Closed tender

Provision of Assessment Services for 2026 – Visual Arts – Agility Award, Project Award and Visual Artists Workspace Scheme

Details

Value
€153,600
Topic
Administrative recreational, cultural and religious services
Published
4 February 2026
Submission
5 March 2026

Tender description

The Arts Council seeks tenders from suitably qualified Tenderers to supply and manage assessment services to the Arts Council for awards including: Agility Award, Visual Arts Project Award and Visual Artists Workspace Scheme. The services sought are primarily to appraise and assess applications, ensure editorial oversight and moderation and provide an overview report with headlines and insights. Considering the volume and schedule of assessments, it is expected that multiple assessors will be required for the delivery of the services, and suitable assessors are to be provided by the successful Tenderer under this Contract.

Timeline

  1. Completed: Tender published4 February 2026
    Current notice
  2. Completed: Submission date5 March 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.

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