Creative Producer Services for the Commissioning of Artists
Details
- Buyer
- Wakefield Council
- Supplier(s)
- Public Arts trading as Beam
- Value
- £29,981.28
- Duration
- 6 months
- Topic
- Project management consultancy services
- Published
- 16 May 2024
- Source
- uk:contracts_finder
Tender description
Wakefield Council are intending to appoint an organisation to take on the role of a creative producer to manage the delivery of up to 7 public art interventions (murals) in 5 wards across the district. The Producer will be responsible for the planning, coordination, promotion, and delivery of specific elements of the Crossings & Gateways public art programme. The appointed Creative Programme Producers will be required to have the relevant skills and experience to be able to lead several identified public art opportunities from the planning stage to detailed high quality delivery.
Timeline
- Completed: Award date9 May 2024
- Completed: Award published16 May 2024Current notice
- Completed: Contract expiry date25 October 2024
About the buyer
Wakefield Council is a local authority procuring goods, works and services for the district through its own commercial team. Contract opportunities are advertised through YORtender, the council's own procurement portal, free to join. Since February 2025, most procurements have run under the Procurement Act 2023, aimed at opening contracts to more suppliers. Suppliers register once on the central Find a Tender platform to bid for opportunities. Framework agreements and dynamic purchasing systems cover many of its call-off contracts, alongside direct quotations for lower-value work. A published commercial pipeline sets out anticipated procurement activity over the next 18 months.
UK local government drives £140bn in annual procurement, led by social protection (£66.6bn) and education (£57.1bn).
Over the past 5 years, most of Wakefield Council's contract awards have been in construction work, repair and maintenance and transport equipment.
Relevant CPV codes
- 72224000 · Project management consultancy services
- 79421000 · Project-management services other than for construction work
- 92312000 · Artistic services
Decision makers
Connect with the people behind this procurement.
| Contact name | Job title | Phone number | Work email |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head of Procurement | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@wakefield-council.gov | |
| Commercial Director | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@wakefield-council.gov | |
| Procurement Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@wakefield-council.gov | |
| Category Lead | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@wakefield-council.gov | |
| Senior Buyer | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@wakefield-council.gov | |
| Contracts Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@wakefield-council.gov |
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