Provision of National Co-Ordination Services For Culture Night 2026- 2029
The Arts Council
The Arts Council seeks a supplier to provide National Coordination Services for Culture Night / Oรญche Chultรบir, 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.
DeadlineThe time limit for receipt of tenders was 2026-04-10. The procurement was published on 2026-03-06.
Who?- โข The Arts Council
- โข Event services โบ Cultural event organisation services
- โข Exhibition, fair and congress organisation services โบ Festival organisation services
- โข Provider services โบ World wide web (www) site design services
- โข Provider services โบ World wide web (www) site operation host services
- โข Aฯฯฮนฮบฮฎ โบ ฮฯฯฮตฮนฮฟฯ ฮคฮฟฮผฮญฮฑฯ ฮฮธฮทฮฝฯฮฝ
- โข Eastern and Midland โบ Dublin
Procurement history
| Date | Document |
|---|---|
| 2026-03-06 | Contract notice |
Contract notice (2026-03-06)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Provision of National Co-Ordination Services For Culture Night 2026- 2029
Short description:
Type of contract: Services
Products/services: Cultural event organisation services ๐ฆ
Estimated value excluding VAT: 285 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Description
Internal identifier:
Additional products/services:
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
Place of performance: Dublin ๐๏ธ
Duration: 48 months
Title
Lot Identification Number:
Procedure
Type of procedure
Open procedure โ
Legal basis: Directive 2014/24/EU
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2026-04-10 14:00:00 ๐
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2026-04-10 14:30:00 ๐
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 ๐ฃ๏ธ
Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender: 180 days
Tendering terms
Tenderers may submit more than one tender
Opening date: 2026-04-10 14:30:00 ๐
Place: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=7667951
Electronic invoicing: Allowed
Electronic payment will be used โ
Deadline for requesting additional information: 2026-03-21 14:00:00 ๐
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: The Arts Council
National registration number:
Postal address: 70 Merrion Square Dublin Ireland
Postal code: D02 NY52
Postal town: Dublin
Region: Dublin ๐๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
E-mail: info@artscouncil.ie ๐ง
Phone: +35316180200 ๐
URL: https://www.artscouncil.ie ๐
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.artscouncil.ie ๐
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=7667951 ๐
Participation URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/viewTenders.do?resourceId=7667951 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
Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Same as: Review body
Information about electronic workflows
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Source: OJS 2026/S 048-166434 (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 / Oรญche Chultรบir, 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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Products/services: Cultural event organisation services ๐ฆ
Estimated value excluding VAT: 285 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Description
Internal identifier:
0
Additional products/services:
Event services
๐ฆ
Place of performance: Dublin ๐๏ธ
Duration: 48 months
Title
Lot Identification Number:
LOT-0001
Procedure
Type of procedure
Open procedure โ
Legal basis: Directive 2014/24/EU
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2026-04-10 14:00:00 ๐
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2026-04-10 14:30:00 ๐
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 ๐ฃ๏ธ
Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender: 180 days
Tendering terms
Tenderers may submit more than one tender
Opening date: 2026-04-10 14:30:00 ๐
Place: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=7667951
Electronic invoicing: Allowed
Electronic payment will be used โ
Deadline for requesting additional information: 2026-03-21 14:00:00 ๐
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: The Arts Council
National registration number:
Arts Council
Postal address: 70 Merrion Square Dublin Ireland
Postal code: D02 NY52
Postal town: Dublin
Region: Dublin ๐๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
E-mail: info@artscouncil.ie ๐ง
Phone: +35316180200 ๐
URL: https://www.artscouncil.ie ๐
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.artscouncil.ie ๐
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=7667951 ๐
Participation URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/viewTenders.do?resourceId=7667951 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
Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Same as: Review body
Information about electronic workflows
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Source: OJS 2026/S 048-166434 (2026-03-06)
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