Sport, culture & leisure in North East
Public sector contract notices in sport, culture & leisure covering North East, from Find a Tender.
Sport, culture & leisure notices in North East
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Events & Activities Countywide
Durham County Council is setting up an open framework for delivering events, attractions, entertainment and community engagement activities across County Durham. Work ranges from individual activities and performers to large-scale public events and festivals, initially supporting the Pride in Place programme.
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Newcastle Christmas Market - Market Design and Decoration
Newcastle City Council wants a provider to design and decorate their Christmas market for December 2026, and then install, maintain and remove the decorations. There's an option to extend into Christmas 2027.
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Y7 Resilience Camp 2027
Resilience Multi-Academy Trust needs an outdoor education provider to run eight back-to-back residential camps for Year 7 students in September 2027, each lasting 2.5 days and hosting up to 120 students plus staff. The provider must supply all accommodation, catering, activities, instruction, equipment and facilities.
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Corporate Design Services Framework
Newcastle City Council is seeking a framework of up to 6 suppliers per lot to deliver corporate design and creative services through mini-competitions. The framework runs for a maximum of 4 years with optional extensions.
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Operator for Kirkleatham Walled Garden Catering and Events Facility
Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council wants a single operator to run Kirkleatham Walled Garden as a catering and events venue, including admissions, retail, weddings and hire. The contract is a concession for 5 years with an option to extend for another 5 years.
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Orchard Street Tunnel Artwork (Central Gateway Project)
Newcastle City Council is running a two-stage open call to commission an artist to design and paint artwork in the Orchard Street tunnel as part of the Central Gateway Project. The work is intended to enhance the public realm.
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Forth Street Tunnel Artwork (Central Gateway Project)
Newcastle City Council is running a two-stage open call to appoint an artist to design and paint artwork in the Forth Street tunnel as part of the Central Gateway Project. The brief will be promoted through arts networks and opportunity platforms to reach artists widely.
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Fun and Food Programme for Children in Receipt of Benefits-related Free School Meals (Summer 2026)
Durham County Council is seeking multiple providers to deliver a summer holiday fun and food programme for school-aged children eligible for benefits-related free school meals. The programme must include food provision, enrichment and physical activities, healthy eating awareness, and family support.
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Appointment of an Exhibition and Interpretation Manufacture and Installation Supplier
Sunderland City Council wants a supplier to manufacture and install exhibition and interpretation elements for F Pit Museum and its Heritage Visitor Centre, including printed display boards, steel totem columns, a 3D concrete map, and AV hardware, based on RIBA4 technical design.
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Maintenance Service Contract for Gym Equipment
Maintenance service for gym equipment across five North Tyneside leisure facilities: Hadrian, Lakeside Centre, Tynemouth Pool, Waves leisure centre, and Parks sports centre.
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Secure Bulk Destruction & Disposal of Confidential Waste
NHS Business Services Authority needs secure bulk destruction and disposal of confidential waste including NHS prescriptions, patient medical records, and waste cardboard. The service generates revenue for the Authority through paper recycling.
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Contract for the provision of a Collections Management System for Archives
Northumberland Archives needs a Collections Management System to manage its catalogue of 30,000+ boxes of archival records. The system must provide staff back-end functionality and public-facing search and browse capabilities.
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Communications Services Framework
Northern Gas Networks is establishing a framework for communications services including market research, advertising, marketing, desktop publishing, photography, publishing, and recreational/cultural/sporting services. The framework is valued at £250,000.
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Event Management Delivery
Spennymoor Town Council wants an event management company to run their annual community outdoor events programme - handling planning, health and safety, security, logistics and programming. The contract runs three years from 2026 to 2029 with a £100,000 annual budget.
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SEND Specific Fun and Food Programme for Children in Receipt of Benefits-related Free School Meals (Easter 2026)
Durham County Council wants multiple providers to run a Fun and Food programme over Easter 2026 for children with SEND who receive benefits-related free school meals. Sessions must include meals, enrichment and physical activities, healthy eating education, and family support.
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Fun and Food Programme for Children in Receipt of Benefits-related Free School Meals (Easter 2026)
Durham County Council wants multiple providers to run Easter holiday sessions combining food, enrichment activities, physical activity and healthy lifestyle education for children on benefits-related free school meals. Organisations can also take fee-paying children to supplement DfE funding.
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PROVISION OF ROLE PLAY ACTING SERVICES- STAGE 1
Northumbria Police wants professional role players to support investigative training programmes. This is stage 1 of a tender process.
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Broadcast Lighting Services Framework
The BBC is establishing a framework for lighting equipment and crew to support productions across its public service, studios, and Studioworks divisions. The framework will supply both equipment and personnel for short, medium, and long-term productions at various locations.
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Provision of Role Play Acting Services - Stage 1
Northumbria Police needs professional role players to support investigative training programmes. This is Stage 1 of a tender process.
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Contract for the provision of a Collections Management System for Archives
Northumberland Archives needs a Collections Management System to manage and provide public access to its catalogue of archival holdings. The system must support both back-end staff workflows and front-end public searching and browsing of descriptive records.
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Contract for Conservation and Collections Management support to Hartlepool Borough Council as part of the Museum of Hartlepool's Tides of Change project
Hartlepool Borough Council needs a collections specialist to develop a conservation management plan for the Museum of Hartlepool's diverse holdings - archaeology, textiles, maritime, archives, and more - as part of their Tides of Change Heritage Lottery project.
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Contract for Conservation and Collections Management support (Paperbased collections to Hartlepool Borough Council as part of the Museum of Hartlepool's Tides of Change project.
Hartlepool Borough Council needs a paper conservator or collections specialist to assess, conserve, and support long-term care of paper-based collections including the Robert Wood Collection of historical ephemera. Work is part of the 'Tides of Change' museum project, subject to successful Delivery Phase funding.
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onservation and Collections Management support (Archaeology, industrial and social history) to Hartlepool Borough Council as part of the Museum of Hartlepool's Tides of Change project.
Hartlepool Borough Council's Museum needs a collections specialist to support conservation, management and interpretation of their archaeology, industrial and social history collections, including the PS Wingfield Castle vessel. The role is part of their 'Tides of Change' Heritage Lottery-funded project.
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Contract for Curatorial, Conservation and Collections Management support (Natural Science) to Hartlepool Borough Council as part of the Museum of Hartlepool's Tides of Change project
Hartlepool Borough Council needs a natural sciences collections specialist to manage and interpret their taxidermy, geology and entomology collections during the development and delivery phases of the Tides of Change museum project.
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Redesign of Captain Cook Birthplace Museum Walkabout Gallery
Middlesbrough Council is redesigning the Walkabout Gallery at the Captain Cook Birthplace Museum. The project involves redesigning the gallery space and its displays.