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title: "ECC049 - Words and Worlds (Artist in Residence)"
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# ECC049 - Words and Worlds (Artist in Residence)

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/ecc049-words-and-worlds-artist-in-residence-ocds-h6vhtk-06f65a). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Middlesbrough Council: "ECC049 - Words and Worlds (Artist in Residence)". Published status: complete. Contract Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Middlesbrough Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/middlesbrough-council-ons-e06000002)
- **Contract Value (direct award):** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Below threshold - without competition
- **Main Category:** Not published
- **Classifications (CPV):** None published
- **Delivery Location:** UKC12
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £29,030 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/ecc049-words-and-worlds-artist-in-residence-ocds-h6vhtk-06f65a#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-06f65a`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/ecc049-words-and-worlds-artist-in-residence-ocds-h6vhtk-06f65a#tl-md)

## Description
Works & Worlds is a bespoke methodology developed and delivered by the awarded supplier. The project model, workshop structure, editorial process, anthology production approach and celebration event format has been refined through multiple successful iterations.
The project's success is directly linked to this established approach, which combines creative writing facilitation, oral storytelling, community engagement, editorial development, publishing and participant celebration in a distinctive format. Replicating this model through another provider would require significant investment, and redevelopment. Not only would this be costly, but it would risk losing the authenticity and impact that have become synonymous with the awarded supplier.
The primary aim of the project is to amplify voices that are often underrepresented in mainstream cultural activity and will seek to work with individuals who:
• Have limited confidence in creative writing
• Have complex relationships with formal education
• Have varying literacy levels
• May speak multiple languages
• Have experienced social exclusion or marginalisation.
Delivery requires skilled and experienced facilitators, who can create safe, inclusive and accessible environments. The project's ethos preserves participants' authentic voices, ensuring contributors feel ownership of their stories and represented within the final publication/showcase.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 92000000, 98000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKC
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB

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

  - Supplier(s): **MUSTARD STORIES ARTS CIC**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-COH:14111506`
  - Value: £29,030 † (exc. VAT)

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

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £29,030
  - Signed Date: 11/08/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F085690-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-09-10T09:10:27.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T17:55:53.926Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-06f65a