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title: "Wrexham World Heritage Site Art Project Director"
ocid: "ocds-kuma6s-137129"
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buyer: "CANAL & RIVER TRUST"
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# Wrexham World Heritage Site Art Project Director

Buyer: CANAL & RIVER TRUST  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-kuma6s-137129

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## Summary

The Canal & River Trust is seeking a Project Director for the Wrexham World Heritage Site Art Project. The procurement process is in the award stage, with a contract worth £33,000 GBP awarded to Claire. The project falls under the services category and involves project management consultancy services. The deadline for tender submissions was on 15th December 2023.

This tender provides an opportunity for senior arts or cultural leaders experienced in strategic vision and community engagement to showcase their skills. Businesses involved in project management consultancy services, especially those with expertise in artist commissioning models and community-led projects, are well-suited to compete for this tender with Canal & River Trust. The project aims to engage artists in creating meaningful, bold work that reflects the heritage of Wrexham.

## Notice

Canal & River Trust are recruiting a Project Director to provide leadership and artistic and strategic direction of an exciting arts project in Wrexham.Job DescriptionThe Project Director will provide leadership and the artistic and strategic direction of the project, with responsibility for successful delivery of the artist in residence and community led placemaking programme on behalf of the Trust. Strategic direction will be integral to ensuring long-term sustainability outcomes and legacy beyond the project. They will be tasked with implementing the vision of the programme which will focus upon three key types of bold and experimental strategic programming that includes the commissioning of 'process' rather than prescribed outcomes. You will identify professional socially engaged artists to invite to work with communities along the World Heritage Site (WHS) canal corridor of Wrexham Borough to engage communities to explore and communicate through multiple artforms the genius loci of their 'place'.The project will require an asset mapping approach to community and sector development. Identify platforms and partnerships to support artist, community-led activities and legacy building.The Project Director will need to lead on engaging communities in a meaningful way through facilitating fresh perspectives of the wide-ranging layers of place, and through it empowering participatory and learning opportunities that support artist and community-led placemaking and capacity building.Ambition and Best Practice: Facilitating Welsh, UK and internationally based artists to create meaningful, bold and or ambitious work with a sense of place in the heart of Wrexham / Wrexham Borough WHS corridor, with a holistic approach between artistic development, Canal & River Trust resources and partnerships.See attached document on how to apply.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Sell2Wales |
| Latest notice | https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=137129 |
| Notice type | S2W Notice - Website Contract Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 8 Mar 2024 |
| Submission deadline | 15 Dec 2023 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 1 Jan 2024 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £33,000 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Not specified |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | CANAL & RIVER TRUST |
| Locality | TREVOR |
| Post town | Llandudno |
| Postcode | LL20 7TY |
| Country | Wales |
| ITL 1 | TLL Wales |
| ITL 2 | TLL3 North Wales |
| ITL 3 | TLL34 Flintshire and Wrexham |
| Local authority | Wrexham |
| Electoral ward | Llangollen Rural |
| Westminster constituency | Clwyd East |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

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

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 72224000 - Project management consultancy services

## Release History

- 8 Mar 2024 at 10:35 - Award - S2W Notice - Website Contract Award Notice - https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=137129
- 8 Dec 2023 at 08:47 - Tender - S2W Notice - Website Invitation to Tender Notice - https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=137129

## Documents

- https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/Notice/Download/DocumentDownload.aspx?id=DEC459801&idx=1
  8th December 2023 - Project Brief & How to Apply

## Notice URLs

- https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/
- https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales

## Provenance

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