Official UK procurement notice
Cultural Performance - Giant Dreams
Authority: Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionA supplier to deliver the Giant dreams cultural event and performance in the borough of Nuneaton and Bedworth.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedProcedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Direct award
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Light touch regime
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 29 Apr 2026, 19:43 BST
- Last source update
- 2 Jul 2026, 13:17 BST
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-062249- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-066badFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Single Suppliers Unique Work Art Performance; Urgency
- Published justification
Single supplier - unique work of art or performance
Extreme and unavoidable urgency
During the National Year of Reading 2026, The Council will partner with The Supplier to host Giant Dreams - Phase 1 (the initial stage of the Giant Dreams, March-December 2026). This will build on the previous collaborations for Sanctuary (2022) & Creative Explorers (2023-2025).The Council will act as the test-bed for activities ahead of national scaling, positioning the region at the heart of creative practice in an ambitious, UK-wide project. The Council will also feature as a stop on the tour route in Phase 2 (January-September 2027).
- Risks
Funding being pulled.
Delivery timescales not achieved.
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 17 Mar 2026- Transparency notice published17 Mar 2026, 08:47 GMTUK5
- Contract award notice published29 Apr 2026, 19:43 BSTUK6
- Contract signature expected12 May 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published2 Jul 2026, 13:17 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARTICHOKE TRUSTVCSE12 May 2026 – 11 May 2028 | £750,000 | 29 Apr 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · ARTICHOKE TRUSTVCSE
- Signed
- 25 May 2026
- Value
- £750,000
- Period
- 25 May 2026 – 11 May 2028
- Status
- active
No agreed KPIs: Below £5m.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- ARTICHOKE TRUSTAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender