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title: "DNP0018-23 River and Moorland Festivals"
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# DNP0018-23 River and Moorland Festivals

Buyer: DARTMOOR NATIONAL PARK AUTHORITY  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-56128465-3105-470e-86dc-209a89a4a758

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## Summary

The Dartmoor National Park Authority is seeking a partner to develop and deliver River and Moorland Festivals in Okehampton, Ivybridge, and Princetown over a 6-year period. This opportunity falls under the industry category of Event services, with a contract value of £72,000. The tender deadline for this opportunity is 10th November 2023, and the contract period is from 8th January 2024 to 21st December 2029.

This tender offers business growth opportunities for arts development partners who can engage with local communities and new audiences to celebrate the landscape heritage of the river catchments. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) are well-suited to compete for this contract. Businesses involved in festival organization, artistic services, and event services are encouraged to consider this tender as it focuses on community engagement and economic support for local towns in the South West region of the United Kingdom.

## Notice

Dartmoor National Park Authority is the lead partner for Dartmoor's Dynamic Landscapes, an area-based partnership programme for nature and people supported by the National Lottery Heritage Fund (NLHF). The programme is a wide-ranging partnership scheme with a landscape scale focus on three of Dartmoor's river catchments - the Okement, Dart, and the Erme & Yealm. Projects delivered through the programme will help celebrate Dartmoor's natural and cultural heritage, enhance the landscape and priority habitats, and connect more people to Dartmoor to strengthen the sense of place within these landscapes. The programme has a cross cutting theme of laying foundations for the future as projects will look at new ways of working and developing skills to help navigate change over the next decade. The delivery phase of the programme will run from 2025-2030. The level of funding offered by the NLHF is in two stages, the Partnership have been successful in securing a Stage 1 development grant, the main grant for delivery of the programme is contingent on successful development work and submission of a comprehensive and high-quality Stage 2 bid, this development work is underway. Dartmoor National Park Authority, as lead partner, wishes to award a contract over a 6-year time period to support the development and delivery of River and Moorland Festivals in Okehampton, Ivybridge and Princetown. It is expected that this contract will be delivered through a dedicated arts development partner who will work in partnership with the project team to develop a festival delivery plan and facilitate the delivery of a number of festivals, at least one in each of these three gateway towns. The festivals will help local communities and new audiences connect to, understand, and celebrate the landscape heritage of the river catchments. At the same time, each festival will support the local economy of each town. It is envisaged that each festival could include a series of community and/or schools arts engagement events, workshops and activities and finish with a celebration event. Additional information: To register your expression of interest please visit the supplying the south west procurement portal.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b79b6858-33f2-4f7b-9bf8-1933636cb71d |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Other - |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 26 Jan 2024 |
| Submission deadline | 10 Nov 2023 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 26 Jan 2024 |
| Contract period | 29 Jan 2024 - 21 Dec 2029 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £72,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £74,000 |
| 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 | DARTMOOR NATIONAL PARK AUTHORITY |
| Locality | NEWTON ABBOT |
| Post town | Torquay |
| Postcode | TQ13 9JQ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK4 Devon |
| ITL 3 | TLK43 Devon CC |
| Local authority | Teignbridge |
| Electoral ward | Bovey |
| Westminster constituency | Central Devon |
| Delivery location | TLK South West (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | EMERGENCY EXIT ARTS |

## 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
- 79956000 - Fair and exhibition organisation services
- 92312000 - Artistic services

## Release History

- 26 Jan 2024 at 10:08 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b79b6858-33f2-4f7b-9bf8-1933636cb71d
- 16 Oct 2023 at 16:41 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9178502a-7fd0-4c9d-8f4a-6cce249f220f

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b79b6858-33f2-4f7b-9bf8-1933636cb71d
  26th January 2024 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9178502a-7fd0-4c9d-8f4a-6cce249f220f
  16th October 2023 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk
  Supplying the south west procurement portal

## Notice URLs

- https://www.dartmoor.gov.uk/

## Provenance

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