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Ireland – Education and training services – Training and Skills Development for Festival Makers

Issued by Create (C.A.F.E. Company Limited by Guarantee · via TED — Tenders Electronic Daily (EU)

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Published
9 Oct 2026
Closes
23 Oct 2026, 23:59 UTC
Value
EUR 3,696
Reference
699878-2026
Location
Ireland
Sector
Education & Training
Type
services

At a glance

Create (C.A.F.E. Company Limited by Guarantee in Ireland has published an invitation to bid in education & training: “Ireland – Education and training services – Training and Skills Development for Festival Makers”. Submissions close on 23 October 2026, 15 days from today. The stated value is EUR 3,696. Quote reference 699878-2026 in any correspondence with the buyer. One document is attached to this notice. There are 53 open education & training notices in Ireland on FreeTender. Bids are submitted to the buyer through TED — Tenders Electronic Daily (EU), not through FreeTender.

Details

Create, the national development agency for collaborative arts, invites individuals, organisations, or consortia with relevant skills and experience to apply for inclusion on a multi-lot framework agreement. The framework will cover the delivery of a Training and Skills Development programme for the festival sector, with a focus on festivals in Northern Ireland and the border counties of Ireland. This is a multi-lot framework tender. The framework is divided into 5 lots, to enable different pieces of work to be delivered by contractors, suppliers, teams, or consortia expert in the field for each lot. Tenderers may apply for one lot, several lots, or all 5 lots, and should clearly state which lot(s) they are applying for in Section 1 of Part II of their submission document.

Lots Lot 1 — Funding and Financial Sustainability (estimated 3696): Create, the national development agency for collaborative arts, invites individuals, organisations, or consortia with relevant skills and experience to apply for inclusion on a multi-lot framework agreement. The framework will cover the delivery of a training and skills development programme for the festival sector, with a focus on festivals in Northern Ireland and the border counties of Ireland. This is a multi lot framework tender. The framework is divided into 5 lots, to enable different pieces of work to be delivered by contractors, suppliers, teams, or consortia expert in the field for each lot. Tenderers may apply for one lot, several lots, or all 5 lots, and should clearly state which lot(s) they are applying for in Section 1 of Part II of their submission document. Lot 2 — Networking, Sector Support and Resource sharing (estimated 3696): Create, the national development agency for collaborative arts, invites individuals, organisations, or consortia with relevant skills and experience to apply for inclusion on a multi-lot framework agreement. The framework will cover the delivery of a training and skills development programme for the festival sector, with a focus on festivals in Northern Ireland and the border counties of Ireland. This is a multi lot framework tender. The framework is divided into 5 lots, to enable different pieces of work to be delivered by contractors, suppliers, teams, or consortia expert in the field for each lot. Tenderers may apply for one lot, several lots, or all 5 lots, and should clearly state which lot(s) they are applying for in Section 1 of Part II of their submission document. Lot 3 — Audience Development (estimated 3696): Create, the national development agency for collaborative arts, invites individuals, organisations, or consortia with relevant skills and experience to apply for inclusion on a multi-lot framework agreement. The framework will cover the delivery of a training and skills development programme for the festival sector, with a focus on festivals in Northern Ireland and the border counties of Ireland. This is a multi lot framework tender. The framework is divided into 5 lots, to enable different pieces of work to be delivered by contractors, suppliers, teams, or consortia expert in the field for each lot. Tenderers may apply for one lot, several lots, or all 5 lots, and should clearly state which lot(s) they are applying for in Section 1 of Part II of their submission document. Lot 4 — Volunteer Recruitment and Retention (estimated 3696): Create, the national development agency for collaborative arts, invites individuals, organisations, or consortia with relevant skills and experience to apply for inclusion on a multi-lot framework agreement. The framework will cover the delivery of a training and skills development programme for the festival sector, with a focus on festivals in Northern Ireland and the border counties of Ireland. This is a multi lot framework tender. The framework is divided into 5 lots, to enable different pieces of work to be delivered by contractors, suppliers, teams, or consortia expert in the field for each lot. Tenderers may apply for one lot, several lots, or all 5 lots, and should clearly state which lot(s) they are applying for in Section 1 of Part II of their submission document. Lot 5 — Cross-border Collaboration (estimated 3698): Create, the national development agency for collaborative arts, invites individuals, organisations, or consortia with relevant skills and experience to apply for inclusion on a multi-lot framework agreement. The framework will cover the delivery of a training and skills development programme for the festival sector, with a focus on festivals in Northern Ireland and the border counties of Ireland. This is a multi lot framework tender. The framework is divided into 5 lots, to enable different pieces of work to be delivered by contractors, suppliers, teams, or consortia expert in the field for each lot. Tenderers may apply for one lot, several lots, or all 5 lots, and should clearly state which lot(s) they are applying for in Section 1 of Part II of their submission document.

Buyer: Create (C.A.F.E. Company Limited by Guarantee

Buyer country: IRL

Procedure: open

CPV code: 80000000

Full notice, tender documents and how to bid are on the official TED page (link above).

Context for bidders

There are 53 open Education & Training tenders in Ireland. This one closes in 15 days.

Documents

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