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# Commissioning of an Artist for the Queen Elizabeth II Figurative Sculpture (Bust), Armagh

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/commissioning-of-an-artist-for-the-queen-elizabeth-ii-figurative-sculpture-bust-armagh-ocds-h6vhtk-05d3ac). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council: "Commissioning of an Artist for the Queen Elizabeth II Figurative Sculpture (Bust), Armagh". Published status: complete. Published Value: £84,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 5 Dec 2025, 16:00 GMT. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/armagh-city-banbridge-and-craigavon-borough-council-ons-n09000002)
- **Published Value:** £84,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 5 December 2025 at 16:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Below threshold - open competition
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Artistic and literary creation and interpretation services, Artistic services, Services provided by authors, composers, sculptors, entertainers and other individual artists, Works of art
- **Delivery Location:** Not published
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £84,000 (inc. VAT; no net value published, 1 contract)
- **Official Documents:** 3 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/commissioning-of-an-artist-for-the-queen-elizabeth-ii-figurative-sculpture-bust-armagh-ocds-h6vhtk-05d3ac#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-05d3ac`

## Before you bid
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- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
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- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

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## Submission
- **Submission method:** www.etendersni.gov.uk/

## Description
Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council is seeking an experienced and
suitably qualified artist to produce a high-quality permanent, figurative sculpture (Bust) of
Queen Elizabeth II to recognise the life and service of the late Monarch. The bust would
be in the medium of the artist's choice and placed on top of a plinth to include a plaque
(text to be agreed with Council) which may be incorporated into the plinth. The memorial
would be located within the Palace Chapel, Armagh. The materials would be considered
as part of the artist's commission with the preferred option and final designs being agreed
and signed off by Council. It's also proposed that the memorial would be officially
recognised. Therefore, it is considered that approval for any memorial in any form may be
required from the Cabinet Office and this may be a requirement in terms of any potential
unveiling or inauguration. The sculpture (Bust) must be a 'lifelike' representation and be
immediately recognisable to interested parties and tourists alike, becoming integrated into
the historic fabric of Armagh.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 92310000, 92311000, 92312000, 92312200

- **Estimated Value:** £84,000

- **Contract Period:** 26/01/2026 to 22/01/2027

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Jethro Crabb**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-182316`
  - Value: £84,000 † (inc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** Commissioning of an Artist for the Queen Elizabeth II Figurative Sculpture (Bust), Armagh (active)
  - Signed Value: £84,000
  - Signed Date: 19/04/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F068321-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-05-27T14:22:28.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-23T03:23:30.281Z
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