WOVEN in Kirklees - Festival Curation and Development
Details
- Buyer
- Kirklees Council
- Supplier(s)
- INCUBATING ARTS CIC
- Value
- £100,000
- Duration
- 2 years
- Topic
- Event services
- Published
- 3 September 2026
- Source
- uk:find_a_tender
Tender description
This commission relates to the continuation and development of WOVEN by HATCH for the 2026/27 and 2027/28 financial years, providing continuity of leadership and delivery through a defined period of organisational development, and enabling the successful delivery of the next full festival edition in 2027. The programme directly supports the Council's cultural ambitions, place based priorities and shared outcomes, underpinned by principles of inclusion, collaboration and sustainability. It aligns with the long term strategic intent to use culture as a driver for community wellbeing, skills development, economic resilience and positive identity for Kirklees. ## Contract award
Timeline
- Completed: Award published3 September 2026Current notice
- Completed: Award date3 September 2026
- Next: Contract expiry date19 April 2028in 2 years
About the buyer
Kirklees Council is a West Yorkshire local authority with a corporate procurement team led by a Head of Procurement and Commissioning. Every tender is advertised on YORtender, the e-procurement portal used to run e-tenders and manage suppliers and contracts. Larger contracts also appear on Find a Tender through the Central Digital Platform. Service Directors hold the authority to commence and award procurements in their own directorates. Approved frameworks, dynamic purchasing systems and dynamic markets are permitted routes to market. The Head of Procurement keeps a list of approved central purchasing organisations, including YPO and the Crown Commercial Service.
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 Kirklees Council's contract awards have been in construction work, construction materials and health and social work.
Relevant CPV codes
- 79952000 · Event services
- 79953000 · Festival organisation services
Decision makers
Connect with the people behind this procurement.
| Contact name | Job title | Phone number | Work email |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head of Procurement | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@kirklees-council.gov | |
| Commercial Director | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@kirklees-council.gov | |
| Procurement Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@kirklees-council.gov | |
| Category Lead | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@kirklees-council.gov | |
| Senior Buyer | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@kirklees-council.gov | |
| Contracts Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@kirklees-council.gov |
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