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title: "WOVEN in Kirklees - Festival Curation and Development"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06f0d9"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Kirklees Council"
published: "2026-09-03"
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# WOVEN in Kirklees - Festival Curation and Development

Buyer: Kirklees Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06f0d9

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## Summary

The Council of the Borough of Kirklees commissioned continuation and development of WOVEN by HATCH, a cultural festival programme serving Kirklees. The requirement covers festival curation, organisational development, leadership continuity and delivery of the next full festival edition. It supports the council’s cultural ambitions and place-based priorities, with intended outcomes including community wellbeing, skills development, economic resilience and a positive local identity. Delivery is built around inclusion, collaboration and sustainability. This is a public-sector cultural and event-services requirement, including festival organisation services. The work takes place in Kirklees, for a buyer seeking an organisation able to lead a multi-year festival programme and connect cultural activity with wider community and economic objectives.

The procurement is complete and was awarded as a single lot to INCUBATING ARTS CIC. The council used a direct award below the applicable threshold, without competition. The award was made on 13 April 2026, and the contract was signed on the same date. The contract runs from 20 April 2026 to 19 April 2028. Its value is £100,000 excluding VAT and £120,000 including VAT. The selected supplier is an active small and medium-sized community interest company based in Leeds. The contract remains active, while the tender itself is recorded as complete. The arrangement covers the 2026/27 and 2027/28 financial years and includes delivery of the 2027 festival edition.

This award demonstrates established demand from Kirklees for specialist cultural programme leadership and festival delivery at a substantial multi-year scale. A credible future competitor would need experience curating and organising festivals, managing delivery from development through to a full festival edition, and providing continuity of leadership across more than one financial year. The requirement also favours organisations able to demonstrate meaningful community engagement, inclusive practice, collaboration with local partners and sustainable delivery. Suppliers with a strong understanding of place-based cultural development, community wellbeing, skills, local economic resilience and civic identity would be well positioned when this buyer next reviews a similar requirement. Experience operating as a community-focused or social-purpose organisation may also be relevant.

## Notice

This commission relates to the continuation and development of WOVEN by HATCH for the 2026/27 and 2027/28 financial years, providing continuity of leadership and delivery through a defined period of organisational development, and enabling the successful delivery of the next full festival edition in 2027. The programme directly supports the Council's cultural ambitions, place based priorities and shared outcomes, underpinned by principles of inclusion, collaboration and sustainability. It aligns with the long term strategic intent to use culture as a driver for community wellbeing, skills development, economic resilience and positive identity for Kirklees.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/083277-2026 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - without competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 3 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 20 Apr 2026 - 19 Apr 2028 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £100,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Kirklees Council |
| Locality | HUDDERSFIELD |
| Postcode area | Huddersfield |
| Postcode | HD1 2TA |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber |
| ITL 2 | TLE4 West Yorkshire |
| ITL 3 | TLE44 Calderdale and Kirklees |
| Local authority | Kirklees |
| Electoral ward | Newsome |
| Westminster constituency | Huddersfield |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Incubating Arts CIC |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

### Codes

- 79952000 - Event services
- 79953000 - Festival organisation services

## Release History

- 3 Sep 2026 at 09:04 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/083277-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/083277-2026
  3rd September 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- http://www.kirklees.gov.uk
- https://hatchprojects.org.uk
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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