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Training and Skills Development for Festival Makers

Issued by Create (C.A.F.E. Company Limited by Guarantee) · via eTenders — Ireland (national public procurement portal)

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Published
2 Oct 2026
Closes
23 Oct 2026, 16:00 UTC
Bid opening
23 Oct 2026, 16:30 UTC
Value
EUR 24,000
Reference
9206250
Location
Ireland
Sector
Education & Training
Type
services

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.

Contracting authority: Create (C.A.F.E. Company Limited by Guarantee)

Procurement type: Services

Procedure: Open

Contract involves: The establishment of a framework agreement

CPV codes: 80000000-Education and training services; 92000000-Recreational, cultural and sporting services

Estimated value: EUR 24,000

Contract duration: 8 months

Awarded in lots: Yes

Evaluation: Most Economically Advantageous Tender (MEAT)

Clarification period ends: 16/10/2026 17:00

Tender opening: 23/10/2026 17:30

EU funding: Yes

Directive: No Directive: 2014/24/EU (Classic)

Region (NUTS): IE IE0 UKN UKN0

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