Forth Street Tunnel Artwork (Central Gateway Project)
Estimated value
£35k
Awarded value
—
Suppliers
0
Lots
1
Published
20 May 2026
Description
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.
Scope
- Reference
- ocds-h6vhtk-069948
- Total value
- £35,000 excluding VAT£42,000 including VATBelow the relevant threshold
- Commercial tool
- Standalone contract
- Contract dates
- 31 Jul 2026 to 01 Apr 2027
- Main category
- services
- CPV classifications
- 378200009231000092320000
- Contract locations
- North East England, United Kingdom
- Particular suitability
- Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)
Submission & procedure
- Submission deadline
- 10 Jun 2026, 8:00 am
- Submission address
- 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.
- Electronic submission
- Yes
- Procedure
- Below threshold - open competition