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WOVEN in Kirklees - Festival Curation and Development

Kirklees Council

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03 Sep 2026 at 09:04

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Council of the Borough of Kirklees commissioned continuation and development of WOVEN by HATCH, a cultural festival programme serving Kirklees. The requirement covers festival curation, organisational development, leadership continuity and delivery of the next full festival edition. It supports the council’s cultural ambitions and place-based priorities, with intended outcomes including community wellbeing, skills development, economic resilience and a positive local identity. Delivery is built around inclusion, collaboration and sustainability. This is a public-sector cultural and event-services requirement, including festival organisation services. The work takes place in Kirklees, for a buyer seeking an organisation able to lead a multi-year festival programme and connect cultural activity with wider community and economic objectives.

The procurement is complete and was awarded as a single lot to INCUBATING ARTS CIC. The council used a direct award below the applicable threshold, without competition. The award was made on 13 April 2026, and the contract was signed on the same date. The contract runs from 20 April 2026 to 19 April 2028. Its value is £100,000 excluding VAT and £120,000 including VAT. The selected supplier is an active small and medium-sized community interest company based in Leeds. The contract remains active, while the tender itself is recorded as complete. The arrangement covers the 2026/27 and 2027/28 financial years and includes delivery of the 2027 festival edition.

This award demonstrates established demand from Kirklees for specialist cultural programme leadership and festival delivery at a substantial multi-year scale. A credible future competitor would need experience curating and organising festivals, managing delivery from development through to a full festival edition, and providing continuity of leadership across more than one financial year. The requirement also favours organisations able to demonstrate meaningful community engagement, inclusive practice, collaboration with local partners and sustainable delivery. Suppliers with a strong understanding of place-based cultural development, community wellbeing, skills, local economic resilience and civic identity would be well positioned when this buyer next reviews a similar requirement. Experience operating as a community-focused or social-purpose organisation may also be relevant.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

WOVEN in Kirklees - Festival Curation and Development

Notice Description

This commission relates to the continuation and development of WOVEN by HATCH for the 2026/27 and 2027/28 financial years, providing continuity of leadership and delivery through a defined period of organisational development, and enabling the successful delivery of the next full festival edition in 2027. The programme directly supports the Council's cultural ambitions, place based priorities and shared outcomes, underpinned by principles of inclusion, collaboration and sustainability. It aligns with the long term strategic intent to use culture as a driver for community wellbeing, skills development, economic resilience and positive identity for Kirklees.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f0d9
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/083277-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - without competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

CPV Codes

79952000 - Event services

79953000 - Festival organisation services

Notice Value(s)

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

Notice Dates

Publication Date
3 Sep 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
20 Apr 2026 - 19 Apr 2028 2-3 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
Kirklees Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
HUDDERSFIELD
Postcode
HD1 2TA
Postcode Area
Huddersfield
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLE4 West Yorkshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLE44 Calderdale and Kirklees
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Kirklees
Electoral Ward
Newsome
Westminster Constituency
Huddersfield

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Incubating Arts CIC

Further Information

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