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Published 22 Sept 2026, 14:58 BST

Official UK procurement notice

T26-127BUS Strabane Peoples Gallery Artist in Residence Project

Official notice

Authority: Derry City and Strabane District Council (Local council)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow threshold
Published estimate£20,000£20,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 23 Oct 2026
Contract term 5 moends 31 Mar 2027 · starts 31 Oct 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Derry City and Strabane District Council (DCSDC) invites tenders from suitably qualified and experienced mural artists to deliver an Artist in Residence project in Strabane. The project is supported by the Arts Council of Northern Ireland and the Strabane Public Realm project. The residency will support development of the Strabane UK Town of Culture bid through community engagement and the creation of mural artwork reflecting local identity, place-making and civic pride. It will complement the wider programme of stakeholder engagement now underway to shape the bid, develop cultural programming and identify potential legacy projects. 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

single lot · value published

What it takes to win
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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).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored

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
22 Sept 2026, 14:58 BST
Last source update
22 Sept 2026, 14:58 BST
Authority reference
T26-127BUS Strabane Peoples Gallery Artist in Residence Project
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-089726
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Artistic and literary creation and interpretation servicesArtistic servicesServices provided by authors, composers, sculptors, entertainers and other individual artistsServices provided by individual artists
Delivery area
Northern Ireland (UKN0A)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0777bb Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
23 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
9 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

22 Sept 2026 → 31 Oct 2026 · 4 dates
  1. Tender notice published36 days ago
    22 Sept 2026, 14:58 BST
  2. Clarification questions by19 days ago
    9 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline5 days ago
    23 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
  4. Today
    29 Oct 2026
  5. Contract startsin 37h
    31 Oct 2026

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Tender notice published
    22 Sept 2026, 14:58 BST
    UK4

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Derry City and Strabane District Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central governmentNorthern Irish devolved regulations apply GB-PPON: PGJQ-8275-HLMG 98 Strand Road, Derry, Northern Ireland, BT48 7NNContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender