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# Food Festival Curator

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/food-festival-curator-ocds-h6vhtk-077a38). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Durham County Council: "Food Festival Curator". Published status: active. Published Value: £80,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 23 Oct 2026, 10:00 BST. Published submission portal: www.open-uk.org).

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Durham County Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/durham-county-council-ons-e06000047)
- **Published Value:** £80,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 23 October 2026 at 10:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Event services, Festival organisation services
- **Delivery Location:** UKC14
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/food-festival-curator-ocds-h6vhtk-077a38#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-077a38`

## 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/food-festival-curator-ocds-h6vhtk-077a38#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [open-uk.org)](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.open-uk.org))
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/food-festival-curator-ocds-h6vhtk-077a38#participate

## Description
Durham County Council seeks to appoint a supplier to provide curator services for the Bishop Auckland and Seaham Food Festivals 2027.
Working with the Council's festival team and partners, the provider will support the planning, development and delivery of both festivals.
Services will include festival programming, trader and exhibitor recruitment, performer and activity bookings, marketing support, commercial development, sponsorship opportunities and onsite event delivery.
The supplier will assist in developing programmes aligned to agreed objectives and budgets, including year-round activity; recruit and manage traders, exhibitors and performers; support sponsorship and income generation; contribute to marketing, including development of a refreshed festival brand linked to Visit County Durham; engage with stakeholders and community organisations; support event operations; and provide progress reports, budget monitoring and post-event evaluation.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 79952000, 79953000
- **Delivery regions:** UKC
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £80,000

- **Contract Period:** 02/11/2026 to 27/09/2028
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F090861-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-09-25T09:31:19.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T14:23:29.754Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-077a38