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.

Who?

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

What?

Where?

• Aττική › Βόρειος Τομέας Αθηνών
• Eastern and Midland › Dublin
• Northern and Western › Border

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:

Type of contract: Services
Products/services: Recreational, cultural and sporting services 📦
Estimated value excluding VAT: 25 000 EUR 💰
Other restrictions on the place of performance: Anywhere in the given country
Description
Internal identifier: 736115
Quantity: 1 hour
Estimated value excluding VAT: 20 325 EUR 💰
This procurement is also suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) ✅
Description of the procurement:

Additional products/services: Cultural event organisation services 📦
The use of accessibility criteria for persons with disabilities in the technical specifications: Accessibility criteria for persons with disabilities are not included with the following justification
Justification:

Accessibility requirements for persons with disabilities are managed through established operational procedures and organisational policies rather than being specified within the technical specifications of this lot.

Main site or place of performance:

Preparation of the work can take place at the contractors office/home/remote location. In-person attendance is essential for site visits and meetings to Dublin and Sligo. The contractor is required to be in attendance, in the lead and up and duration of the event in Sligo in May 2026.

Town: Sligo
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Place of performance: Border 🏙️
Duration: 5 months
Award criteria
Criterion: Please refer to RFT supporting document for full criteria and scoring system.
Title
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0001
Description
Main site or place of performance: n/a

Procedure
Type of procedure
Open procedure ✅
Legal basis: Other
Main features of the procedure:

This tender will be conducted in a single-stage electronic submission process. Bidders must submit proposals online via eTenders on or before 9 February 2026, 5pm. Evaluation will be based on price and quality criteria. Full details on the tendering, submission process can be found in the supporting document: 'Festival Makers Connect - Day 3 - RFT'.

Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2026-02-09 17:00:00 📅
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender: 365 days
Tendering terms
Tenderers may submit more than one tender
Deadline for requesting additional information: 2026-01-29 17:00:00 📅
An obligation to be met by the tenderer concerning subcontracting: The contractor must indicate any change of subcontractors during the execution of the contract.

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

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 🏙️
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
E-mail: director@create-ireland.ie 📧
Phone: 014736600 📞
URL: https://www.create-ireland.ie/ 🌏
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.create-ireland.ie/ 🌏
Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
Buyer contracting type: The buyer is not a contracting entity
Main activity
Social protection
Communication
Documents URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/listContractDocuments.do?resourceId=7361115 🌏
Participation URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/viewTenders.do?resourceId=7361115 🌏
Identifier of EU funds: This project is supported by PEACEPLUS, a programme managed by the Special EU Programmes Body (SEUPB).
Further details of EU funds:

This project is supported by PEACEPLUS, a programme managed by the Special EU Programmes Body (SEUPB).'

EU funds programme: European Peace Facility (2021/2027)
Electronic submission: Required

Complementary information
Body responsible for mediation procedures
Name: European Dynamics S.A.
National registration number: 002024901000
Department: European Dynamics S.A.
Postal code: 15125
Postal town: Athens
Region: Βόρειος Τομέας Αθηνών 🏙️
Country: Greece 🇬🇷
E-mail: eproc-esender@eurodyn.com 📧
Phone: +30 2108094500 📞
Review body
Name: The High Court of Ireland
National registration number: The High Court of Ireland
Department: The High Court of Ireland
Postal address: Four Courts, Inns Quay, Dublin 7
Postal code: D07 WDX8
Postal town: Dublin
Region: Dublin 🏙️
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie 📧
Phone: +353 1 8886000 📞
Source: OJS 2026/S 016-053079 (2026-01-21)

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