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title: "Making Places: Open Call"
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# Making Places: Open Call

Buyer: LONDON BOROUGH OF WALTHAM FOREST  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-bfa891ee-b827-4add-8080-3dece519f180

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## Summary

The London Borough of Waltham Forest is offering a tender titled "Making Places: Open Call," initiated as part of an effort to enhance creativity and culture within the borough. This project, falling under the artistic and literary creation and interpretation services category, has a total budget of £1 million and is set in Waltham Forest, a borough noted for its cultural significance. Currently, the procurement is in the Award stage, with the contract period running from May 18, 2020, to March 31, 2021. Key dates to note include the end of the tender period on November 18, 2019, and the date of the award announcement which was on January 15, 2020.

This initiative represents a significant opportunity for creative businesses, particularly those involved in artistic services and community engagement, to participate in transforming local spaces through innovative projects. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) are encouraged to engage with this procurement, as the focus is on projects that have a lasting impact in local communities across Waltham Forest. Businesses specialising in artistic design, community planning, and interactive installations would be particularly well-suited to compete for contracts related to this tender.

## Notice

Waltham Forest is a borough in north-east London. It is a place which inspires and supports creativity, attracts artists and cultural businesses and has a long history of making. Waltham Forest is the first ever London Borough of Culture. The award from the Mayor of London will ensure arts and culture is placed at the heart of its communities. The year will explore the theme Radicals, Makers and Fellowship in a collaboration between residents, artists and creatives producing a once in a lifetime celebration of the borough. Making Places is a PS1m initiative by Waltham Forest Council which will deliver a creative project in each of the twenty wards across the borough, in partnership with local councillors and communities. Projects will have a lasting impact, creating places which are brighter, safer and where residents and visitors enjoy spending time. In 2017, residents nominated spaces in their neighbourhood that they wanted to see transformed. A lead councillor for each ward made the final decision on which site to put forward for Making Places. The list of sites includes parks, street corners, alleyways, stations and housing estates. Resident and councillor feedback has been incorporated into the Site Information document, in the 'suggestions for approaches' section. Projects for the first 14 Making Places sites were selected following an open call in 2017. Projects completed to date include a communal table at Albert Crescent, multi-use community spaces at Aldriche Way and Attlee Terrace, a sculptural installation in Low Hall Wood, an amphitheatre in Higham Hill Park and a pavilion in Ridgeway Park. We are now seeking creative proposals for the remaining sites through a second open call. Making Places is being managed in partnership with Create, an agency which exists to explore the ways artists can contribute to the lives of people in cities. Create helps artists to connect more closely with communities through an ambitious programme of projects and their work is primarily focused in east London.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d40dd94d-f2f4-4a67-adf5-a8c53f74b8b3 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Works |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Large, SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 18 May 2020 |
| Submission deadline | 18 Nov 2019 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 15 Jan 2020 |
| Contract period | 17 May 2020 - 31 Mar 2021 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £240,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £144,000 |
| 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 | LONDON BOROUGH OF WALTHAM FOREST |
| Locality | WALTHAMSTOW |
| Post town | East London |
| Postcode | E17 4JF |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI5 Outer London - East and North East |
| ITL 3 | TLI53 Redbridge and Waltham Forest |
| Local authority | Waltham Forest |
| Electoral ward | Chapel End |
| Westminster constituency | Walthamstow |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 4 |
| Supplier names | BUILD UP FOUNDATION; HUT ARCHITECTURE; INSIGHT LIGHTING; PHILLIPS WALMSLEY |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 92 - Recreational, cultural and sporting services

### Codes

- 92310000 - Artistic and literary creation and interpretation services
- 92311000 - Works of art
- 92312000 - Artistic services

## Release History

- 18 May 2020 at 12:51 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d40dd94d-f2f4-4a67-adf5-a8c53f74b8b3

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d40dd94d-f2f4-4a67-adf5-a8c53f74b8b3
  18th May 2020 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=9607ba23-dfe8-e911-80fa-005056b64545
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## Notice URLs

- http://www.walthamforest.gov.uk/

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