Visual Arts Offer · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: East Suffolk Council (Local council)

ServicesNegotiated without publication of a contract notice

Sectors: Recreational, cultural and sporting services (92) Delivery: East of England (UKH14)

Awarded value£600,000published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 18 Jun 2021

Awarded to MESSUMS WILTSHIRE LTD

What is being bought

Published requirement description

At a national level, the creative sector contributes £111.7bn GVA to the UK economy. The Creative Industries were growing at more than 5x the rate of the UK economy pre-Covid-19.

At a regional level, the creative sector is worth £790m and at a local level Suffolk has a significant creative sector.

The LGA published guidance in August 2020 ("Creating Places: supporting your local creative economy"), as to how Councils can support their creative economies. This guidance highlighted the importance of the creative sector at the local level and how it can bring people into towns and cities and is intrinsic to building atmosphere and a sense of place. It states that creativity is critical to the levelling up agenda.

East Suffolk Council is seeking to work in partnership with an artist to build the capacity of the creative sector

The project will:

Create a landmark sculpture within the district engaging the community to create art locally.
To provide work space for local creatives to increase the capacity of the sector;

CPV: Services provided by individual artists

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1

Delivery: East of England · Lowestoft

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Negotiated without publication of a contract notice
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Awarded
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 18 Jun 2021, 10:48 BST
Last source update: 18 Jun 2021, 10:48 BST
Authority reference: 2069-EXE-DA
FTS notice number: 2021/S 000-013838
Classification (CPV): Services provided by individual artists
Delivery area: East of England (UKH14)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-02bd81 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to procurement aiming at the creation or acquisition of a unique work of art or artistic performance
Published justification: Prior Information Notice - 2021/S 000-009720 published on 05/05/2021 requested expressions of interest from suitable suppliers, this was the only interest shown.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £600,0001 contract exc. VAT

Contracts signed 1latest 18 Jun 2021

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
MESSUMS WILTSHIRE LTDSME	£600,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 013838-2021-1 · MESSUMS WILTSHIRE LTDSME
Signed
18 Jun 2021
Value
£600,000
Status
active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

East Suffolk District Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services 4 Canning Road, Lowestoft, East of England, NR330EQContact name, email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

East Suffolk CouncilReview body Lowestoft

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

MESSUMS WILTSHIRE LTDAwarded supplier Kreston 8th Floor South, Reading Bridge House, George Street, Reading, South East, RG1 8LS

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.