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title: "Visitor Economy Event Specialist Support To Identify Event Promoters"
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# Visitor Economy Event Specialist Support To Identify Event Promoters

Buyer: STOKE-ON-TRENT CITY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-0851c523-1f37-437b-8ebb-f802d64e5247

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## Summary

The Stoke-on-Trent City Council is seeking a visitor economy/event specialist to identify key event promoters for entertainment programming and new events in Stoke-on-Trent. This tender opportunity, funded through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund, aims to support the City's Visitor Economy Strategy 2022 - 2027. The procurement method is a direct single tender action (below threshold). The contract period is from 4th December 2023 to 31st March 2025, with a tender deadline of 28th November 2023 at 5:00 PM UTC.

This tender provides an opportunity for businesses specializing in event services, festival organization services, entertainment services, and sporting services to contribute to Stoke-on-Trent's transformation into a cultural tourism destination. Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations are suitable for this opportunity. Interested parties can contact Tim Sharman at tim.sharman@stoke.gov.uk for more information.

## Notice

Stoke-on-Trent City Council seeks to appoint a visitor economy/event specialist with experience and contacts to be able to identify key event promoters to develop and build entertainment programming and new events in Stoke-on-Trent. This work is funded through the UK government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund. The UKSPF funded programme Visit Stoke-on-Trent: A City of Imagination, supports Stoke-on-Trent's Visitor Economy Strategy 2022 - 2027 which aims to transform the City into one of the region's most important cultural tourism destinations within the next 5 years. The UK Shared Prosperity Fund is a central pillar of the UK government's Levelling Up agenda and provides PS2.6 billion of funding for local investment by March 2025. The Fund aims to improve pride in place and increase life chances across the UK investing in communities and place, supporting local business, and people and skills. For more information about UKSPF, visit https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-shared-prosperity-fund-prospectus For further information about the Visitor Economy Event Specialist Support role, please email tim.sharman@stoke.gov.uk

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e419d112-de8d-46ca-9207-55546bb3229e |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Single tender action (below threshold) |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Tender |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 13 Nov 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 28 Nov 2023 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 4 Dec 2023 - 31 Mar 2025 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £30,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Active |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | STOKE-ON-TRENT CITY COUNCIL |
| Locality | STOKE-ON-TRENT |
| Post town | Stoke-on-Trent |
| Postcode | ST4 1HH |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLG2 Shropshire and Staffordshire |
| ITL 3 | TLG23 Stoke-on-Trent |
| Local authority | Stoke-on-Trent |
| Electoral ward | Hartshill Park & Stoke |
| Westminster constituency | Stoke-on-Trent Central |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
- 92 - Recreational, cultural and sporting services

### Codes

- 79952000 - Event services
- 79953000 - Festival organisation services
- 92300000 - Entertainment services
- 92600000 - Sporting services

## Release History

- 13 Nov 2023 at 15:43 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e419d112-de8d-46ca-9207-55546bb3229e

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e419d112-de8d-46ca-9207-55546bb3229e
  13th November 2023 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/c39db032-2647-4066-896d-d233ba0a352d

## Notice URLs

- https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-shared-prosperity-fund-prospectus

## Provenance

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