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title: "Professional Services for CHArts Place Partnership Project"
ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000512256"
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buyer: "ARGYLL AND BUTE COUNCIL"
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# Professional Services for CHArts Place Partnership Project

Buyer: ARGYLL AND BUTE COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000512256

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## Summary

The Argyll and Bute Council is seeking professional services for the CHArts Place Partnership Project, a procurement process that is now complete. This project aims to enhance collaborative working within the cultural sector in Argyll and Bute, which includes various stakeholders and aims to integrate these efforts with public sector strategies. The contract was awarded on 15th September 2017, following a limited procedure due to a lack of suitable bids in the open call. The project will deliver significant outputs that benefit the cultural industries in the region.

This procurement presents growth opportunities primarily for businesses within the arts, heritage, culture, and creative industries looking to engage in community-based cultural projects. Companies with experience in project management and collaborative service delivery are particularly well-suited to participate in similar tenders. Additionally, micro-businesses and sole traders that focus on cultural tourism in Argyll are encouraged to consider such opportunities for potentially lucrative engagements. The project emphasises sustainability and aims to foster a supportive environment for local enterprises.

## Notice

Argyll and Bute Council, on behalf of the Argyll and the Isles Culture, Heritage and Arts Assembly (CHArts) is seeking to appoint a company or consortium, hereinafter referred to as the Contractor, to deliver a development project. This will be achieved through effective collaborative working with a wide range of stakeholders in the cultural sector in Argyll and partners at a national and local level, linking the valuable work they carry out with the current public sector strategies for the sector. This work will require the full engagement from relevant stakeholders and articulate the sector's ambitions for creativity in Argyll. In addition, the project will enable the economic contribution of the arts, heritage, culture and creative industries in Argyll including the potential increase in cultural tourism.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The CHArts Assembly consists of 9 regional hubs covering the mainland and islands in Argyll and Bute. CHArts aims to: Foster collaborative working across the whole CHA sector. Create events and products that are of sufficient quality and scale to be marketable at the highest level. Create an environment that provides sustainability to sole traders and Micro-businesses so they can afford to stay in Argyll and Bute. Be an advocate for the needs and benefits of cultural activity. The Contractor shall be responsible for managing and coordinating all activities which together, comprise the project. The Contractor shall be responsible for delivery of selected activities within the project.

Options: The contract may be extended to deliver additional services subject to separate funding

### Procurement Information

There was only a single bid returned in relation to the Open Procedure and following our full evaluation we unfortunately did not consider the bid suitable for acceptance. In relation to Regulation 33 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015, this meets the requirement detail in 33(1)(a).

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP295960 |
| Notice type | OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 18 Sep 2017 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 15 Sep 2017 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | ARGYLL AND BUTE COUNCIL |
| Locality | LOCHGILPHEAD |
| Post town | Paisley |
| Postcode | PA31 8RT |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM2 Highlands and Islands |
| ITL 3 | TLM20 Highlands and Islands |
| Local authority | Argyll and Bute |
| Electoral ward | Mid Argyll |
| Westminster constituency | Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber |
| Delivery location | TLM63 Lochaber, Skye and Lochalsh, Arran and Cumbrae, and Argyll and Bute |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79411100 - Business development consultancy services

## Release History

- 18 Sep 2017 at 00:00 - Award - OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP295960

## Documents

- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP295960
  Professional Services for CHArts Place Partnership Project - Argyll and Bute Council, on behalf of the Argyll and the Isles Culture, Heritage and Arts Assembly (CHArts) is seeking to appoint a company or consortium, hereinafter referred to as the Contractor, to deliver a development project. This will be achieved through effective collaborative working with a wide range of stakeholders in the cultural sector in Argyll and partners at a national and local level, linking the valuable work they carry out with the current public sector strategies for the sector. This work will require the full engagement from relevant stakeholders and articulate the sector's ambitions for creativity in Argyll. In addition, the project will enable the economic contribution of the arts, heritage, culture and creative industries in Argyll including the potential increase in cultural tourism.

## Notice URLs

- http://
- http://www.argyll-bute.gov.uk
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000512256

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