Notice Information
Notice Title
Celtic Connections Creative Director
Notice Description
The Creative Director is responsible for the artistic direction, planning, production and delivery of the Celtic Connections festival programme, working as part of the Celtic Connections festival team in Glasgow Life to set and agree festival objectives and project plans.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Glasgow Life have appointed The Creative Director to deliver the continued growth of the festival's credibility and reputation. The Director is responsible for the artistic direction, planning, production and delivery of the Celtic Connections festival programme, working as part of the Celtic Connections festival team in Glasgow Life to set and agree festival objectives and project plans.
Procurement Information
The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason: absence of competition for technical reasons Explanation Under Reg.6(1)(b)(ii) of The Procurement (Scotland) Regulations 2016 - competition is absent for technical reasons. Market research informed this decision and identified that the programme is unique, bespoke to Glasgow and there are no other identifiable or comparable services
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-r6ebe6-0000787971
- Publication Source
- Public Contracts Scotland
- Latest Notice
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JAN521936
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Limited
- Procurement Method Details
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
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- CPV Codes
79953000 - Festival organisation services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £123,538 £100K-£500K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 16 Jan 20251 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 12 Dec 20241 years ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- GLASGOW LIFE (CULTURE & SPORT GLASGOW)
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- lauren.kinnear@glasgowlife.org.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 1412875923
Buyer Location
- Locality
- GLASGOW
- Postcode
- G1 1LH
- Post Town
- Glasgow
- Country
- Scotland
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- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLM Scotland
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLM3 West Central Scotland
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLM32 Glasgow City
- Delivery Location
- TLM82 Glasgow City
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- Local Authority
- Glasgow City
- Electoral Ward
- Anderston/City/Yorkhill
- Westminster Constituency
- Glasgow East
Further Information
Notice Documents
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https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JAN521936
Celtic Connections Creative Director - The Creative Director is responsible for the artistic direction, planning, production and delivery of the Celtic Connections festival programme, working as part of the Celtic Connections festival team in Glasgow Life to set and agree festival objectives and project plans.
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