Conference Facilitation and Event Management Services

Create (C.A.F.E. Company Limited by Guarantee)

Create, the national development agency for collaborative arts, invites Creative and Cultural Producers with experience in event curation, management and coordination to apply to facilitate, manage and deliver a 1-Day conference event in Sligo on Saturday 23rd May 2026. Note: this will be the Third Day of a wider 3 Day Event, Days 1 and 2 are project-managed and facilitated by the Arts Council of Ireland. Please refer to the supporting document: 'Festival Makers Connect Day 3 RFT', for full tender description and submission details. This project is supported by PEACEPLUS, a programme managed by the Special EU Programmes Body (SEUPB).'

Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2026-02-09. The procurement was published on 2026-01-21.

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Procurement history
Date Document
2026-01-21 Contract notice
Contract notice (2026-01-21)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Conference Facilitation and Event Management Services
Reference number: 736115
Short description:
โ€œCreate, the national development agency for collaborative arts, invites Creative and Cultural Producers with experience in event curation, management and...โ€    Show more
Type of contract: Services
Products/services: Recreational, cultural and sporting services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Estimated value excluding VAT: 25 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Description
Description of the procurement:
โ€œCreate, the national development agency for collaborative arts, invites Creative and Cultural Producers with experience in event curation, management and...โ€    Show more
Additional products/services: Cultural event organisation services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Main site or place of performance:
โ€œPreparation of the work can take place at the contractors office/home/remote location. In-person attendance is essential for site visits and meetings to...โ€    Show more
Place of performance: Border ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Duration: 5 (MONTH)
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Award criteria
Criterion:
โ€œPlease refer to RFT supporting document for full criteria and scoring system.โ€
Title
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0001

Procedure
Type of procedure
Open procedure โœ…
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2026-02-09 17:00:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender: 365

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them:
โ€œPlease refer to the supporting RFT document for this information.โ€

Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Create (C.A.F.E. Company Limited by Guarantee)
National registration number: 121298
Postal address: 2 Curved Street
Postal code: D02 PC43
Postal town: Dublin
Region: Border ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
E-mail: director@create-ireland.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: 014736600 ๐Ÿ“ž
URL: https://www.create-ireland.ie/ ๐ŸŒ
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.create-ireland.ie/ ๐ŸŒ
Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
Main activity
Social protection
Communication
Documents URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/listContractDocuments.do?resourceId=7361115 ๐ŸŒ
Participation URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/viewTenders.do?resourceId=7361115 ๐ŸŒ

Complementary information
Body responsible for mediation procedures
Name: European Dynamics S.A.
National registration number: 002024901000
Postal code: 15125
Postal town: Athens
Region: ฮ’ฯŒฯฮตฮนฮฟฯ‚ ฮคฮฟฮผฮญฮฑฯ‚ ฮ‘ฮธฮทฮฝฯŽฮฝ ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Country: Greece ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ท
E-mail: eproc-esender@eurodyn.com ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: +30 2108094500 ๐Ÿ“ž
Review body
Name: The High Court of Ireland
National registration number: The High Court of Ireland
Postal address: Four Courts, Inns Quay, Dublin 7
Postal code: D07 WDX8
Postal town: Dublin
Region: Dublin ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: +353 1 8886000 ๐Ÿ“ž
Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Name: The High Court of Ireland
National registration number: The High Court of Ireland
Postal address: Four Courts, Inns Quay, Dublin 7
Postal code: D07 WDX8
Postal town: Dublin
Region: Dublin ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: +353 1 8886000 ๐Ÿ“ž
Source: OJS 2026/S 016-053079 (2026-01-21)