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title: "Community Arts Programme Development - Charnwood, Leicestershire"
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# Community Arts Programme Development - Charnwood, Leicestershire

Buyer: THE NATIONAL FOREST COMPANY  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-22e96eff-9579-4402-9cd1-de8c6413f248

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## Summary

The National Forest Company is procuring the "Community Arts Programme Development" for Charnwood, Leicestershire, a project aimed at celebrating the region's volcanic heritage through community engagement and artistic expression. This open procurement process, initiated under the tendering method, has a total contract value of £97,500, with a minimum threshold set at £80,000. The tender period concluded on 13th November 2020, and the contract is planned to run from 30th November 2020 until 30th June 2025. The programme falls under the category of Other community, social and personal services, targeting the East Midlands region of the United Kingdom.

This opportunity presents a potential growth avenue for businesses focused on community engagement, arts, and heritage management. Companies skilled in delivering interactive art programmes and community projects would be well-positioned to participate. The emphasis on a collaborative approach means local artists, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), and voluntary and community sector organisations may find a good fit in responding to the tender, particularly with initiatives aimed at fostering local involvement and cultural enrichment in the Charnwood Forest area.

## Notice

The Charnwood Forest Landscape Partnership Scheme will celebrate Charnwood Forest's internationally important volcanic legacy. Eighteen projects will inspire people to explore its rich landscape, understand its diverse heritage, and develop skills to care for it. It will enable the partnership to coordinate management at landscape scale and finally secure the future of this extraordinary place. The projects will be delivered under three themes: 'Explore Charnwood', 'Understand Charnwood' and 'Care for Charnwood'. The community arts programme, entitled 'Celebrating Charnwood', is one of five projects within the 'Understand Charnwood' theme The purpose of the 'Celebrating Charnwood' community arts programme is to engage people through a variety of art forms and events to record and celebrate local heritage, stories and traditions and to encourage their active participation in the future of the Forest. We envisage that the successful tenderer will engage with a range of communities and groups in the project area (i.e. within the boundary of Charnwood Forest Regional Park), key target audiences in surrounding urban areas of Leicester, Loughborough and Coalville and the wider public both online and face-to-face. The programme will also include some activity with schools, online collaborations with other global sites with similar fossils, and participation in the National Forest Timber Festival. For this project, we are looking for an organisation that will adopt an embedded community arts approach to the development of the five-year programme of activities, one which will engage target audiences in a meaningful way and will build trust and commitment over time. The ambition goes beyond delivering artistic activities in a community setting. We are looking for a more radical approach, which carries risks but offers greater rewards. Art will be a means by which the partnership and target audiences can communicate about Charnwood Forest. Ultimately, the community arts programme should help different audiences to engage with decision-making about Charnwood Forest, its management, and its future. Further information and how to apply is set out in the attached documents.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e3bc0553-d0ea-4ff8-bbf4-08c999346c44 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure (below threshold) |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 20 Oct 2021 |
| Submission deadline | 13 Nov 2020 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 14 Dec 2020 |
| Contract period | 14 Dec 2020 - 30 Jun 2025 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £97,500 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £97,500 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | THE NATIONAL FOREST COMPANY |
| Locality | SWADLINCOTE |
| Post town | Derby |
| Postcode | DE12 6BA |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLF East Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire |
| ITL 3 | TLF22 Leicestershire CC and Rutland |
| Local authority | North West Leicestershire |
| Electoral ward | Ashby Woulds |
| Westminster constituency | North West Leicestershire |
| Delivery location | TLF East Midlands (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | CHARNWOOD ARTS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 98 - Other community, social and personal services

### Codes

- 98000000 - Other community, social and personal services

## Release History

- 20 Oct 2021 at 13:44 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e3bc0553-d0ea-4ff8-bbf4-08c999346c44
- 28 Oct 2020 at 10:13 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b3e7b195-de10-4318-a906-1a8977644912

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e3bc0553-d0ea-4ff8-bbf4-08c999346c44
  20th October 2021 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b3e7b195-de10-4318-a906-1a8977644912
  28th October 2020 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/9c7ef901-c936-4aab-af69-5a6e462d915b
  Specification brief
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/7d19e176-860d-4c81-8599-01935fd420bb
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/c9ca95ae-849e-4e09-8784-77906dd8e5f1
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/f7303587-ffc8-4760-8aef-1f49ea421bd0
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/b80a86b9-5904-40b0-afc6-7e5d8bf922d0
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/28580cee-d289-4822-8faf-d475b92785b4

## Notice URLs

- http://www.nationalforest.org

## Provenance

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