Training and Skills Development for Festival Makers
Create (C.A.F.E. Company Limited by Guarantee)
Create, the national development agency for collaborative arts, invites individuals, organisations, or consortia with relevant skills and experience to apply for inclusion on a multi-lot framework agreement. The framework will cover the delivery of a training and skills development programme for the festival sector, with a focus on festivals in Northern Ireland and the border counties of Ireland. This is a multi-lot framework tender. The framework is divided into 5 lots, to enable different pieces of work to be delivered by contractors, suppliers, teams, or consortia expert in the field for each lot. Tenderers may apply for one lot, several lots, or all 5 lots, and should clearly state which lot(s) they are applying for in Section 1 of Part II of their submission document.
DeadlineThe time limit for receipt of tenders was 2026-10-23. The procurement was published on 2026-10-02.
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Procurement history
| Date | Document |
|---|---|
| 2026-10-02 | Contract notice |
Contract notice (2026-10-02)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Training and Skills Development for Festival Makers
Short description:
Type of contract: Services
Products/services: Education and training services ๐ฆ
Estimated value excluding VAT: 18 480 EUR ๐ฐ
Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots โ
Tenders may be submitted for maximum number of lots: 5
Tenders may be submitted for all lots โ
1๏ธโฃ
Internal identifier:
Title: Funding and Financial Sustainability
Quantity: 1 piece
Estimated value excluding VAT: 3 696 EUR ๐ฐ
This procurement is also suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) โ
Additional products/services: Recreational, cultural and sporting services ๐ฆ
Approach to reducing environmental impacts: Other
Green Procurement Criteria: EU Green Public Procurement criteria
Main site or place of performance:
Postcode: D02 PC43
Town: Dublin
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
Place of performance: Dublin ๐๏ธ
Duration: 8 months
Duration
Start date: 2026-11-19 ๐
Title
Lot Identification Number:
2๏ธโฃ
Internal identifier:
Title: Networking, Sector Support and Resource sharing
Title
Lot Identification Number:
3๏ธโฃ
Internal identifier:
Title: Audience Development
Title
Lot Identification Number:
4๏ธโฃ
Internal identifier:
Title: Volunteer Recruitment and Retention
Title
Lot Identification Number:
5๏ธโฃ
Internal identifier:
Title: Cross-border Collaboration
Aim of strategic procurement: Reduction of environmental impacts
Social objective promoted: Other
The use of accessibility criteria for persons with disabilities in the technical specifications: Accessibility criteria for persons with disabilities are included
Postal address: 2 Curved St, Temple Bar
Title
Lot Identification Number:
Scope of the procurement
Additional products/services: Description
Postal address: Dublin
Procedure
Type of procedure
Open procedure โ
Legal basis: Other
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2026-10-23 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
Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
Framework agreement with several operators โ
Tendering terms
Tenderers may submit more than one tender
Deadline for requesting additional information: 2026-10-16 17:00:00 ๐
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Create (C.A.F.E. Company Limited by Guarantee)
National registration number:
Postal address: 2 Curved Street
Postal code: D02 PC43
Postal town: Dublin
Region: Dublin ๐๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
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 not a contracting entity
Main activity
Social protection
Communication
Documents URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/listContractDocuments.do?resourceId=9206250 ๐
Participation URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/viewTenders.do?resourceId=9206250 ๐
Identifier of EU funds: Peaceplus
Further details of EU funds: SEUPB
EU funds programme: European Peace Facility (2021/2027)
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
Source: OJS 2026/S 193-687196 (2026-10-02)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Training and Skills Development for Festival Makers
Short description:
Create, the national development agency for collaborative arts, invites individuals, organisations, or consortia with relevant skills and experience to apply for inclusion on a multi-lot framework agreement. The framework will cover the delivery of a training and skills development programme for the festival sector, with a focus on festivals in Northern Ireland and the border counties of Ireland. This is a multi-lot framework tender. The framework is divided into 5 lots, to enable different pieces of work to be delivered by contractors, suppliers, teams, or consortia expert in the field for each lot. Tenderers may apply for one lot, several lots, or all 5 lots, and should clearly state which lot(s) they are applying for in Section 1 of Part II of their submission document.
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Products/services: Education and training services ๐ฆ
Estimated value excluding VAT: 18 480 EUR ๐ฐ
Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots โ
Tenders may be submitted for maximum number of lots: 5
Tenders may be submitted for all lots โ
1๏ธโฃ
Internal identifier:
RFT3-Lot 0001
Title: Funding and Financial Sustainability
Quantity: 1 piece
Estimated value excluding VAT: 3 696 EUR ๐ฐ
This procurement is also suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) โ
Additional products/services: Recreational, cultural and sporting services ๐ฆ
Approach to reducing environmental impacts: Other
Green Procurement Criteria: EU Green Public Procurement criteria
Main site or place of performance:
As this is a PeacePlus project the work will take place at the successful tenderer's place of work, remotely and at locations tbc in Northern Ireland and the border counties as per the delivery of the project.
Postal address: 2 Curved Street
Postcode: D02 PC43
Town: Dublin
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
Place of performance: Dublin ๐๏ธ
Duration: 8 months
Duration
Start date: 2026-11-19 ๐
Title
Lot Identification Number:
LOT-0001
2๏ธโฃ
Internal identifier:
RFT3-Lot 0002
Title: Networking, Sector Support and Resource sharing
Title
Lot Identification Number:
LOT-0002
3๏ธโฃ
Internal identifier:
RFT3-Lot 0003
Title: Audience Development
Title
Lot Identification Number:
LOT-0003
4๏ธโฃ
Internal identifier:
RFT3-Lot 0004
Title: Volunteer Recruitment and Retention
Title
Lot Identification Number:
LOT-0004
5๏ธโฃ
Internal identifier:
RFT3-Lot 0005
Title: Cross-border Collaboration
Aim of strategic procurement: Reduction of environmental impacts
The procurement aims to reduce the environmental impacts associated with delivery of the services through consideration of sustainable travel, reduction of unnecessary travel through appropriate use of online delivery, minimisation of printed materials and waste, and the use of sustainable practices in relation to venues, catering and event materials where practicable.
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The use of accessibility criteria for persons with disabilities in the technical specifications: Accessibility criteria for persons with disabilities are included
Postal address: 2 Curved St, Temple Bar
Title
Lot Identification Number:
LOT-0005
Scope of the procurement
Additional products/services: Description
Postal address: Dublin
Procedure
Type of procedure
Open procedure โ
Legal basis: Other
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2026-10-23 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
Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
Framework agreement with several operators โ
Tendering terms
Tenderers may submit more than one tender
Deadline for requesting additional information: 2026-10-16 17:00:00 ๐
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: Dublin ๐๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
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 not a contracting entity
Main activity
Social protection
Communication
Documents URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/listContractDocuments.do?resourceId=9206250 ๐
Participation URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/viewTenders.do?resourceId=9206250 ๐
Identifier of EU funds: Peaceplus
Further details of EU funds: SEUPB
EU funds programme: European Peace Facility (2021/2027)
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
Source: OJS 2026/S 193-687196 (2026-10-02)
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