---
title: "T23/0112Culture Connect Data Observatory"
ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-b3fd0e9f-4a5d-4a56-9f9a-1c04c3b2ff99"
canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-b3fd0e9f-4a5d-4a56-9f9a-1c04c3b2ff99"
markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-b3fd0e9f-4a5d-4a56-9f9a-1c04c3b2ff99.md"
json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-b3fd0e9f-4a5d-4a56-9f9a-1c04c3b2ff99.json"
source: "Contracts Finder"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "NORTHUMBRIA UNIVERSITY AT NEWCASTLE"
published: "2024-08-05"
---

# T23/0112Culture Connect Data Observatory

Buyer: NORTHUMBRIA UNIVERSITY AT NEWCASTLE  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-b3fd0e9f-4a5d-4a56-9f9a-1c04c3b2ff99

[View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-b3fd0e9f-4a5d-4a56-9f9a-1c04c3b2ff99)  
[Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-b3fd0e9f-4a5d-4a56-9f9a-1c04c3b2ff99.json)

## Summary

The Arts & Humanities Research Council (AHRC) has awarded a contract to TPXimpact Limited for the development of a new open access data observatory for culture in the North of Tyne Combined Authority. The project, titled "T23/0112Culture Connect Data Observatory," focuses on utilising data to address regional inequality and enhance digital literacy within the region. The value of the contract is £231,200, and it spans from January 2025 to March 2025. This procurement, handled through an open procedure, falls under the industry category of Internet or intranet client application development services (CPV code 72421000) and has been co-designed with various national and local partners to ensure broad impact and applicability.

This tender presents a significant opportunity for businesses involved in digital services, data analytics, and community engagement to showcase their expertise and foster partnerships across the cultural and governmental sectors. Organisations, particularly SMEs and VCSEs, capable of developing versatile digital applications that facilitate data sharing and literacy among diverse users are well-suited to compete in such initiatives. The project's focus on enhancing community awareness and engagement through sustainable digital practices offers potential for long-term collaborations and further business growth.

## Notice

The Arts & Humanities Research Council (AHRC) Creative Communities programme is a PS1.5 million UK Research & Innovation (UKRI) investment that aims to capture new understanding of how culture can address regional inequality and help level up the UK. We are working with academic, third and private sector partners to identify and profile examples of good practice and innovations in partnership working and to explore the potential for AHRC research to help build creative communities of the future across all nations of the UK. Our audiences include policy makers and government audiences of all scales, third sector workers, communities, academics and researchers, and others. We are inviting bids to co-develop and pilot a new open access data observatory for culture in the North of Tyne Combined Authority (NoTCA); the biggest geographic devolved area in England from May 2024. The pilot will bring communities, cultural organisations and venues, the devolved authority (as well as its 12 member councils) and national government closer together to better understand the cultural footprint of public users as they move across the cultural offerings of the devolved region. It aims to upskill users to achieve a new awareness and agency of their data and digital footprint through an integrated cross-sector approach to sustainable digital literacy and co-creation within a city region. The project has been co-designed with national (DCMS, ACE, RSA) and devolved partners (M10, WYCA, NoTCA, Newcastle Cultural Compact and NGCV, Newcastle City Council) to ensure it is fit for purpose and can achieve maximum reach and impact within the timeframe of funding. Developing a shared, live database, the pilot will enable new exchange of knowledge between stakeholders interested in using data for social good. Public users will be acknowledged and rewarded for their engagement through enhanced user experiences from the participating cultural organisations and venues, while the cultural sector and devolved authorities will benefit from access to new data and insight about how, where and when community members move across cultural spaces within a place. The collaborative governance of the pilot will produce an ongoing dialogue as the website is developed and piloted so that it is co-evaluated from inception and generates long-term relationships that can be adopted by the parties and taken forward beyond the lifetime of the award.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d40480d1-683f-4bc3-8bbd-d50f2b81ea19 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 5 Aug 2024 |
| Submission deadline | 14 Jul 2024 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 14 Jul 2024 |
| Contract period | 6 Jan 2025 - 5 Mar 2025 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £231,200 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £231,200 |
| 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 | NORTHUMBRIA UNIVERSITY AT NEWCASTLE |
| Locality | NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE |
| Post town | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Postcode | NE1 8ST |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLC North East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear |
| ITL 3 | TLC43 Tyneside |
| Local authority | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Electoral ward | Monument |
| Westminster constituency | Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West |
| Delivery location | TLC North East (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | TPXIMPACT |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

### Codes

- 72421000 - Internet or intranet client application development services

## Release History

- 5 Aug 2024 at 10:15 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d40480d1-683f-4bc3-8bbd-d50f2b81ea19

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d40480d1-683f-4bc3-8bbd-d50f2b81ea19
  5th August 2024 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/respondToList.html?noticeId=880395823
  Please follow this link to view the notice.

## Provenance

This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. The canonical page is https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-b3fd0e9f-4a5d-4a56-9f9a-1c04c3b2ff99. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-b3fd0e9f-4a5d-4a56-9f9a-1c04c3b2ff99.json.