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PROCUREMENT OPPORTUNITY

Forth Street Tunnel Artwork (Central Gateway Project)

Newcastle City Council · Tender notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 1 Oct 2026, 20:26.

Opportunity overview

As part of the wider Central Gateway Project, Newcastle City Council is undertaking a 2 stage open call process to appoint an artist to design and paint artwork into the Forth Street tunnel. The briefs will be shared Creative Central Newcastle artists networks and promoted across arts opportunity websites and portals to provide significant reach. The tender brief will be shared on platforms including: - Art Rabbit website - Arts Council - Arts Jobs website - Creative Central NCL website, and promoted social media channels - Creative Central NCL newsletter - Social media platforms such as Culture Vulture. The intention is for the artwork to enhance the public realm as part of the wider Central Gateway Project.

Classification

  • CPV37820000 — Art supplies
  • CPV92310000 — Artistic and literary creation and interpretation services
  • CPV92320000 — Arts-facility operation services

Lots

  • Lot 1£35k

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
ocds-h6vhtk-069948
Status
active
Procurement Method
open
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - open competition
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
No
How to submit
Submissions are to be made via email, as detailed in the brief. Brief to be found on Creative Central NCL website https://creativecentralncl.co.uk/opportunities/. Send your application to info@creativecentralncl.co.uk and make sure you put Forth Street Tunnel in the subject line.

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Submission terms

Electronic Submission Policy
allowed

Tender Period

Ends
10 Jun 2026, 09:00

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
active

Value

Including VAT
42,000
Amount
35,000
Currency
GBP

Suitability

Sme
Yes
Vcse
Yes

Contract period

Starts
1 Aug 2026, 00:00
Ends
1 Apr 2027, 23:59

Award criteria

Description
Information about award criteria in the brief supplied.

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
37820000
Description
Art supplies
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
92310000
Description
Artistic and literary creation and interpretation services
Entry 3
Scheme
CPV
Id
92320000
Description
Arts-facility operation services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKC2
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
046141-2026
Document Type
tenderNotice
Notice Type
UK4
Description
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Published
20 May 2026, 10:17
Format
text/html

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Newcastle City Council
Id
GB-PPON-PBHM-6848-TWYG

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PBHM-6848-TWYG

Address

Street Address
Civic Centre
Locality
Newcastle Upon Tyne
Postal Code
NE1 8QH
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKC22

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - sub-central government

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Newcastle Upon Tyne · UKC22 · NE1 8QH · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKC2 · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

2 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

2 VERSIONS
  1. 044617-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 046141-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·