--- title: "GB-London: Development and delivery of the annual Thamesmead Festival" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-75300a08-a19f-4e35-b271-b53b88e38c7a" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-75300a08-a19f-4e35-b271-b53b88e38c7a" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-75300a08-a19f-4e35-b271-b53b88e38c7a.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-75300a08-a19f-4e35-b271-b53b88e38c7a.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "PEABODY" published: "2021-10-28" --- # GB-London: Development and delivery of the annual Thamesmead Festival Buyer: PEABODY Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-75300a08-a19f-4e35-b271-b53b88e38c7a [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-75300a08-a19f-4e35-b271-b53b88e38c7a) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-75300a08-a19f-4e35-b271-b53b88e38c7a.json) ## Summary The Thamesmead Festival, an annual cultural event, is being procured by Peabody, a prominent organisation based in London, to be developed and delivered around Southmere Lake, scheduled for August 20, 2022. This tender is currently in the planning stage, with a deadline for submissions set for November 26, 2021. The procurement, classified under artistic services, anticipates a contract value of £500,000, with a minimum bid requirement of £100,000. The procurement method employed is an open procedure, inviting a wide range of participants to submit their proposals. This tender presents significant opportunities for cultural and event management businesses, particularly those with experience in community engagement and festival planning. Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are particularly encouraged to apply, as the contracting authority aims to incorporate local talent and representation in the Festival Production Group. Companies with a proven track record in delivering high-quality cultural events or those interested in fostering local partnerships, such as collaborations with arts organisations, would be well-suited to compete for this contract. ## Notice An experienced cultural organisation is sought to develop and deliver the annual Thamesmead Festival around Southmere Lake in August 2022, working closely with a group of passionate and dedicated local residents who make up the Festival Production Group. The appointed organisation will work with the Production Group throughout the development process, enabling them to make creative choices which will result in a large scale, ambitious, and high quality event that truly celebrates local talent and represents the best of Thamesmead. This will be the fifth annual Thamesmead Festival to take part around the Southmere area, and the event has become a key moment in the cultural events calendar for Thamesmead. The festival is part of our developing cultural programme, and aims to raise the profile of Thamesmead and put local residents at the heart of our creative programming. Collaborating with the Festival Production Group therefore becomes the backbone of this tender, and it is the process of working with this group that we will be assessing in the tender responses. The Festival Production Group currently includes 11 local residents and we are looking to grow this to a maximum of 16 local residents to ensure good representation of the local community. The Festival Production Group will be part of the selection process and work with the appointed organisation from the start. The date for the festival has been set for Saturday, 20 August 2022 by the Festival Production Group. There is some flexibility in this date, though we would like the event to happen in August and any date changes would have to be agreed with the Festival Production Group. It is anticipated that the festival will be a one day event, but this tender is open to other proposals for a longer duration. The festival should also include a close partnership with Bow Arts who have reopened the Lakeside Centre as a cultural hub on the north of Southmere Lake, housing 35 studios for artists who are living and working Thamesmead. The physical proximity of the Lakeside Centre to the festival site provides a great opportunity to provide an extended cultural offer for the festival. Upon the successful delivery of the August 2022 festival, we are able to extend the contract to deliver the 2023 festival once budgets have been confirmed. It is anticipated this will be confirmed in November 2022 and the budget for the 2023 festival will be of a similar value. You do not need to provide a proposal for the 2023 festival as part of this tender. Additional information: The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/72d5a402-c631-4f49-968a-1d5f9ab8f5a6 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure | | Tender suitability | SME | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 28 Oct 2021 | | Submission deadline | 26 Nov 2021 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 30 Nov 2021 - 30 Sep 2022 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £500,000 | | 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 | PEABODY | | Locality | LONDON | | Post town | South East London | | Postcode | SE1 7JB | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLI London | | ITL 2 | TLI4 Inner London - East | | ITL 3 | TLI44 Lewisham and Southwark | | Local authority | Southwark | | Electoral ward | St George's | | Westminster constituency | Bermondsey and Old Southwark | | Delivery location | TLI London | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services - 92 - Recreational, cultural and sporting services ### Codes - 85322000 - Community action programme - 92312000 - Artistic services ## Release History - 28 Oct 2021 at 11:25 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/72d5a402-c631-4f49-968a-1d5f9ab8f5a6 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/72d5a402-c631-4f49-968a-1d5f9ab8f5a6 28th October 2021 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-GB-London:-Development-and-delivery-of-the-annual--Thamesmead-Festival/49ZN92PC94 Please follow this link to view the notice. ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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