--- title: "Festival UK* 2022 - R&D Project" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-c1614c16-afe9-489f-9c70-9cd3b3859edf" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-c1614c16-afe9-489f-9c70-9cd3b3859edf" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-c1614c16-afe9-489f-9c70-9cd3b3859edf.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-c1614c16-afe9-489f-9c70-9cd3b3859edf.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "FESTIVAL 2022 LTD" published: "2020-09-15" --- # Festival UK* 2022 - R&D Project Buyer: FESTIVAL 2022 LTD Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-c1614c16-afe9-489f-9c70-9cd3b3859edf [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-c1614c16-afe9-489f-9c70-9cd3b3859edf) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-c1614c16-afe9-489f-9c70-9cd3b3859edf.json) ## Summary The Festival UK* 2022 Research and Development (R&D) Project, initiated by Festival 2022 Ltd, is currently at the tender stage. This opportunity aims to secure R&D commissioning contracts valued up to £100,000, with the objective of sourcing creative teams from diverse disciplines, including Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics. The procurement method being employed is a limited, negotiated procedure without prior publication, and the deadline for submission is 16 October 2020. The contract period will commence on 16 November 2020 and run until 31 December 2022, covering various locations across the UK, including England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales. This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses seeking to expand in the creative and cultural sector, particularly those that possess innovative capabilities across the specified disciplines. Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) would be particularly well-positioned to compete for these contracts, as collaboration within diverse teams will be essential. The selected projects will contribute to a grand cultural celebration in 2022, aligning with major events such as the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games and the Queen's Platinum Jubilee, thereby enhancing visibility and potential for business growth within the creative industry. ## Notice Festival UK* 2022 is a major nationwide celebration of creativity and innovation. The Festival will take place across England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales throughout 2022. It will deliver a programme of ground-breaking artistic commissions with the ambition of reaching millions; achieving the projects two objectives of bringing people together and promoting the UK's creativity to the world. Festival 2022 Ltd, has been established to curate, manage and promote the Festival; working with Strategic Delivery Bodies within each nation to devise and deliver the programme. 2022 is a major year in the cultural life of the UK as we host the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games, mark the 100th anniversary of the BBC, and celebrate HM The Queen's Platinum Jubilee. The Festival has announced this R&D Project to identify Creative Teams from across Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics. Teams must have a Lead Organisation and consist of 3-8 team members. This opportunity is to secure an R&D Commissioning Contract with a value of up to PS100,000 for teams to imagine and design a potential artistic commission for the Festival. Festival 2022 Ltd will contract with Lead Organisations on award, and those individual Lead Organisations will sub-contract with their team members. The R&D Project (inclusive of the 30 R&D Commissioning Contracts) is stage one of a two-stage commissioning process; from which up to ten large-scale artistic projects for 2022 will be commissioned. The 30 R&D Project outputs will be assessed in February 2021 against defined criteria to identify the ten commissioning to take forwards to the stage two of commissioning under a Full Artistic Commissioning Agreement. These ten commissions will be the Festival's artistic programme. Four of the ten commissions will each be led by England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales. Each nation has a Strategic Delivery Body: (England - Festival 2022 Ltd, Scotland - VisitScotland / EventScotland, Wales - Creative Wales, Northern Ireland - TBC). For these four commissions, Festival 2022 Ltd will be the contracting authority for the R&D Agreement (with the Strategic Delivery Body as a named party). The Strategic Delivery Body will then enter into the Full Artistic Commissioning Agreement with the Lead Organisation at stage two. The remaining six commissions will be driven by Creative Teams from across the UK and will be the sole responsibility of Festival 2022 Ltd. All ten commissions will be global in reach. The value of the final ten commissions will be defined by the output of the R&D Project. The Festival's overall budget is PS120million across the four nations. The Festival will demonstrate the vital and inspirational role that creativity can play in our changing world. This investment comes at a time of particular need for sectors impacted by the global pandemic and will support the creation of work and jobs. Visit festival2022.uk for further information. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/453f9fc9-6a84-475c-90a3-94f84772dfc6 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Goods | | Procurement method | Limited | | Procurement method details | Negotiated procedure without prior publication (above threshold) | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 15 Sep 2020 | | Submission deadline | 16 Oct 2020 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 16 Nov 2020 - 31 Dec 2022 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £100,000 | | 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 | FESTIVAL 2022 LTD | | Locality | BIRMINGHAM | | Post town | Birmingham | | Postcode | B1 2JB | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) | | ITL 2 | TLG3 West Midlands | | ITL 3 | TLG31 Birmingham | | Local authority | Birmingham | | Electoral ward | Ladywood | | Westminster constituency | Birmingham Ladywood | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security ### Codes - 79952100 - Cultural event organisation services - 79953000 - Festival organisation services ## Release History - 15 Sep 2020 at 23:16 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/453f9fc9-6a84-475c-90a3-94f84772dfc6 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/453f9fc9-6a84-475c-90a3-94f84772dfc6 15th September 2020 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/24376128-55d2-45bc-a95c-86260158c529 R&D Project - Applicant Guidance - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/10cc7206-cbbb-4fcb-83ee-34df6e53e418 R&D Project - Clarification Questions ## Notice URLs - http://www.festival2022.uk ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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