Tenders 2006

Deadlines Closed / Recently Awarded Contracts

EU

Recreational, Cultural and Sporting Services

Deadline for receipt of requests for documents: 1500, 10 April 2006
Deadline for receipt of tenders: 0900, 11 April 2006
Reference: 2006/S 41-043950
Place: PL-Łódź
Contact: Urząd Miasta Łodzi Wydział Sportu, ul. ks. Skorupki 21, Contact: Wydział Sportu UMŁ, ul. ks. Skorupki 21, Attn: Beata Rogalska-Jarosz, PL-90-532 Łódź. Tel.  +48 42 638 48 30. E-mail: b.rogalska@uml.lodz.pl. Fax  +48 42 638 48 78.
Tenders / Requests to participate to be sent to: as above
Language of tenders: Polish

Recreational, Cultural and Sporting Services

Deadline for receipt of tenders: 1200 noon, 28 April 2006
Reference: 2006/S 51-053559
Place: F-Nanterre
Contact: Département des Hauts-de-Seine, 2/16, boulevard Soufflot, Attn: Monsieur le Président du Conseil général, F-92015 Nanterre Cedex. Tel. 1 47 29 30 31. E-mail: 1 47 29 34 34.   http://www.hauts-de-seine.net.
Further information from: Département des Hauts de Seine, direction des actions culturelles, 61, rue Salvador Allende, Attn: Marie-Pierre Mallo, F-92751 Nanterre. Tel. 1 47 29 31 52 poste 53 152. E-mail: mpmallo@cg92.fr. Fax 1 47 29 32 53.
Specifications and additional information (including documents for competitive dialogue and a dynamic purchasing system) from: Département des Hauts de Seine, direction des marchés publics, 2 à 16 boulevard Soufflot, Attn: Gilles Amieux 10ème étage bureau nº 10.07 de 9h00 à 12h00 et de 14h00 à 17h00, 16h00 le vendredi, F-92015 Nanterre Cedex. Tel. 1 41 91 27 30. E-mail: gamieux@cg92.fr. Fax  1 41 91 29 30.
Tenders or requests to participate to be sent to: Département des Hauts de Seine, direction des marchés publics, 2 à 16 boulevard Soufflot, Attn: Gilles Amieux 10ème étage bureau nº 10.07 de 9h00 à 12h00 et de 14h00 à 17h00, 16h00 le vendredi, F-92015 Nanterre Cedex. Tel. 1 41 91 27 30. E-mail: gamieux@cg92.fr. Fax 1 41 91 29 30.
Language of tenders: French

Services Provided By Authors, Composers, Sculptors, Entertainers And Other Individual Artists

Deadline: 18-25 June 2006 Reference: 2006/S 51-052958
Place: PL-Warsaw
Contact let by: Telewizja Polska S.A., ul. J. P. Woronicza 17, PL-00-999 Warszawa
Contact: Telewizja Polska S.A., Attn: Anna Krupa, Tel.  +48 22 547 72 46. E-mail: anna.krupa@waw.tvp.pl. Fax  +48 22 547 43 23;  www.tvp.pl.
Total final value of contract(s): Value: 1 255 428,00 EUR.
Length of contract: 3 years
Contract awarded to: Powercorp International Limited, 34 Gresse Street, UK-London W1T 1QX
The above contractor has awarded a further 20 contracts to a a number of organisations across Europe. Fore more information send an email to tenders@culture.info.

UK

Scoping Paper & Feasibility Study: Future of Creative Partnerships

Commissioning Body: Arts Council England
Deadline: 18 May 2006
Arts Council England wishes to commission an experienced consultant, organisation or consortium with knowledge of both the education and the creative and cultural sectors.
Contact: Bel Reed, Creative Partnerships bel.reed@creative-partnerships.com

 Project Management: Training & Mentoring For Artists And Arts Workers

Deadline: 10 am Monday 5th June 2006
C-Pal is a consortium of North-West based Participatory Arts Organisations committed to developing continuous professional development for people currently working or wanting to work in the participatory arts sector.
Contact: kez@prescap.co.uk
Link: Click here

University Study to Evaluate Capital of Culture 08 Impact

Liverpool
Impacts 08 - the Liverpool Model, is a joint research initiative involving the University of Liverpool and Liverpool John Moores University, which will evaluate the social, cultural, economic and environmental impact of Liverpool's European Capital of Culture status on the city, its people and the Northwest. The project, commissioned by Liverpool City Council, will examine the progress and impact of the Liverpool 08 cultural programme from the period of the bid through the preparation stages to 2008 and beyond.  The aim of the project is to develop a research model for evaluating the multiple impacts of culture-led regeneration programmes that can be applied to events internationally as well as the UK, such as the London 2012 Olympics.
Contact: Aoife Flanagan, Marketing Manager, Culture Northwest aoife.flanagan@nwda.co.uk
Link & More Information: Click here

Impact of Creative and Cultural Industry (CCI) Projects funded by ERDF/ESF in the London Objective 2 Area 

Awarded to: Frontline States
Commissioning / Funding Bodies: London Development Agency and Government Office for London
Timetable: from February 2006
Contact: Peter Sinclair, Frontline States, peter@frontlinestates.ltd.uk

Artist Time Space Money: Creative Workspaces

The purpose is to raise awareness of the vital contribution that workspaces make to sector growth and to local regeneration and to increase the number and improve the quality and diversity of workspaces across England.
Awarded to: DCA Consultants
Commissioning Body: Arts Council of England
Timetable: 2 years to March 2008
Contact: Racael Redmond, rr@dca-consultants.com

Creative Industries Studio/Workspace Provision: feasibility report with a view to identifying priorities for future funding.

The appointed consultants will produce clear recommendations and the evidence base to build the longer term strategic case for future capital intervention into creative industry studio/workspace provision for designer makers and media/new media related enterprises across Herefordshire, Shropshire and Worcestershire. The work will comprise of a number of strands of inter-related activity and require a diverse range of skills as you will be required to work closely with businesses and partners across the sub-region and have the ability to produce high quality work in order to meet the specific objectives of the brief.
Commissioning Body: Advantage West Midlands, on behalf of the Rural Regeneration Zone Creative Industries Task Group
Deadline: 14 March 2006
Contact: Ray Flynn, tel: 01584 819238, email: rayflynn@advantagewm.co.uk

Developing a quality assurance framework for museums and galleries under cultural entitlement

SMC wishes to conduct the next stage of its work on cultural entitlement by commissioning research in the area of standards relating to museum service provision.
Commissioning Body: Scottish Museums Council 
Deadline: 17 March 2006
Contact:  Susan Ball, sball@vichealth.vic.gov.au; download consultancy brief

Develop & manage national consultation process for the draft Diversity Action Plan (DAP)

Commissioning Body: The Countryside Agency
Deadline: 5 April 2006 for expressions of interest
Contact: Julie Millin, julie.millin@countryside.gov.uk

Nature Detectives - Continuing Professional Development (CPD)

For delivery to primary and secondary teachers.
Commissioning Body: Woodland Trust, supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund
Deadline: 12 noon on 12 April 2006.
Contact: www.naturedetectives.org.uk/cpd

Current Training and CPD opportunities in Music

Current training and Continuing Professional Development (CPD) opportunities for musicians, music facilitators, music teachers and music tutors in the formal and informal sectors for music tuition in all the Youth Music Initiative (YMI) age ranges (0-25yrs) across Scotland
Commissioning Body: Scottish Arts Council
Deadline: 12 noon on 13 April 2006.
Contact: jo.odds@scottisharts.org.uk

Baseline Evaluation of Creativity In Tyne and Wear

The aim of the commission is to develop an evaluation tool to assess the collective impact of creative activity in Tyne and Wear.  The Sub Group would like to commission an individual, agency or consortium to develop a new model for analysing the economic and social outputs, outcomes and impacts of creative revenue projects and their contribution to the performance of the Sub Region.
Commissioning Body: South Tyneside Metropolitan District Council, on behalf of TyneWear Partnership's Creativity Sub Group
Deadline: 14 April 2006
Contact: Rhiannon Bearne, Policy Officer, TyneWear Partnership

Artist Resource Pack

In collaboration with mainstream and disability arts organisations, Shape will produce an online resource pack for use by artists from all art forms. Building on best practise of other artist advisory services this resource will be fully accessible, relevant and created for use by disabled and deaf artists.
Commissioning Body: Shape
Deadline:  18th April
Contact:  Steve Mannix, steve@shapearts.org.uk  

Case Studies: Deaf and Disabled People and the Arts & Culture

The aim of this new online resource is to attempt to breakdown the barriers and fear surrounding the employment of disabled and deaf people in the arts. The site will feature ‘real' disabled and deaf people and tell their direct experiences of life in the arts and cultural sector - how they have acquired or been unable to acquire skills, the access barriers and how they have gained employment and promotion.
Commissioning Body: Shape
Deadline:  18th April
Contact:  Steve Mannix, steve@shapearts.org.uk  

Disabled and Deaf Artists online

In partnership with London Disability Arts Forum this new online database will capture the details of disabled and deaf arts professionals living or working in Greater London. The information will be made available free of charge to prospective employers.
Commissioning Body: Shape
Deadline:  18th April
Contact:  Steve Mannix, steve@shapearts.org.uk  

Rough Guide to Access to Work (working title)

The aim of this project is to produce a simple online resource for both employers and disabled and deaf people as a ‘rough guide' on how to gain support from the Government's Access to Work Scheme.
Commissioning Body: Shape
Deadline:  18th April
Contact:  Steve Mannix, steve@shapearts.org.uk  

Survey of student experiences of taught Master programmes

The Higher Education Academy is commissioning a survey of students' experiences of taught Master programmes.
The purpose of this survey is to gain feedback from students studying on taught Master programmes in the UK on their experience of their courses.
Commissioning Body: The Higher Education Academy
Deadline: 18 April 2006
Contact: enquiries@heacademy.ac.uk; download the invitation to tender (DOC 221 KB).

West of England Tourism Development Plan

Commissioning Bodies: The West of England Partnership (comprising four local authorities - Bath & North East Somerset, Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire), working with the SW Tourism and South West Regional Development Agency,
Deadline: Friday 21st April 2006
Contact:  project brief available from Lowina de Cordova, tel 0117 9036858 / email: Lowina_de_Cordova@bristol-city.gov.uk; queries to Simon Birch, tel 0117 9036861 / email: Simon_Birch@bristol-city.gov.uk

Curator/Consultant

Free Form is seeking to appoint an experienced curator/consultant to undertake research and establish an appropriate model for the selection, promotion and delivery for a high quality Craft Market to be piloted at Hothouse
Commissioning Body: Freeform 
Deadline: 24 April 2006
Maximum Budget: £3,500 fee (plus travel expenses).
Timescale: six month freelance agreement - hours by agreement
Contact: Georgina Davey, georgina@freeform.org.uk; or call 020 7249 3394.

Review of Cultivate, Cultural Consortium of Cheshire

Commissioning Body: Cheshire County Council
Deadline: 26 April 2006
Contact: Helen Battersby, Arts Service, Cheshire County Council, helen.battersby@cheshire.gov.uk

Funding and governance of library and information services for visually impaired people: international case studies

Deadline for receipt of tenders: 2 May 2006
Commissioning Body: The British Library - IFLA Libraries for the Blind Section - Museums, Libraries and Archives Council
Throughout the world, visually impaired people face major barriers in accessing books and information.   The situation has been addressed in different ways in different countries with varying degrees of success.
This study, commissioned by the British Library, the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council, England, and IFLA Libraries for the Blind Section, aims to compare different approaches to the funding and governance of library and information services for visually impaired people, and to find out what impact these factors have on outcomes.
Link& Description: Click here
Contact: Matthew Bodley, Grants Officer, MLA , matthew.bodley@mla.gov.uk

The Arts and Humanities Data Service (AHDS) Review User Survey Invitation to Tender

Deadline 13:00 hours 5th May 2006 
Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC)
Arts and Humanities Research Council(AHRC)
Contact & Tender description: Click here

Beyond the Central Belt: a study of audience development needs in Scotland

Extra Information: To provide an evidence-base to inform the most effective allocation of future resources.
Deadline: Friday 5 May 2006
Commissioning Body: Scottish Arts Council
Fee: £17,500
Contact: elysia.leung@scottisharts.org.uk. 

Research into Arts and Community Radio

Commission Body: Community Media Association 
Deadline: 12 noon 5th May 2006
Research will aim to map the field properly and provide a greater depth of knowledge and understanding.
Contact: tender@commedia.org.uk
Link: Click here

Evaluation of Leisure Provisions in Ely and East Cambridgeshire

The evaluation will include a detailed options appraisal for a new build project, a survey on refurbishment requirements for existing leisure provision and consideration on future delivery mechanisms for leisure provision in East Cambridgeshire. Expressions of interest can be submitted by completing the pre-qualification questionnaire.
Commissioning Body: East Cambridgeshire District Council
Deadline for Expressions of Interest:  Friday 5 May 2006
Contact:  Darren Dixon, East Cambridgeshire DC, Babylon Bridge, Waterside, Ely, Cambs  CB6 4AU, tel : 01353 616388; fax: 01353 616391

Feasibility Study of a Joint Sports Facility

Carnforth & Area is a Market Towns Initiative area and has been awarded funding to support an agreed cross-thematic action plan to develop the area. The plan includes a possible community sports facility.  The study will explore the viability of a joint sports facility with in Carnforth.
Commissioning Body: Lancaster City Council
Deadline: Friday 5th May 2006
Contact:  David Owen, Head of Cultural Services, Lancaster City Council, Town Hall, Morecambe, Lancashire LA4 5AF. Tel 01524 582820

Further Round of European Social Fund Co-financed Projects

Projects should focus on addressing skills shortages and encouraging entrepreneurship.
Commissioning Body: South East England Development Agency (SEEDA)
Deadline: 5 May 2006
Contact: www.seeda.co.uk - follow the "European Initiatives" link to the ESF pages  

Ireland

 Survey of Young People's Engagement with the Arts in Ireland

The National Youth Arts Programme (NYAP) is an initiative of the National Youth Council of Ireland and supported by the Arts Council and the Department of Education and Science (Youth Affairs Section). The NYAP is dedicated to the development and advancement of youth arts in Ireland. It aims specifically to realise the potential of young people through good quality arts practice within youth organisations and to develop appropriate policies and activities at local, regional and national level.   To raise understanding of the value and the contribution of youth arts to the personal, social and creative development of young people, research needs to be carried out to establish the nature of current youth arts practice in Ireland. As part of a broader research strategy, the National Youth Arts Programme wishes to commission a survey examining how young people are currently engaging with the arts in Ireland.   The completed survey will support the National Youth Arts Programme's development of County Youth Arts Action Plans in 3 target geographical areas, during 2006/7/8, as part of the implementation of its Strategic Plan 2003-6.
Commissioning Body: Arts Council of Ireland
Deadline: 20 February 2006
Maximum Budget: 10,000 euros
Timescale: begin February 2006; completed by June 2006; survey delivered by August 2006.
Contact:  National Youth Arts Programme, National Youth Council of Ireland, 3 Montague Street, Dublin 2.

Sligo County Heritage Plan 2007 - 2011

To assess the effectiveness of the current Sligo Heritage Plan and heritage programme using standard methodology, and to prepare a draft Sligo County Heritage Plan 2007-2011 ready for public consultation.
Commissioning Body: Sligo County Council 
Deadline: 5 April 2006
Contact: heritage@sligococo.ie

The Public and the Arts 2006

The Arts Council has previously conducted studies, Audiences, Acquisitions and Amateurs (1983) and The Public and the Arts (1994), to measure and track trends in behaviour and attitudes to the arts in Ireland.  The Arts Council now wishes to retain a research consultant to update and expand data available to it on public behaviour and attitudes to the arts in Ireland 2006, in order to measure the impact of investment in the arts, evaluate the performance of existing supports to the arts, inform future policy and the creation of new initiatives, strategic objectives and operational targets.
Commissioning Body: Arts Council of Ireland
Deadline: 10 Apr 2006
Contact: emma.kelly@artscouncil.ie

Deadline for receipt of tenders: 28th April 2006
Commissioning Body: The Fatima Regeneration Board
Contact: John Whyte, Chief Executive  john@frb.ie
Link & Description: Click here 

Program development for AOLAAO

Deadline for receipt of tenders: 10-May-2006 12:00
The first step in this project is to investigate the remit of the AOLAAO (The Association Of Local Authority Arts Officers) and outline our programme of work for the future. To facilitate this we intend to engage a researcher to undertake the following; Research models of equivalent associations in other countries, to assist in planning the future of the association. Research training and development opportunities for Arts Officers and suggest ways in which these might be supported. Provide a plan for the development of the AOLAAO for the next 3 years.
Contact & Description: Click here

Australia

Evaluation of the Community Music Victoria Program: Victoria Sings

VicHealth invites tenders from academic organisations or consortia to evaluate the mental health outcomes of Community Music Victoria's program, Victoria Sings, funded through VicHealth's Mental Health and Wellbeing Unit.  Organisations should be experienced in community intervention research and the evaluation of community based initiatives. 
Commissioning Body: VicHealth 
Deadline: 21 April 2006
Contact:  Susan Ball, sball@vichealth.vic.gov.au; download Tender Document
Tenders to be sent to: Mental Health & Wellbeing Unit, Community Music Victoria Tender, Victorian Health Promotion Foundation, PO Box 154, Carlton South VIC 3053

Management services for the Australian Visual Arts Touring Program (Ref 04/060052) and the Australian Fine Music Touring Program (Ref 04/060053)

Deadline for receipt of tenders: 5:00pm (AEST) Wednesday 17th May 2006.
DFAT invites tenders for the provision of management services for two programs, the Australian Visual Arts Touring Program and the Australian Fine Music Touring Program. Each program runs for two years from 3 July 2006 to 30 June 2008, with an option for a third year and each has an annual program budget of $130,000.
The primary objective of the programs is to deliver positive messages about contemporary Australian cultural excellence and diversity through the presentation of high quality Australian art and fine music in selected countries in Asia.
In close liaison with the department, the successful organisations would be responsible for selecting, curating and touring high quality exhibitions, or tours by Australian musicians, to a range of destinations in Asia.
Contact: Anthony Taylor Director, Cultural Relations Section images.australia@dfat.gov.au

August 2006

21st August 2006

Education and Training 2010
Framework contract for the provision of back-up consultancy services for the implementation of the "Education and Training 2010" work programme

21st August 2006

Support for the distribution of full-length feature films, animation and documentaries
Support for distribution is managed by the EURIMAGES Secretariat, it is aimed at providing a system of support for distribution complementary to the Media Programme of the European Union. The support is available to distributors of the member States who are not able to benefit from the support awarded by Media 1, i.e. Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Romania, Serbia and Montenegro, “the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia” and Turkey.  Distributors from these countries may apply for support for distribution support for films originating in any of the EURIMAGES Member States.  Moreover, distributors from any member State may apply for distribution assistance for films originating in the six abovementioned States. No distributor, however, may apply for a film originating in its own State. The Management Board of EURIMAGES decides on the amount of support to be awarded. Financial support is given towards the distribution costs. Assistance may not exceed 50% of the costs and the maximum contribution from the Fund may not exceed 8,000 euros.

30 October 2006

Tender for the provision of a computerised box office ticketing system for Belfast Waterfront Hall

31 October 2006

Delivery of a Community Music Strategy for Dorset
Applications are invited from suitable organisations or individuals to submit expressions of interest for selection to tender for the delivery of a community music strategy for Dorset.  Dorset Arts Advisory Group (DAAG), a group made up of authorities in Dorset and Arts Council England, South West (ACESW), adopted the strategy in 2005 and funding has now been secured for the delivery of its action plan.  In order to make an Expression of Interest, parties should contact Jude Allen on 01305 252261 or email mailto:jude.allen@westdorset-dc.gov.uk for a pre-tender questionnaire  The council will select four organisations /individuals to tender.  It is anticipated that tender documents will be issued in November for return by
mid-December.  The tender evaluation will be based on suitability and proposed  implementation of the strategy's action plan.  Closing date for receipt of expressions of interest is 12 noon on 31st October 2006

14 November 2006

Conwy County Borough Council
The Conwy Arts Strategy (2004) identified a lack of professional contemporary dance presentations in north Wales . Weakness of dance provision and a general desire to improve this situation was a consistent message throughout the consultation process.

Migrations was established in response to this, creating a programme of high profile international contemporary dance, presented by Conwy Arts Service with funding from the Arts Council of Wales.

We would like to appoint a consultant to produce a Feasibility Study to assess the future viability, management and development of the Migrations international contemporary dance project.

The client is looking for skills and expertise in options and feasibility studies, business planning and management structures. A good knowledge of contemporary dance would be an advantage and considerable knowledge of the management of arts (preferably including dance) organisations in the UK is essential.

Email sian.hughes@conwy.gov.uk

22nd November 2006

Essex County Council - Invitation to Tender

Essex County Council and Bishops Park College wish to commission a consultant or consortium to develop a business plan for Jaywick Martello Tower (JMT) a digital arts centre situated in Jaywick, Essex. The business plan will set out a long term artistic and creative vision for the JMT and make recommendations for economic stability and sustainability.

Further information: http://www.coastart.org/jaywickmartellotower.htm

Timescale
Deadline of consultancy submission: Monday 13 November
Interviews: Wednesday 22 November

For an informal chat about JMT contact Georgia Ward 01245 244645

For an application pack please contact Sam Fry 01245 244664 or email: sam.fry@essexcc.gov.uk

 24 November 2006

DELIVERY OF A YOUTH ARTS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME FOR DORSET

Applications are invited from suitable organisations or individuals to submit expressions of interest for selection to tender for the delivery of a youth arts development programme for Dorset.  Dorset Arts Advisory Group (DAAG), a group made up of authorities in Dorset and
Arts Council England, South West (ACESW), has now secured funding for the delivery of a youth arts programme. In order to make an expression of interest, parties should contact Jude Allen on 01305 252261 or email mailto:jude.allen@westdorset-dc.gov.uk for a pre-tender
questionnaire and specification details.  The council will select four organisations/individuals to tender.  It is anticipated that tender documents will be issued in early December for return by mid-December. The tender evaluation will be based on suitability and proposed implementation of the specification.  Closing date for receipt of expressions of interest is 12 noon on 24th November.

30 November 2006

Coventry: Architectural Services for Buildings

04 December 2006 

Invitation to Tender, Indie Production Company for Education Project

Clapperboard Youth Project (CYP) wishes to invite interested parties from the North West to take on the role as Production Company. We are looking for two Production Companies based preferably in Salford/Manchester and Merseyside/Greater Merseyside to produce the 2007 project.

The Clapperboard Youth Project is delivered by Clapperboard UK, which is a not for profit organisation based on Merseyside and led by Maureen Sinclair (Consultant, BAFTA). The overall aim and objective of the project is to develop the creative skills of young people encouraging social integration, inclusion and interaction amongst those who have difficulty in responding to traditional methods of education and who would not normally gain access to education or expertise in the moving image medium.

For full criteria and info on how to Tender and a draft timeline Email: maureen@clapperboarduk.com. The deadline for full tender’s to be received is 5pm on Monday 4th December 2006. If you have any queries please contact Maureen Sinclair on 0151 224 0532 / 07973 783140. Interviews will take place w/c 15th January 2007.

08 December 2006

19th October 2006 

eContent Plus
The eContentplus programme has the overall aim of making digital content in Europe more accessible, usable and exploitable. A new call for proposals has been launced.. The Work Programme 2006 and the call for proposals are now online as drafts.

Dance Artists in Residence project

DanceXchange, on behalf of the project partners, is seeking a competent and experienced consultant to undertake a thorough evaluation, in two stages, of DAiR To...

DAiR To... is an exciting dance development project happening in five areas of the West Midlands, with five project partners and five Dance Artists in Residence, whose work targets disadvantaged young people. The project partners wish to appoint a consultant who will thoroughly evaluate the project and decide on the best way forward for DAiR To..., in two stages.  Firstly, the consultant will conduct an interim evaluation of the project. This should investigate the main successes and areas for development and identify whether there is a future for the project, and in what form. This should also identify how any future activity can be resourced so that DanceXchange can submit funding applications (if relevant) before the project is completed.  Secondly, the consultant will undertake a summative evaluation of the project, which will be made available to all key stakeholders in dance development and education, to be used as an incentive for other arts organisations to develop similar projects, and to help lever funding for any future work by the DAiR To... project partners and/or DAiRs.

Candidates will be assessed on the following:
- Experience of carrying out similar work
- Knowledge of dance development and dance education
- Knowledge of developments within the arts and "social inclusion"
- Knowledge of funding opportunities
- Suitability of project plan and methodology
- Communication skills (working with a wide range of people)
- Ability to carry out research between February and December 2007, presenting an interim report in March 2007 and a final report in mid January 2008
- Budget

For a full consultancy brief, please email marketing@dancexchange.org.uk or call 0121 689 3170

Tender submissions should include the following:
· A project proposal, including full details of the methodology to be used, on no more than three sides of A4 paper
· A detailed budget
· Biography and CV of consultant
· Contact details

website

Call for Expressions of Interest - Phase One Sites - MONMOUTHSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL

Call for Expressions of Interest from Artists, Architects and Designers for Phase One and announcing an Open Competition for Phase Two  Landmark Wales is an ambitious plan to mark major entry points to Wales and key Welsh transition points. With a possible planned Budget of £18M, it is a Public Art Programme of unprecedented scale and ambition in the UK and has been shortlisted for The Big Lottery Fund's Living Landmarks Programme.  The Landmark Wales partnership of seven Local Authorities, Capital Region Tourism and North Wales Economic Forum has been given development funding from The Big Lottery Fund and the promoters are launching 2 parallel appointment processes to recruit artists/design teams. The scale of the sites and our ambitions for them mean that we are seeking practitioners with the best ideas and the ability to design buildable projects.

Phase One Sites

Holyhead Harbour
The A55/A550 at Broughton
The Second Severn Crossing

These 3 sites have potential construction budgets of £1.5 - £2M each. We are seeking Expressions of Interest from Artists, Architects, Landscape Architects, Designers or Multi-disciplinary Teams for these sites. We will shortlist 15 individuals or teams who will then each be paid an Honorarium to develop a costed and technically feasible design proposal. Deadline for Phase 1 Submission of Expressions of Interest - Monday January 8th 2007

Creative Industries Audit 

To undertake a creative industries audit of Bucks.

The scope of which includes: 

• Mapping of the creative industries in Bucks 
• Provision of a clean, current, active database of these industries in a format that is easily transferable to a website. 
•  Completion and compilation of a survey to these industries to access gaps in needs and provision with recommendations for future development for Bucks Arts Partnership. 
•  Assessment of partnership opportunities for future development and the delivery of recommendations.
   

Ideally the consultant will have the following knowledge and experience:

• Working with the public, voluntary and private sectors 
•  Conducting market research, directly or through a subcontractor
• Management of databases and websites 
•  Good knowledge of the cultural and creative industries sector with experience of mapping the sector 

Contacts:

The Partners
Vicky Hope-Walker
Bucks Arts Partnership Coordinator – Tel 07776 471066
Email Vicky.hopewalker@btinternet.com

Katie Tyssen
Wycombe District Council Arts Development Officer – Tel 01494 421887
Email Katie_Tyssen@wycombe.gov.uk

Michelle Cope
South Bucks District Council Cultural and Play Officer – Tel 01895 837303
Email michelle.cope@southbucks.gov.uk

Sevenoaks District Council - SEVENOAKS PLAYHOUSE (also known as The Stag Theatre)

Sevenoaks Playhouse is an arts complex, owned by Sevenoaks District Council, situated in Sevenoaks town centre. Facilities include a 450 seat theatre, two cinema screens and a multi-purpose studio space.  Tenders are invited for the management of Sevenoaks Playhouse from experienced theatre/cinema and media centre operators who have a proven track record in the provision of theatre, cinema, community arts and youth outreach.  Tender information packs can be obtained from Merle Bigden, Head of Community Development, Sevenoaks District Council, Argyle Road, Sevenoaks, Kent, TN13 1HG. Enquiries are welcome.
Tel : 01732 227285, email: merle.bigden@sevenoaks.gov.uk  A summary of the requirements is available on the Internet at http://www.sevenoaks.gov.uk/playhousetender.

Completed tenders should be returned in accordance with the tender instructions and received by no later than 12:00 hours on Monday 22nd January 2007.

26 January 2007

Soundsense

Jumps (the music education hub for Somerset ) is looking for consultants to evaluate this new style of working. Deadline is January 26. Details of the tender (which will run until 2009) are available from Vicki Smith, Sound Sense. 

Email vicki.smith@soundsense.org

New Performance Facilities - Southampton City Council

Southampton City Council is seeking an organisation to animate and manage the performance spaces within a major £13m purpose-built arts complex. Organisations with extensive experience of working in the arts in collaboration with other arts providers are requested to express their interest in being invited to tender for this exciting project. Housing the John Hansard Gallery, Art Asia & City Eye and the performing arts spaces, the complex will be an important presence in the emerging cultural quarter and will put arts and culture at the forefront of life in this thriving city. You and your team will prepare for opening (scheduled for completion in 2011), manage and operate the performance spaces and ancillary public areas while contributing to making a success of the complex as a whole.  An organisation is needed who will programme a varied mix of performance arts including music, theatre, dance and comedy, that will attract audiences locally and regionally and will reflect and be attractive to our diverse communities. The venue needs to be used and occupied to the full providing a lively and contemporary anchor for the cultural quarter. Between now and 2011 there is an opportunity to develop a programme of audience development activities across the city to ensure that the complex gets off to a flying start

Full details will be provided within the Council's Invitation to Tender documentation. All applicants will receive the tender documents.

Expressions of interest requesting an information pack (containing additional information and all the necessary tender documentation) should be sent to Miss S O'Neill, email: sharon.o'neill@southampton.gov.uk by no later than 12 noon on 12 December 2006. Tenders will be issued within three days of receipt of the expression of interest for return by no later than 10 am on 26 January 2007.  For an informal discussion, please contact Tina Dyer-Slade on 023 8083 3597, email: tina.dyer-slade@southampton.gov.uk

The contracting authority undertake to use reasonable endeavours to hold confidential any information provided in the proposal submitted, subject to the contracting authority's obligations under law, including the Freedom of Information Act 2000. If the applicant considers that any of the information submitted in the proposal should not be disclosed because of its sensitivity then this should be stated with the reason for considering it sensitive. The contracting authority will then consider the sensitivity statement before replying to any request received under the Freedom of Information Act 2000

26th January 2007 

National Museum of Ireland

Consultant required to prepare a resource pack for teachers to accompany Kingship and Sacrifice - the exhibition of Irish bog bodies in the National Museum of Ireland - Archaeology & History 

Deadline for receipt of submissions is 5.00pm on Friday 26 January 2007 Details: See full details on IMA website or at www.museum.ie

Contact: Dr. Felicity Devlin, Education Officer fdevlin@museum.ie +353-1-6486314

29th January 2007

Art Form Advisors - Arts Council

Tender materials are available on the Arts Council's website at www.artscouncil.ie or from Elaine Connolly, Arts Policy Assistant, The Arts Council, 70 Merrion Square, Dublin 2 T: +353 (0)1 618 0229 or elaine.connolly@artscouncil.ie

19th February 2007 

Ludlow Assembly Rooms

Ludlow Assembly Rooms wish to commission a consultant to review and produce a Volunteer Development Strategy for the organisation.  Ludlow Assembly Rooms wish also to commission a consultant to review and produce a Financial Development Strategy for its outdoor festival project, Streets Alive.

Timescale: Deadline for each consultancy submission: Friday 16 February 2007
Interviews: w.b. Monday 19 February 2007

For further details, please contact Paula Redway 01584 813703, paula@ludlowassemblyrooms.co.uk

1st March 2007 

Sonic Arts Network - Invitation to Tender

Invitation to tender for research into the professional development opportunities for teachers and any resulting legacy in schools derived from the Sonic Postcards Programme. Sonic Postcards is an innovative, award-winning education programme, taking place in schools throughout the UK. It is devised and delivered by Sonic Arts Network, and is now in its third year. This research is subject to confirmed funding.

Deadline for submission to tender: 1st March 2007
Timeline for work: 16th April - 1st August 2007

For a brief and further information please contact Becca Laurence, Development Director, Sonic Arts Network, The Jerwood Space, 171 Union Street, London SE1 0LN

http://www.sonicpostcards.org & http://www.sonicartsnetwork.org
becca@sonicartsnetwork.org

12th March 2007

Northwest Development Agency Film and Video Panel
The Northwest Development Agency (NWDA) are looking to form a new film and video production panel. The panel will consist of a number of suppliers who have been selected from this tendering process and film and videos will be commissioned on a project and ad-hoc basis and cover all the areas of activity that the NWDA is responsible for across the Northwest.

The panel will be in place for a maximum of 4 years, subject to annual review. Tenderers should have knowledge, understanding and/or experience of working in the Northwest region, including its economic, social and environmental characteristics. Tenderers must be specific film and video companies with a demonstrable track record of producing a range of corporate films to a broadcast standard. Key target audiences include; business leaders, opinion formers and potential visitors to the region.

Find application details here:
http://www.nwda.co.uk/SimpleContent.aspx?tenders=1&&area=230&subarea=246&item=200701184408692394

Please note that the successful company will be expected to work as an integral member of the marketing team. They will be required to offer expert advice and guidance, as to the best and most cost effective approach in order to achieve optimum end results for the Agency. The successful company will be required to show a flexible and adaptable way of working.

The type of films commissioned by the NWDA are; *Short films to promote the region as a place to visit (general public) and a place to invest (business leaders), *Case Studies, used as a part of an event to illustrate NWDA projects. Examples of films can be seen here:

http://www.nwda.co.uk/RelatedContent.aspx?&area=243&subarea=390&item=20043175601453325 

23 March 2007 

Download Invitations to Tender

• Youth Arts Adviser (Word, 349 k)
• Child Welfare Adviser (Word, 348 k)

15th March 2007

Fundraiser 

21st March 2007 

Landmark Wales

Call for Expressions of Interest from Artists, Architects and Designers for Phase One and announcing an Open Competition for Phase Two

Landmark Wales is an ambitious plan to mark major entry points to Wales and key Welsh transition points. With a possible planned Budget of £18M, it is a Public Art Programme of unprecedented scale and ambition in the UK and has been shortlisted for The Big Lottery Fund's Living Landmarks Programme.

The Landmark Wales partnership of seven Local Authorities, Capital Region Tourism and North Wales Economic Forum has been given development funding from The Big Lottery Fund and the promoters are launching 2 parallel appointment processes to recruit artists/design teams. The scale of the sites and our ambitions for them mean that we are seeking practitioners with the best ideas and the ability to design buildable projects.

Phase Two Sites

The A5/A483 at Chirk

The A40 at Monmouth

The A470 at Taff's Well

Brynglas Hill at Newport

The A465 Junction at Dowlais, Merthyr Tydfil

These 5 sites have potential construction budgets of £750K - £1M each. We are hosting a Design Competition which will be open to all, and 5 winners will win cash prizes and the potential opportunity to realise their proposals. Deadline for Phase 2 Submission of Design Competition entries - Wednesday 21st March 2007

5th April 2007

Craft NI

Craft NI are currently inviting registration of interest for ‘making it 07’, Craft NI’s two-year business start up programme. ‘making it’ is a bespoke initiative for designer-makers and applied artists at the early stages of starting in business or professional practice. Applicants may have recently graduated or are currently in their final year of a craft or design-related third level programme, or have specialist expertise in the design and creation of craft. This is the third year of the programme with 14 designer-makers developing their businesses with arts, educational and cultural organisations throughout Northern Ireland.
‘making it’ offers designer-makers and applied artists:
- Dedicated, rent-free studio/workshop facilities
- Financial support
- Specialist equipment
- Professional Business Support
- Relocation support for designer-makers from outside Northern Ireland
- Marketing and profiling opportunities

Residencies begin in October each year and run for two years. More information and application forms are available to download at www.craftni.org/progdetail.php?id=22 or by contacting Craft NI on 028 9032 3059.

16th April 2007

Fareham Borough Council - Management Contract Tender

Fareham Borough Council is seeking expressions of interest from suitable organisations for the development, management, operation and promotion of Ferneham Hall. The hall is a multi-purpose arts and public entertainment venue - located in Fareham town centre and comprises of three main areas - namely the Solent, Meon and Octagon. It provides a varied programme of activities and events, including concerts, shows, cinema screenings, light entertainment, exhibitions and displays. The Solent is the largest indoor public venue in Fareham and seats up to 732 people in theatre style. Over the last three years, annual attendances at the facility have averaged over 100,000 and turnover has consistently totalled over £700,000.

This contract will be for a period of between 10 and 15 years with a proposed commencement date of 1st April 2008. The arrangements will include a transfer of staff under the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of employment) regulations (TUPE) and compliance with the Code on Workforce Matters. The final term agreed will be subject to the successful bidder's proposals. The Council is keen to attract innovative proposals for the facility and is seeking a risk transfer for the repair and maintenance obligations, therefore the provision of capital investment should form part of the proposals.

Potential partners must complete a pre-qualification questionnaire (PQQ) and demonstrate a dynamic and proven successful track record in a variety of innovative partnerships, together with extensive experience of arts/leisure/commercial facility development and management in order to be included on the Council's select list. The Council will select the top scoring bidders from the evaluation of the PQQ. Selected bidders will then be invited to submit a full tender proposal.

Interested organisations can request an information pack and pre-qualification questionnaire from:

Jon Carney, Senior Consultant, Strategic Leisure Limited, Carrington Business Park, Carrington, Manchester, M31 4YR. Telephone: 0161 776 4363
Email: joncarney@strategicleisure.co.uk

The closing date for the return of completed questionnaires is 12 noon on Monday 16th April 2007

10th April 2007 

The Contemporary Music Centre (CMC) wishes to appoint a research consultant to report on the feasibility of setting up an Irish recording label and/or download platform to draw together a range of specialist/non-commercial music (contemporary, early Irish classical, jazz, electronic etc) on one identifiable label and/or download platform, to provide recommendations for the strategic development of such a label, and to examine effective ways in which existing recordings of Irish music can be best distributed.

The deadline for applications is Tuesday, 10 April 2007.

Further information