Deadline 22nd January 2021

The Grimsby Creates Creative Programme has funds available to procure up to four major strands of creative activity which will take place in Grimsby over the next two years. The four funded projects could include one off events, or a series of activities, artists’ residences or public art. The vital aim is that work is of a scale and ambition which hasn’t been seen in Grimsby before.

If you’re a creative individual or organisation that wishes to get involved in this great opportunity, there is an engagement session with the team to find out about the official procurement process, tender documents, how to use the e-tendering system and a brief overview of the upcoming tender. A formal tender process will follow shortly.

This will take the form of a virtual live event via Microsoft Teams on Friday 22nd January 11am to 12.30pm.

If you are interested in attending this event, please provide the following details to: Procurement@nelincs.gov.uk

For more information, please click here for the Proactis website.

Deadline 5th February 2021

Lincolnshire County Council will be undertaking a request for quotes process. This service will help LCC meet its aims and objectives set out in the Community Engagement Strategy 2018-2023. The service will ensure that people with learning disabilities are informed and engaged, can do things for themselves, can access resources and take action, assets are recognised, protected and celebrated.

The successful provider will be responsible for supporting LCC to hear the voice of, and be influenced by, the views of people with learning disabilities. This will be achieved both through the structured network of meetings as part of the Learning Disability Partnership, and engagement activity outside the partnership.

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Deadline 22nd December 2020

Workspace in the Kasbah (Creative Workspace) Preliminary Market Consultation (PMC) allows local authorities and other contracting authorities in the public sector, to engage with a market. PMC is designed to encourage the commercial and voluntary sectors to engage with the development process before a procurement is released. The Authority is considering the potential for how a creative hub of building/s on Grimsby’s historical Kasbah can be best managed. 

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Deadline 31st December 2020

Hull: Yorkshire’s Maritime City (H:YMC) is a £30 million regeneration project to reinterpret the city’s maritime past, using an extraordinary resource including historic buildings, collections, ships and people to tell the story of Hull’s contribution to the past and highlight the City’s maritime future. The project is jointly funded by Hull City Council (HCC) and the National Lottery Heritage Fund.

A key element of this project will be the conservation, renovation and refurbishment of two of Hull’s most iconic and historic ships, The Arctic Corsair trawler and The Spurn Light Vessel. HCC is now looking to appoint a contractor to undertake the sensitive conservation work required to ensure that these ships can continue to tell their stories for the next hundred years and more.

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Deadline 10th December 2020

North East Lincolnshire Council (NELC) wishes to commission the services of a consultancy team to undertake an independent evaluation of the £12m Growing the Humber – Business Investment Programme 2015 – 2020 and produce an Evaluation Report with a separate set of Case Studies.

This Humber wide programme was launched by the Humber Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) in April 2015 and has been delivered through a partnership agreement between the Authority and the LEP.

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Deadline 21st December 2020

Categories:

• Construction work
• Recreational, cultural and sporting services

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Expression of Interest open till 15th January 2022

North East Lincolnshire Council is inviting providers to participate in a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for Provision of Apprenticeship Training Programmes. The DPS will also be used by North Lincolnshire Council.

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Deadline 7th December 2020

North East Lincolnshire Council (the Authority) on behalf of Grimsby Creates, the Cultural Development Fund programme for Grimsby, wishes to commission a Festival Director to lead the development and delivery of the inaugural ‘Grimsby Festival of the Sea 2021’.

A maximum budget of £10,000 excluding VAT, is being offered for the role of Festival Director, financed by the Cultural Development Fund (CDF). 

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Deadline 14th December 2020

North Lincolnshire Council is seeking to establish a framework with a single Provider to deliver the Northern Forest Tree Planting Scheme.

The Provider shall have experience of delivering large scale tree-planting programmes with volunteers, such as in the context of Defra and/or Community Forest Schemes. North Lincolnshire Council has set an initial target of 110,000 trees to be planted in 2020/21, with a requirement for two years’ tree aftercare and there is the potential for further tree planting in subsequent years subject to additional funding being secured.

Experience gained through the National Forest, Northern Forest and Council projects has demonstrated the value of involving local people in tree planting projects. The Provider shall be responsible for delivering the following:

• the supply, delivery and planting of trees
• temporary storage or heeling in of trees prior to planting
• the aftercare of trees for a two year maintenance period including weeding, staking, shelter maintenance and beating up
• the recruitment, training, leadership and direct supervision of volunteers for tree planting and maintenance
• providing vehicles, hand tools and power tools appropriate for tree planting operations
• provide sufficient supervisory capacity to deliver a large number of large volunteer-led tree planting schemes.

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