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Southwark Creative and Cultural Skills Coordinator

London Borough of Southwark

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

26 Aug 2026 at 10:50

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Tender

22 Aug 2025 at 17:29

UK4 - Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The London Borough of Southwark commissioned a creative and cultural skills coordinator service. The supplier is expected to establish, coordinate and develop a cohesive programme of locally based upskilling opportunities for the creative and cultural sector. The programme is intended to support Southwark residents who are furthest from the labour market into employment in the sector, or into further learning or support as a pathway to employment. This is a public-sector education, training and related consultancy service, covering programme development, coordination and delivery rather than construction or the supply of goods. The work is delivered for Southwark residents in London, with a local focus on the borough’s creative and cultural sector.

The procurement is complete and was awarded through a below-threshold open competition. One lot was awarded to Rinova Ltd. The estimated lot value was £125,000 excluding VAT (£150,000 including VAT); the active contract is valued at £124,962.39 excluding VAT (£149,954.87 including VAT). The contract was signed on 5 January 2026 and runs from 5 January 2026 to 5 April 2027. The original contract period was stated as 1 December 2025 to 1 March 2027. The tender submission deadline was 22 September 2025 at 9am, and the enquiry deadline was 15 September 2025 at 9am. Evaluation was based on the provider’s proposal and expertise, experience, delivery method and programme (80%), social value (10%), and pricing (10%).

This award indicates demand from Southwark for a specialist organisation able to connect creative and cultural-sector skills development with employment and further learning outcomes. A credible future competitor would need demonstrable expertise, suitably structured staff and resources, and experience of delivering at least three relevant projects showing innovation and capability. It would also need to design a clear method for meeting the specification, with practical delivery stages, milestones and sufficient resources to complete the programme. Strong social-value planning is important, including measurable commitments and a clear qualitative method statement. Pricing capability should include fully itemised staff-level hourly and fixed rates, anticipated hours and additional costs. The opportunity is suitable for SMEs and VCSEs.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Southwark Creative and Cultural Skills Coordinator

Notice Description

Contract award for the provision of the following services: Establish, coordinate and develop a cohesive programme of locally-based creative and cultural sector upskilling opportunities that support residents furthest from the labour market into employment in the sector or further learning/support as a pathway to employment.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-058d3f
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/081130-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - open competition
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

80 - Education and training services

CPV Codes

73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

80000000 - Education and training services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£125,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
£125,000 £100K-£500K
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£124,962 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
26 Aug 2026Today
Submission Deadline
22 Sep 2025Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
5 Jan 20267 months ago
Contract Period
5 Jan 2026 - 5 Apr 2027 1-2 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
London Borough of Southwark
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
SE1 2QH
Postcode Area
South East London
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI4 Inner London - East
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI44 Lewisham and Southwark
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Southwark
Electoral Ward
London Bridge & West Bermondsey
Westminster Constituency
Bermondsey and Old Southwark

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Rinova Ltd

Further Information

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