Closed tender

Arts Provider to run the Art Studio at The Nicholson Institute Leek

Details

Buyer: Staffordshire County Council
Value: £0.01
Topic: Provision of services to the community
Published: 7 September 2026
Submission: 25 September 2026
Source: uk:find_a_tender

Tender description

Leasing of The Arts Studio at the Nicholson Institute to deliver arts related activities in keeping with the Nicholson Institute Charity's Trust Deeds. The Art Studio lease will require that the provider works collaboratively with the other tenants in the building to ensure a comprehensive programme of arts related activities are delivered for the local community and visitors. There will be no funding for this activity from Staffordshire County Council.

Timeline

Completed: Tender published7 September 2026
Current notice
Completed: Submission date25 September 2026

About the buyer

Staffordshire County Council buys as a local authority, with a Commercial Team managing procurement on its behalf. Suppliers register on Proactis, the council's electronic tendering system, to view opportunities and submit bids. Larger opportunities are also advertised on Find a Tender, the government's procurement portal. Contracts below the advertised threshold are handled directly by individual council directorates rather than the Commercial Team. Existing framework agreements, dynamic purchasing systems and collaborative partner arrangements are used ahead of new competitions where possible. Contract award notices and procurement reports are published for transparency.

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 Staffordshire County Council's contract awards have been in business services, waste, cleaning and environmental services and construction work.

Relevant CPV codes

75200000 · Provision of services to the community

Decision makers

Connect with the people behind this procurement.

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