The Arts Council seeks a supplier to provide National Coordination Services for Culture Night / Oíche Chultúir, a nationwide annual cultural event delivered in partnership with Local Authorities and other national and regional stakeholders. The Contract covers the year-round coordination, delivery and review of Culture Night at national level, supporting approximately 1,800 events annually across Ireland and online. The successful tenderer will act as the national coordinating body, support stakeholder engagement and communications, manage and develop the Culture Night website and related digital systems, administer an approved third-party budget, and provide reporting, review and ongoing operational support across the Contract term. The Contract will be awarded for an initial three-year period from 2026 to 2028, with an option to extend for one additional year.
Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2026-04-10.
The procurement was published on 2026-03-06.
Contract notice (2026-03-06) Object Scope of the procurement
Title: Provision of National Co-Ordination Services For Culture Night 2026- 2029
Short description:
“The Arts Council seeks a supplier to provide National Coordination Services for Culture Night / Oíche Chultúir, a nationwide annual cultural event delivered...”
Short description
The Arts Council seeks a supplier to provide National Coordination Services for Culture Night / Oíche Chultúir, a nationwide annual cultural event delivered in partnership with Local Authorities and other national and regional stakeholders. The Contract covers the year-round coordination, delivery and review of Culture Night at national level, supporting approximately 1,800 events annually across Ireland and online. The successful tenderer will act as the national coordinating body, support stakeholder engagement and communications, manage and develop the Culture Night website and related digital systems, administer an approved third-party budget, and provide reporting, review and ongoing operational support across the Contract term. The Contract will be awarded for an initial three-year period from 2026 to 2028, with an option to extend for one additional year.
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Type of contract: Services
Products/services: Cultural event organisation services📦
Estimated value excluding VAT: 285 000 EUR 💰
Description
Description of the procurement:
“The Arts Council seeks a supplier to provide National Coordination Services for Culture Night / Oíche Chultúir, a nationwide annual cultural event delivered...”
Description of the procurement
The Arts Council seeks a supplier to provide National Coordination Services for Culture Night / Oíche Chultúir, a nationwide annual cultural event delivered in partnership with Local Authorities and other national and regional stakeholders. The Contract covers the year-round coordination, delivery and review of Culture Night at national level, supporting approximately 1,800 events annually across Ireland and online. The successful tenderer will act as the national coordinating body, support stakeholder engagement and communications, manage and develop the Culture Night website and related digital systems, administer an approved third-party budget, and provide reporting, review and ongoing operational support across the Contract term. The Contract will be awarded for an initial three-year period from 2026 to 2028, with an option to extend for one additional year.
Procedure Type of procedure
Open procedure ✅ Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2026-04-10 14:00:00 📅
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2026-04-10 14:30:00 📅
Conditions for opening of tenders (place): https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=7667951
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender: 180
Complementary information 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🏙️
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie📧
Phone: +353 1 8886000📞 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🏙️
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie📧
Phone: +353 1 8886000📞 Information about electronic workflows
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
Source: OJS 2026/S 048-166434 (2026-03-06)