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Durham Book Festival 25/26- Programming & Delivery

Authority: Durham County Council

Negotiated without a call for competition
CPV: Exhibition, fair and congress organisation services (79950000)
Published contract value£130,000Exc. VAT
Contract ends 31 Dec 2026
Awarded to New Writing North
Contract starts 1 Jan 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Durham Book Festival (DBF) is a Durham County Council event produced by New Writing North with support from Durham University and Arts Council England (ACE). Alongside Brass and Lumiere, DBF forms a key part of DCC's status as an NPO with ACE. To maintain continuity and consistency we are seeking to extend the existing 2 year contract with New Writing North by 2 years to cover the festivals in 2025 and 2026, which will take us to the end of the existing NPO period with ACE. We feel that New Writing North stands alone as the best delivery vehicle for the festival and have delivered to consistently high standards.

Published procurement details

Procedure
Negotiated without a call for competition
Buyer reference
DCC001-DN743951-31969120
Category
Services
Tender status
Complete
Award status
Active
Suitable for SMEs
Yes
Suitable for voluntary, community and social enterprises
Yes
Tender deadline
Procurement method
Limited
Additional classifications 1: Reference
79952000
Additional classifications 1: Scheme
CPV
Additional classifications 1: Description
Event services
Item 1: Delivery locations as published
England, United Kingdom

Key dates

Published dates
  1. Award decision
    1 Sept 2024
  2. Contract starts
    1 Jan 2025
  3. Notice published
    24 Jun 2025
  4. Contract ends
    31 Dec 2026

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Suppliers named on the notice

  • New Writing NorthSupplier New Writing North, 120 Squires Building, Northumbria University, Sandyford Road, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 8ST
    Voluntary, community or social enterprise
    No
    Business size
    SME

Official documents & specifications (1)

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Notices published for this procedure

Source record

Source
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Notice language
en
Release reference
ocds-b5fd17-ec7378c8-264a-4eca-85c6-4734d5ef9f3a-2025-06-24T08:31:22+01:00
Published
24 Jun 2025
Latest update
24 Jun 2025
Procedure reference
ocds-b5fd17-ec7378c8-264a-4eca-85c6-4734d5ef9f3a
Contract reference
ocds-b5fd17-ec7378c8-264a-4eca-85c6-4734d5ef9f3a-1