Official UK procurement notice
T26-003BUS Artists in Residence Mural Scheme 2026
Authority: Derry City and Strabane District Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionDerry City and Strabane District Council (DCSDC) invites tenders from suitably qualified and experienced mural artists for the delivery of a series of public murals as part of the Artists in Residence Mural Scheme 2026. This scheme forms part of DCSDC’s commitment to enhancing the public realm, supporting placemaking and celebrating local cultural identity across the district. The project is supported by the Arts Council of Northern Ireland (ACNI) and the Strabane Public Realm project. The appointed artist will work as Artist in Residence leading the development and delivery of murals in Strabane, Newtownstewart, and Castlederg. Your submission must be submitted via etendersNI, via this CFT. No other method of submissions will be accepted. Please refer to the CfT documents for further detail.
CPV: Artistic and literary creation and interpretation services · Artistic services · Services provided by authors, composers, sculptors, entertainers and other individual artists · Services provided by individual artists
The lotProcurement structure
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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).
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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: Please refer to the CfT documents for further detail.
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
- 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
- 21 Jan 2026, 15:58 GMT
- Last source update
- 21 Jan 2026, 15:58 GMT
- Authority reference
T26-003BUS Artists in Residence Mural Scheme 2026- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-005451- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-060b7fFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 18 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 4 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Timeline
21 Jan 2026 → 2 Mar 2026 · 4 dates- Tender notice published280 days ago21 Jan 2026, 15:58 GMT
- Clarification questions by266 days ago4 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission deadline252 days ago18 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Contract starts240 days ago2 Mar 2026
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published21 Jan 2026, 15:58 GMTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender