Forth Street Tunnel Artwork (Central Gateway Project)
Details
- Value
- £35,000
- Topic
- Art supplies
- Published
- 14 May 2026
- Submission
- 10 June 2026
- Source
- uk:find_a_tender
Tender description
As part of the wider Central Gateway Project, Newcastle City Council is undertaking a 2 stage open call process to appoint an artist to design and paint artwork into the Forth Street tunnel. The briefs will be shared Creative Central Newcastle artists networks and promoted across arts opportunity websites and portals to provide significant reach. The tender brief will be shared on platforms including: - Art Rabbit website - Arts Council - Arts Jobs website - Creative Central NCL website, and promoted social media channels - Creative Central NCL newsletter - Social media platforms such as Culture Vulture. The intention is for the artwork to enhance the public realm as part of the wider Central Gateway Project.
Timeline
- Completed: Tender published14 May 2026Current notice
- Completed: Submission date10 June 2026
About the buyer
Newcastle City Council is the local authority for the city of Newcastle, and runs commissioning and procurement as a single service serving the whole council. Suppliers bidding for its contracts register free on the Open e-tendering platform. Competitive opportunities above the council's threshold are published on Open alongside those of the North East local authorities. Notices are also published on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder. A public register of the council's contracts sits on the North East Procurement Organisation portal. The NEPO Supplier Partnership Programme offers free bid-writing training to local organisations.
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 Newcastle City Council's contract awards have been in construction work, IT services and health and social work.
Relevant CPV codes
- 37820000 · Art supplies
- 92310000 · Artistic and literary creation and interpretation services
- 92320000 · Arts-facility operation services
Decision makers
Connect with the people behind this procurement.
| Contact name | Job title | Phone number | Work email |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head of Procurement | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@newcastle-city-council.gov | |
| Commercial Director | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@newcastle-city-council.gov | |
| Procurement Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@newcastle-city-council.gov | |
| Category Lead | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@newcastle-city-council.gov | |
| Senior Buyer | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@newcastle-city-council.gov | |
| Contracts Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@newcastle-city-council.gov |
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