Published date: 5 November 2025

Open opportunity - This means that the contract is currently active, and the buying department is looking for potential suppliers to fulfil the contract.


Closing: 28 November 2025, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Artistic services - 92312000

Location of contract

London

Value of contract

£25,000 to £50,000

Procurement reference

BIP990819120

Published date

5 November 2025

Closing date

28 November 2025

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

15 December 2025

Contract end date

20 November 2026

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

Seeking an artist practitioner to design and deliver a participatory project that engages communities across Barnet with the borough's early airmail and communication heritage. This project aims to open up conversations about people and place, share and capture memories, and reflect on the current moment we are in. The expected outcomes will include:
•Research and interpretation of relevant archival material that can be used to contextualise the project and allow participants to learn more about this important part of Barnet's history
•Design of activity/resource pack with a strong visual identity and clear prompts which is engaging and accessible. The pack could be distributed across the borough to libraries, schools, community groups, cultural organisations, shopping centres, and this would be supported by the council and key partners
•An inclusive approach and delivery of facilitated workshops with different communities and age groups. Expectation for a minimum of 8 workshops to be delivered. Opportunity for these workshops to be delivered on site at the RAF Museum as well as other sites across the borough
•An immersive element to the project which captures residents' imagination which enables participation in the project in unlikely places, like shopping centres
•Documentation of the workshops through photography and testimonials
•Creative consideration of how the participants could respond and engage with the project
•Exchange of postcards between groups
• A co-curated exhibition of the project to be managed and delivered with the RAF Museum, as well as exploration of how the project outputs could be further exhibited in spaces across the borough
For more information please see the Invitation to Quote pack.

More information

Links

Additional text

The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.

How to apply

Follow the instructions given in the description or the more information section.

About the buyer

Contact name

Leo Fernandes

Address

2 Bristol Avenue
London
NW9 4EW
UK

Telephone

02083596359

Email

procurement@barnet.gov.uk