Facilitation of Co-Design Focus Group
Create (C.A.F.E. Company Limited by Guarantee)
Create, the national development agency for collaborative arts, invites individuals or teams skilled in co-design, participatory workshops and collaborative programme development to apply to convene and facilitate a cross-community, cross-border Co-Design Focus Group to guide the initiation and development phase of a programme supporting the festival sector, with a geographic focus on festivals in Northern Ireland and border counties in Ireland. The selected Tenderer will lead a structured engagement process with representatives from festivals to support collaborative programme development and ensure festival sector input is embedded throughout the process. Engagement will include facilitated group sessions and consultation activities designed to encourage knowledge exchange, peer learning, and inclusive participation across the sector.
DeadlineThe time limit for receipt of tenders was 2026-04-01. The procurement was published on 2026-03-19.
Who? What?- โข Event services โบ Cultural event organisation services
- โข Recreational, cultural and sporting services
- โข Aฯฯฮนฮบฮฎ โบ ฮฯฯฮตฮนฮฟฯ ฮคฮฟฮผฮญฮฑฯ ฮฮธฮทฮฝฯฮฝ
- โข Eastern and Midland โบ Dublin
- โข Northern and Western โบ Border
Procurement history
| Date | Document |
|---|---|
| 2026-03-19 | Contract notice |
Contract notice (2026-03-19)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Facilitation of Co-Design Focus Group
Short description:
Type of contract: Services
Products/services: Recreational, cultural and sporting services ๐ฆ
Estimated value excluding VAT: 10 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Description
Internal identifier:
This procurement is also suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) โ
Additional products/services: Cultural event organisation services ๐ฆ
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:
Town: Northern Ireland
Ireland
Border counties, Ireland
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
Place of performance: Border ๐๏ธ
Duration: 4 months
Title
Lot Identification Number:
Description
Main site or place of performance:
Procedure
Type of procedure
Open procedure โ
Legal basis: Other
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2026-04-01 17:00:00 ๐
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English ๐ฃ๏ธ
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: 2026-03-26 17:00:00 ๐
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Create (C.A.F.E. Company Limited by Guarantee)
National registration number:
Department: Festivals Connect
Postal address: 2 Curved Street
Temple Bar
Postal code: D02 PC43
Postal town: Dublin
Region: Border ๐๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
Contact point: Festivals Connect
E-mail: director@create-ireland.ie ๐ง
Phone: 014736600 ๐
URL: https://www.create-ireland.ie/ ๐
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.create-ireland.ie/ ๐
Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
Buyer contracting type: The buyer is a contracting entity
Main activity
Social protection
Communication
Documents URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/listContractDocuments.do?resourceId=7731018 ๐
Participation URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/viewTenders.do?resourceId=7731018 ๐
Electronic submission: Required
Complementary information
Review body
Name: The High Court of Ireland
National registration number:
Department: The High Court of Ireland
Postal address: Four Courts, Inns Quay, Dublin 7
Postal code: D07 WDX8
Postal town: Dublin
Region: Dublin ๐๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie ๐ง
Phone: +353 1 8886000 ๐
Source: OJS 2026/S 057-198092 (2026-03-19)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Facilitation of Co-Design Focus Group
Short description:
Create, the national development agency for collaborative arts, invites individuals or teams skilled in co-design, participatory workshops and collaborative programme development to apply to convene and facilitate a cross-community, cross-border Co-Design Focus Group to guide the initiation and development phase of a programme supporting the festival sector, with a geographic focus on festivals in Northern Ireland and border counties in Ireland. The selected Tenderer will lead a structured engagement process with representatives from festivals to support collaborative programme development and ensure festival sector input is embedded throughout the process. Engagement will include facilitated group sessions and consultation activities designed to encourage knowledge exchange, peer learning, and inclusive participation across the sector.
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Products/services: Recreational, cultural and sporting services ๐ฆ
Estimated value excluding VAT: 10 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Description
Internal identifier:
0
This procurement is also suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) โ
Additional products/services: Cultural event organisation services ๐ฆ
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 addressed through established organisational policies and operational procedures governing service delivery. As such, they are managed outside the technical specifications of this lot and have not been duplicated here.
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Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
Place of performance: Border ๐๏ธ
Duration: 4 months
Title
Lot Identification Number:
LOT-0001
Description
Main site or place of performance:
This is a Peaceplus funded project and by it's nature is open to those working and based in Northern Ireland and/or border counties in Ireland.
Preparation of the work can take place at the contractors office/home/remote location.
In-person attendance is essential to convene
and facilitate the cross-community, cross-border Co-Design Focus Groups. The location for these, will be across Northern Ireland and border counties in Ireland, to ensure optimum attendee opportunity.
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Procedure
Type of procedure
Open procedure โ
Legal basis: Other
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2026-04-01 17:00:00 ๐
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English ๐ฃ๏ธ
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: 2026-03-26 17:00:00 ๐
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Create (C.A.F.E. Company Limited by Guarantee)
National registration number:
121298
Department: Festivals Connect
Postal address: 2 Curved Street
Temple Bar
Postal code: D02 PC43
Postal town: Dublin
Region: Border ๐๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
Contact point: Festivals Connect
E-mail: director@create-ireland.ie ๐ง
Phone: 014736600 ๐
URL: https://www.create-ireland.ie/ ๐
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.create-ireland.ie/ ๐
Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
Buyer contracting type: The buyer is a contracting entity
Main activity
Social protection
Communication
Documents URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/listContractDocuments.do?resourceId=7731018 ๐
Participation URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/viewTenders.do?resourceId=7731018 ๐
Electronic submission: Required
Complementary information
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 ๐๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie ๐ง
Phone: +353 1 8886000 ๐
Source: OJS 2026/S 057-198092 (2026-03-19)
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