AC-2026-31 CFT Creative Associate Services for Schools in Alternative Settings

The Arts Council is seeking tenders from suitably qualified individuals and organisations for appointment

AC-2026-31 CFT Creative Associate Services for Schools in Alternative Settings

The Arts Council

## Summary The Arts Council is seeking tenders for a multi-party framework agreement to provide Creative Associate services to schools in alternative settings, including hospital and healthcare settings.

## Scope & Deliverables * Provision of Creative Associate services to support participating schools to place creativity and the arts at the heart of children's and young people's learning, development, and wellbeing. * Services will be provided for a duration of 24 months.

## Key Requirements * Suitably qualified individuals and organisations are eligible to participate. * Tenderers must have experience in providing artistic services, guidance services, or guidance and counselling services. * Tenderers must demonstrate their ability to support participating schools in alternative settings.

## Commercials & Timeline * Estimated value: €117,000 (excluding VAT) * Submission deadline: Friday 19th June 2026, 12:00 PM IST * Contract duration: 24 months

## How to Bid * Electronic submission is required. * Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted in English through the eTenders website. * Tenderers may submit more than one tender.

## Bid Considerations * This procurement is suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). * The estimated value of €117,000 may be a relatively low-risk opportunity for organisations with relevant experience. * However, tenderers must carefully review the evaluation process and selection criteria to ensure they meet the requirements.

Open procedure. Any interested supplier may submit a tender. There is no shortlisting stage — all compliant bids received by the deadline are evaluated against the published award criteria. It is the most common route for Irish public contracts and is open to SMEs and new entrants.

The Arts Council has 4 tender(s) tracked on TenderScout. On the EU TED record this buyer has awarded 17 contract(s) worth around €2,158,330.

Recent awarded suppliers include Sinead Dowling, Irma Grothuis, Aboutface Consulting Ltd., Bid and Tender Management Services Limited (trading as Public Procurement Services), Visual Artists Ireland.