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title: "Inverness Castle - Artist's Commission for the Journey Stone"
ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000721455"
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source: "Public Contracts Scotland"
current_stage: "Tender"
buyer: "HIGH LIFE HIGHLAND"
published: "2023-02-03"
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# Inverness Castle - Artist's Commission for the Journey Stone

Buyer: HIGH LIFE HIGHLAND  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000721455

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## Summary

The public procurement contracting process is initiated by High Life Highland, a contracting authority based in Inverness, UK. The tender titled "Inverness Castle – Artist's Commission for the Journey Stone" falls under the industry category of Leisure and Learning. The procurement stage is currently active, with a tender period deadline set for March 10, 2023, and an award period starting on March 13, 2023. The opportunity invites artists to create a significant artwork within the grounds of Inverness Castle, symbolising the start and end points of various Highland trails.

This tender presents a unique business growth opportunity for artists specializing in public installations within the leisure and learning sector. Businesses with expertise in creating meaningful artistic works that connect with historical landscapes and visitor experiences are well-suited to compete in this open procedure tender. High Life Highland's initiative not only aims to enhance the aesthetic appeal of Inverness Castle but also to enrich the cultural significance of the journeys undertaken across the Highlands, offering potential business collaborations and artistic contributions to the local community.

## Notice

We are seeking the services of an artist/s to create a new work in the grounds of Inverness Castle which will act as a focal point for visitors. It will mark the beginning and end of journeys, physical and spiritual, which people have taken/will take across the Highlands on contemporary and ancient routes. Inverness Castle already marks the beginning and end of many wayfaring routes, roads and trails across the Highlands, including the Great Glen Way, the Loch Ness Trail and the North Coast 500. We are not seeking to represent these various trails in a corporate manner, but the Journey Stone should recognise that the artwork will also act as the literal start and end point for these various wayfaring routes.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

High Life Highland, on behalf of The Highland Council, are seeking the services of an artist/s to create a new work in the grounds of Inverness Castle which will act as a focal point for visitors. It will mark the beginning and end of journeys, physical and spiritual, which people have taken/will take across the Highlands on contemporary and ancient routes. Inverness Castle already marks the beginning and end of many wayfaring routes, roads and trails across the Highlands, including the Great Glen Way, the Loch Ness Trail and the North Coast 500. We are not seeking to represent these various trails in a corporate manner, but the Journey Stone should recognise that the artwork will also act as the literal start and end point for these various wayfaring routes.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=FEB470363 |
| Notice type | PCS Notice - Website Contract Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Tender |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 3 Feb 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 10 Mar 2023 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 3 Apr 2023 - 30 May 2025 |
| 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 | Active |
| Lots status | Active |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | HIGH LIFE HIGHLAND |
| Locality | INVERNESS |
| Post town | Inverness |
| Postcode | IV3 5NS |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM2 Highlands and Islands |
| ITL 3 | TLM20 Highlands and Islands |
| Local authority | Highland |
| Electoral ward | Inverness West |
| Westminster constituency | Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire |
| Delivery location | TLM Scotland, TLM62 Inverness and Nairn, Moray, and Badenoch and Strathspey |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 45 - Construction work
- 92 - Recreational, cultural and sporting services

### Codes

- 45212300 - Construction work for art and cultural buildings
- 45212310 - Construction work for buildings relating to exhibitions
- 45212312 - Exhibition centre construction work
- 45212313 - Museum construction work
- 45212314 - Historical monument or memorial construction work
- 45262510 - Stonework
- 45262511 - Stone carving
- 45262512 - Dressed stonework
- 92310000 - Artistic and literary creation and interpretation services
- 92311000 - Works of art
- 92312000 - Artistic services
- 92312200 - Services provided by authors, composers, sculptors, entertainers and other individual artists
- 92312230 - Services provided by sculptors
- 92312250 - Services provided by individual artists
- 92500000 - Library, archives, museums and other cultural services
- 92521000 - Museum services
- 92521100 - Museum-exhibition services

## Release History

- 3 Feb 2023 at 00:00 - Tender - PCS Notice - Website Contract Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=FEB470363

## Documents

- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=FEB470363&idx=1
  3rd February 2023 - Invitation to tender
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=FEB470363&idx=2
  3rd February 2023 - Specification
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=FEB470363&idx=3
  3rd February 2023 - Mandatory documents for submission
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=FEB470363&idx=4
  3rd February 2023 - Instruction on tendering process
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=FEB470363&idx=5
  3rd February 2023 - Conditions of Contract
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=FEB470363
  Inverness Castle - Artist's Commission for the Journey Stone - We are seeking the services of an artist/s to create a new work in the grounds of Inverness Castle which will act as a focal point for visitors. It will mark the beginning and end of journeys, physical and spiritual, which people have taken/will take across the Highlands on contemporary and ancient routes. Inverness Castle already marks the beginning and end of many wayfaring routes, roads and trails across the Highlands, including the Great Glen Way, the Loch Ness Trail and the North Coast 500. We are not seeking to represent these various trails in a corporate manner, but the Journey Stone should recognise that the artwork will also act as the literal start and end point for these various wayfaring routes.

## Notice URLs

- http://
- http://www.highlifehighland.com
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000721455
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/ESPD/ESPD_Download.aspx?id=721455
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=721455
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/sitehelp/help_guides.aspx

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