Provision of services for a community-led design and delivery of a multi-day EU funded food heritage festival under the SLOWTOUR project delivered by Limerick City and County Council (LCCC)
The provision of professional event design, community engagement, management and delivery services for Year 1 of a food-heritage festival pilot, to be delivered in 2026 as part of the Interreg North-West Europe (NWE) SLOWTOUR project. The Contracting Authority, Limerick City and County Council (โthe Contracting Authorityโ), invites tenders from suitably experienced and qualified service providers to support the community-led design and delivery of a multi-day food-heritage festival aligned with the objectives of the SLOWTOUR project. The Services will include the coordination and facilitation of community engagement and co-design activities, the development of a festival programme informed by this engagement, and the planning and delivery of the festival. The programme is expected to celebrate Limerickโs food heritage, involve local producers and stakeholders, and incorporate immersive, educational and participatory elements. The festival will be delivered as a pilot action and will contribute to the learning and reporting requirements of the SLOWTOUR project, in accordance with Interreg NWE rules and the policies and procedures of the Contracting Authority.
Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2026-03-06.
The procurement was published on 2026-01-26.
Contract notice (2026-01-26) Object Scope of the procurement
Title: Provision of services for a community-led design and delivery of a multi-day EU funded food heritage festival under the SLOWTOUR project delivered by Limerick City and County Council (LCCC)
Short description:
โThe provision of professional event design, community engagement, management and delivery services for Year 1 of a food-heritage festival pilot, to be...โ
Short description
The provision of professional event design, community engagement, management and delivery services for Year 1 of a food-heritage festival pilot, to be delivered in 2026 as part of the Interreg North-West Europe (NWE) SLOWTOUR project. The Contracting Authority, Limerick City and County Council (โthe Contracting Authorityโ), invites tenders from suitably experienced and qualified service providers to support the community-led design and delivery of a multi-day food-heritage festival aligned with the objectives of the SLOWTOUR project. The Services will include the coordination and facilitation of community engagement and co-design activities, the development of a festival programme informed by this engagement, and the planning and delivery of the festival. The programme is expected to celebrate Limerickโs food heritage, involve local producers and stakeholders, and incorporate immersive, educational and participatory elements. The festival will be delivered as a pilot action and will contribute to the learning and reporting requirements of the SLOWTOUR project, in accordance with Interreg NWE rules and the policies and procedures of the Contracting Authority.
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Type of contract: Services
Products/services: Event services๐ฆ
Estimated value excluding VAT: 292682.94 EUR ๐ฐ
Description
Description of the procurement:
โThe provision of professional event design, community engagement, management and delivery services for Year 1 of a food-heritage festival pilot, to be...โ
Description of the procurement
The provision of professional event design, community engagement, management and delivery services for Year 1 of a food-heritage festival pilot, to be delivered in 2026 as part of the Interreg North-West Europe (NWE) SLOWTOUR project. The Contracting Authority, Limerick City and County Council (โthe Contracting Authorityโ), invites tenders from suitably experienced and qualified service providers to support the community-led design and delivery of a multi-day food-heritage festival aligned with the objectives of the SLOWTOUR project. The Services will include the coordination and facilitation of community engagement and co-design activities, the development of a festival programme informed by this engagement, and the planning and delivery of the festival. The programme is expected to celebrate Limerickโs food heritage, involve local producers and stakeholders, and incorporate immersive, educational and participatory elements. The festival will be delivered as a pilot action and will contribute to the learning and reporting requirements of the SLOWTOUR project, in accordance with Interreg NWE rules and the policies and procedures of the Contracting Authority.
Procedure Type of procedure
Open procedure โ Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2026-03-06 13:00:00 ๐
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2026-03-06 13:30:00 ๐
Conditions for opening of tenders (place): https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=7392139
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: 12
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: Dublin๐๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie๐ง
Phone: +353 1 8886000๐ 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: Dublin๐๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie๐ง
Phone: +353 1 8886000๐ Information about electronic workflows
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic payment will be used
Source: OJS 2026/S 018-060404 (2026-01-26)