Tender

INVITATION TO QUOTE FOR A CREATIVE PRODUCER to manage Creatively Connected, an ambitious creative arts project within the Tees-Swale: Naturally Connected programme.

  • Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority

F02: Contract notice

Notice identifier: 2024/S 000-005562

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-043b8a

Published 20 February 2024, 4:08pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority

Yoredale,Bainbridge

LEYBURN

DL83EL

Contact

Jon Tighe

Email

jon.tighe@yorkshiredales.org.uk

Telephone

+44 1756751655

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKE22 - North Yorkshire CC

Justification for not providing organisation identifier

Not on any register

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.yorkshiredales.org.uk/

one.3) Communication

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at

https://www.yorkshiredales.org.uk/park-authority/our-service-to-you/access-to-information/open-data/contracts-and-tenders/

Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via

https://www.yorkshiredales.org.uk/park-authority/our-service-to-you/access-to-information/open-data/contracts-and-tenders/

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted to the above-mentioned address

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Regional or local authority

one.5) Main activity

Environment


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

INVITATION TO QUOTE FOR A CREATIVE PRODUCER to manage Creatively Connected, an ambitious creative arts project within the Tees-Swale: Naturally Connected programme.

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 92310000 - Artistic and literary creation and interpretation services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

The Authority wishes to award a contract for a Creative Producer to manage the Creatively Connected project, including:

• Coordinating project activity including managing the project budget, Arts Council and NHLF reporting and producing regular reports for the Creatively Connected steering group (YDNPA, North Pennines National Landscape), ACE and the NHLF.

• Managing the selection process for four artist residencies over a 2-year period, including developing the artists' brief.

• Inducting the artists into the programme including: working with Tees-Swale team members to set up artist shadowing opportunities; ensuring artists are well briefed and welcomed; and enabling them to develop a deep understanding of Tees-Swale and the project area.

• Supporting the artists throughout their residencies, for example, by being the key link into Tees-Swale team knowledge and resource and wider YDNPA and North Pennines National Landscape networks; supporting them with permissions; and providing support for any specific access needs.

• Organising and managing a programme of knowledge exchange activities and sharing and developing legacy resources from the residencies (such as forum events with other protected landscapes, public events, website case studies, film and photo documentation and public exhibitions). They will also work with the Creatively Connected project evaluator to finalise the evaluation report which will be a key resource in measuring success and capturing learning points.

• Working with the Tees-Swale interpretation officer and communications team to support the artists to help tell the stories of their commissions within their local communities and to wider audiences.

• Providing curatorial oversight of the project ensuring spread of commissions and audiences and making connections between artist commissions.

• Ensuring the embedded nature of commissions within the partner organisations.

• Providing mentoring and support to Tees-Swale trainees when they are working on arts programme activity.

• Working with the Tees-Swale Programme Manager to recruit and manage an evaluation consultant

• Supporting the YDNPA & NPAONB to develop their own organisational capacity to develop, commission and deliver artist- led projects

two.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: £32,900

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKE - Yorkshire and the Humber
Main site or place of performance

Project activity will take place across the Upper Teesdale and Upper Swaledale areas and the Creative Producer will be expected to spend time as required at YDNPA offices in Grassington, Bainbridge and the North Pennines National Landscape office in Stanhope, as well as with the artists and the communities they are supporting.

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

This is a fixed rate contract, in order to deliver the brief the creative producer will provide up to 94 days over the project period at £350 a day including all expenses over the project period.

The Authority shall pay the Consultant a fee of £350 per day exclusive of VAT. On the last working day of each month during the Engagement the Consultant shall submit to the Authority an invoice which gives details of the day the Consultant has worked during the month, the Services provided and the amount of the fee payable (£350) for the Services during that month.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Price

two.2.6) Estimated value

Value excluding VAT: £32,900

two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

End date

11 September 2025

This contract is subject to renewal

No

two.2.10) Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: No

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Restricted procedure

four.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system

The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement

Framework agreement with a single operator

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes

four.2) Administrative information

four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

Date

11 March 2024

Local time

12:00pm

four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted

English

four.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender

Tender must be valid until: 11 September 2025


Section six. Complementary information

six.1) Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: No

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority

Bainbridge

Email

procurement@yorkshiredales.org.uk

Telephone

+44 1756751600

Country

United Kingdom

Internet address

https://www.yorkshiredales.org.uk/park-authority/our-service-to-you/access-to-information/open-data/contracts-and-tenders/