pandemic. Reconnect Presents will reflect the Articles of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, particularly Article 31: Every child has the right to relax, play and take part in a wide range of cultural and artistic activities.
The eight activities will be overseen by a project manager and there will be mentors experienced in this kind of work which will support both the young people and host organisations to collaborate successfully to ensure learning outcomes are achieved.
Potential activity might include a 'Reconnect Presents' branded stage programmed by young people at an already established festival. Artform may be influenced by the host festival, but otherwise may include (but not be limited to) music, spoken word, comedy, dance, and physical theatre. Innovative use of digital technology is actively encouraged. Reconnect Presents will seek to achieve a wide geographic spread of activities to ensure that young people can easily access the offer.
Reconnect Presents will empower young people across Kent to realise their creative potential. It will engage and inspire, providing a range of opportunities for young people including as producers, artists, participants, promoters, and audiences. The young people leading each commission will have access to a panel of experienced mentors, which is being commissioned separately, to inspire, support and guide them through the process. The successful creative partner organisations will be able to demonstrate their ability to work with young people who will be supported by their mentors.
Award information
Awarded date
3 February 2022
Contract start date
14 February 2022
Contract end date
31 August 2022
Total value of contract
£96,411
This contract was awarded to 6 suppliers.
Canterbury Festival
Address
Festival House
8 Orange Street
Canterbury
Kent
CT1 2JAReference
None
Supplier is SME?
No
Supplier is VCSE?
No
Break Communications
Address
14 Merredene Street
London
Greater London
SW2 2AGReference
None
Supplier is SME?
No
Supplier is VCSE?
No
Creative Folkestone
Address
Quarterhouse
Mill Bay
Folkestone
Kent
CT20 1BNReference
None
Supplier is SME?
No
Supplier is VCSE?
No
Hazlitt Youth Theatre
Address
Hazlitt Theatre
Earl Street
Maidstone
Kent
ME14 1PLReference
None
Supplier is SME?
No
Supplier is VCSE?
No
The Margate Bookie
Address
55 George V Avenue
Westbrook
Margate
Kent
CT9 5RHReference
None
Supplier is SME?
No
Supplier is VCSE?
No
Pillar Community Services
Address
4 (Top Floor) Seaview Terrace
Sandgate
Folkestone
Kent
CT20 3DLReference
None
Supplier is SME?
No
Supplier is VCSE?
No
About the buyer
Contact name
Sam Wright
Address
County Hall
Maidstone
ME14 1XQ
United Kingdom
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Closing: 26 January 2022, 12am