Official UK procurement notice
Lead Organisation to Deliver a Creative Arts Programme in Waterfoot
Authority: Rossendale Borough Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionRossendale Borough Council is seeking to appoint a suitably experienced lead organisation to deliver a multi‑year creative arts programme in Waterfoot.
The programme will support local artists and creative practitioners, build skills and capacity, increase visible creative activity within the town, and deliver capital projects that improve public spaces and creative infrastructure. The appointed organisation will work collaboratively with existing local arts organisations, venues and creative spaces, building on established activity and networks.
The contract includes both revenue‑funded skills and training activity and the delivery of capital projects such as public art, space activation and creative infrastructure improvements.
CPV: Artistic services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£120,000
- Condition of participation
Participation is open to suitably qualified and experienced organisations operating in the UK.
Tenderers must demonstrate relevant experience and capability in delivering creative, cultural or place‑based programmes, including partnership working with local communities and stakeholders.
Consortium bids are permitted. Where a consortium is proposed, a lead organisation must be identified and will be responsible for contract performance.
Tenderers must confirm compliance with the Procurement Act 2023, including requirements relating to exclusion grounds and conflicts of interest, and must accept the Council's terms and conditions.
Tenderers must have appropriate governance, financial standing and insurance arrangements in place and demonstrate the ability to deliver both revenue‑funded activity and capital projects within the specified budgets and timescales.
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published sub-criteria (4)
- Delivery and Quality: 65%
- Governance, Risk and Compliance: 5%
- Price and Value for Money: 10%
- Social Value: 20%
Published award criteria (4)
- Delivery and Quality: Assessment of the Tenderer's proposed approach to delivering the Creative Arts Programme in Waterfoot, including programme design, delivery methodology, partnership working, capital delivery, and ability to achieve lasting place‑based impact.
- Social Value: Assessment of how the Tenderer will contribute to social, cultural and community outcomes, including support for local artists, inclusion, community engagement and wider social value commitments.
- Price and Value for Money: Assessment of the total price submitted and the extent to which it represents value for money over the lifetime of the contract.
- Governance, Risk and Compliance: Assessment of governance arrangements, risk management, financial robustness, and compliance with legal and policy requirements. Full details of the evaluation approach, scoring methodology and individual questions are set out in the Invitation to Tender documents.
- Condition of participation
Participation is open to suitably qualified and experienced organisations operating in the UK.
Tenderers must demonstrate relevant experience and capability in delivering creative, cultural or place‑based programmes, including partnership working with local communities and stakeholders.
Consortium bids are permitted. Where a consortium is proposed, a lead organisation must be identified and will be responsible for contract performance.
Tenderers must confirm compliance with the Procurement Act 2023, including requirements relating to exclusion grounds and conflicts of interest, and must accept the Council's terms and conditions.
Tenderers must have appropriate governance, financial standing and insurance arrangements in place and demonstrate the ability to deliver both revenue‑funded activity and capital projects within the specified budgets and timescales.
- Price carries 10 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 1 point. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Cancelled
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 23 Apr 2026, 14:48 BST
- Last source update
- 8 Jun 2026, 14:27 BST
- Authority reference
PR0032- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-037158- Latest notice
- Procurement termination notice (UK12)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0689ccFind a Tender
- Reserved participation area
- K02000001
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 21 May 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 14 May 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Tenders must be submitted electronically by email to:
Tenders must be received no later than 12:00 (midday) on 21 May 2026.
All required documents must be submitted as PDF files or equivalent.
Links to file‑hosting sites will not be accepted.
No paper tenders will be accepted.
Clarification questions must be submitted by email to jodieoatway@rossendalebc.gov.uk no later than 14 May 2026.
Any responses to clarification questions may, at the Council's discretion, be circulated to all participating suppliers.Further information about this procurement can be found at:
Timeline
23 Apr 2026 → 18 Jun 2026 · 5 dates- Tender notice published186 days ago23 Apr 2026, 14:48 BST
- Clarification questions by165 days ago14 May 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline158 days ago21 May 2026, 12:00 BST
- Latest notice published140 days ago8 Jun 2026, 14:27 BST
- Contract starts131 days ago18 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 23 Apr 2026- Tender notice published23 Apr 2026, 14:48 BSTUK4
- Tender notice published5 May 2026, 10:22 BSTUK4
- Procurement termination notice published8 Jun 2026, 14:27 BSTUK12
- Status changed to complete8 Jun 2026, 14:27 BST
Published amendments (1)
Clarification questions uploaded
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| supplier not published | — | 8 Jun 2026 | Cancelled |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (5)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
Notices published for this procedure
- Procurement termination notice Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender