Official UK procurement notice
Mill Road Public Art · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Cambridge City Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Council is seeking a professional artist to work with the Mill Road community, local organisations and key stakeholders to develop public art commissions within the Mill Road neighbourhoods. The work will begin with initial engagement and co-creation activities with residents, the wider community and organisations. The artist will respond to ideas, stories and lived experiences, and create work that is relevant and rooted in the identity of Mill Road.
The aims of the project are to create a welcoming gateway into Mill Road that celebrates the neighbourhood's diversity, creativity and strong sense of community. The artwork should encourage engagement and footfall, support civic pride, and embed public art into the everyday experience of people moving through the area.
CPV: Artistic and literary creation and interpretation services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Published value£55,000
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).
Lot awarding rule: 100% quality
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
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- Regulatory regime
- Concession
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 15 Dec 2025, 09:20 GMT
- Last source update
- 15 Dec 2025, 09:20 GMT
- Authority reference
DN800530- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-082739- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05f556Find a Tender
- Reserved participation area
- K02000001
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 12 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Timeline
15 Dec 2025 → 31 Jan 2026 · 3 dates- Tender notice published316 days ago15 Dec 2025, 09:20 GMT
- Submission deadline288 days ago12 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Contract starts269 days ago31 Jan 2026
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published15 Dec 2025, 09:20 GMTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
Notices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender