Closed tender

AC-2026-31 CFT Creative Associate Services for Schools in Alternative Settings

Details

Buyer: Arts Council
Value: €117,000
Topic: Education and training services
Published: 20 May 2026
Submission: 19 June 2026
Source: ie:e_tenders

Tender description

The Arts Council is seeking tenders from suitably qualified individuals and organisations for appointment to a multi-party framework agreement for the provision of Creative Associate services to schools in alternative settings, including hospital and healthcare settings. Creative Associates will support participating schools to place creativity and the arts at the heart of children’s and young people’s learning, development and wellbeing. Further details are available in the Tender documents.

Timeline

Completed: Tender published20 May 2026
Current notice
Completed: Submission date19 June 2026

About the buyer

Arts Council is the Irish government agency for developing the arts, funding mainly artists and arts organisations. Some notices state that the procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement. Art form advisory and assessment services, such as literature, opera and touring, are tendered as separate contracts. Arts Council has run a joint procurement with the Arts Council of Northern Ireland on art and technology mapping. Reviews of procurement decisions go to the High Court of Ireland.

Over the past 5 years, most of Arts Council's contract awards have been in business services, research and development and software and information systems.

Decision makers

Connect with the people behind this procurement.

Job title	Phone number	Work email
Head of Procurement	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@arts-council.gov
Commercial Director	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@arts-council.gov
Procurement Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@arts-council.gov
Category Lead	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@arts-council.gov
Senior Buyer	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@arts-council.gov
Contracts Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@arts-council.gov