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Food Festival Curator

Issued by Durham County Council · via UK Find a Tender Service

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Published
25 Sept 2026
Closes
23 Oct 2026, 09:00 UTC
Value
GBP 80,000
Reference
ocds-h6vhtk-077a38
Location
United Kingdom
Sector
Livelihoods & Enterprise Development
Type
services

Details

Durham County Council seeks to appoint a supplier to provide curator services for the Bishop Auckland and Seaham Food Festivals 2027. Working with the Council's festival team and partners, the provider will support the planning, development and delivery of both festivals. Services will include festival programming, trader and exhibitor recruitment, performer and activity bookings, marketing support, commercial development, sponsorship opportunities and onsite event delivery. The supplier will assist in developing programmes aligned to agreed objectives and budgets, including year-round activity; recruit and manage traders, exhibitors and performers; support sponsorship and income generation; contribute to marketing, including development of a refreshed festival brand linked to Visit County Durham; engage with stakeholders and community organisations; support event operations; and provide progress reports, budget monitoring and post-event evaluation.

Context for bidders

We hold 19 notices from Durham County Council, going back to August 2026 — 19 of them still open. They buy mostly in Facility Management & Cleaning, Financial & Professional Services and IT & Telecom. There are 8 open Livelihoods & Enterprise Development tenders in United Kingdom. This one closes in 28 days.

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