Awarded 10 September 2026
ECC049 - Words and Worlds (Artist in Residence)
Middlesbrough Council · North East
Arts workshops tenders and contracts
UK public sector, covering 600+ buyer sites
68 contracts awarded in the 24 months to 12 October 2026
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Updated 12 October 2026 · compiled by BidSkim Limited · How we count
Arts workshops contracts ,
68 contracts across the UK, of any size
Recently awarded
The latest arts workshops contracts awarded
Awarded 9 September 2026
PURCHASE OF PtW Adult Art Club
Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council · Yorkshire and the Humber
Awarded 7 September 2026
PH077 - Phase 2 of Borderlands delivery across South Tees
Middlesbrough Council · North East
Awarded 25 August 2026
Soft Market Testing - Provision of a Care-experienced Dance Group in Nottinghamshire
Nottinghamshire County Council · East Midlands
Awarded 28 July 2026
Boston Illuminate Parade Delivery
East Lindsey District Council · North East
Who wins · 24 months to October 2026
MayWe Events won the most arts workshops contracts by value
Each dot is one contract, coloured by who bought it.
CouncilsNHS and healthOther public bodies
| Rank | Contractor | Contracts won, by buyer | Contracts | Value won | Buyers | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1joint | MayWe Events Northern Ireland · See every contract | 3 | £921k | 2 | ||
| 1joint | Care to Dance East Midlands · SME · See every contract | 3 | £79k | 2 | ||
| 3joint | TRIGGER PRODUCTIONS LTD South East · SME · See every contract | 2 | £220k | 1 | ||
| 3joint | University of Lincoln North East · See every contract | 2 | £91k | 2 | ||
| 3joint | Span Arts Wales · See every contract | 2 | £19k | 1 | ||
| 3joint | People Speak Up Wales · See every contract | 2 | Not published | 1 | ||
| 7joint | ALEF TRUST CIC North West · See every contract | 1 | £234k | 1 | ||
| 7joint | Crewecreates CIC North West · SME · See every contract | 1 | £164k | 1 | ||
| 7joint | The Cultural Spring North East · SME · See every contract | 1 | £135k | 1 | ||
| 7joint | ARTS EKTA Northern Ireland · See every contract | 1 | £117k | 1 |
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Who buys
Councils award 75% of arts workshops contracts
Contracts with a published value in the last 24 months, from the type of buyer to the size of the contract.
10 buyers bought arts workshops more than once in the last 24 months
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Few and big, or many and small
Each dot is a buyer: how many arts workshops contracts it awarded against what they were worth. The busiest and biggest are named.
CouncilsNHS and healthOther public bodies
Top buyers by contracts awarded
| Rank | Buyer | Contracts | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hywel Dda University Health Board | 7 | £148k |
| 2 | Newry, Mourne and Down District Council | 7 | £79k |
| 3 | Derry City and Strabane District Council | 5 | £242k |
| 4 | Newark And Sherwood District Council | 5 | £53k |
| 5 | East Lindsey District Council | 4 | £118k |
| 6 | Belfast City Council | 3 | £987k |
| 7 | Middlesbrough Council | 3 | £99k |
| 8 | Portsmouth City Council | 2 | £220k |
| 9 | NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership | 2 | £56k |
| 10 | Nottinghamshire County Council | 2 | £46k |
Prices
Half of arts workshops contracts are worth less than £30k
Every contract with a published value, on a log scale, coloured by who bought it.
CouncilsNHS and healthOther public bodies
The 10 biggest contracts hold 58% of the money
Coloured by who bought it.
- Belfast City CouncilMayWe Events · 11 Mar 2025
- St Helens Borough CouncilALEF TRUST CIC · 8 May 2025
- Belfast City CouncilMayWe Events · 13 Jun 2025
- Cheshire East CouncilCrewecreates CIC · 5 Dec 2024
- South Tyneside CouncilThe Cultural Spring · 23 Jan 2026
- Derry City and Strabane District CouncilARTS EKTA · 21 Nov 2024
- Portsmouth City CouncilTRIGGER PRODUCTIONS LTD · 22 May 2026
- Portsmouth City CouncilTRIGGER PRODUCTIONS LTD · 7 May 2026
- Rossendale Borough CouncilThe Whitaker Organisation · 8 Jun 2026
- Belfast City CouncilThe Bright Umbrella Drama Co. Ltd · 12 Mar 2026
Where and when
Northern Ireland awards the most arts workshops contracts. March and May are the busiest months.
Contracts by region and by month awarded. Click a region to filter the page.
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| Region | Contracts | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Northern Ireland | 16 | £1.3m |
| Wales | 10 | £252k |
| North East | 8 | £361k |
| East Midlands | 8 | £124k |
| London | 5 | £119k |
| North West | 4 | £533k |
| West Midlands | 4 | £120k |
| South East | 4 | £295k |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | 3 | £37k |
| South West | 1 | £25k |
| East of England | 0 | Not published |
| Scotland | 0 | Not published |
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Deadlines
Half of arts workshops tenders close within 28 days of being published
Each dot is a arts workshops tender published across the UK in the last 24 months, by how many days it was open. 85% closed within a month. Spot one a week late and 25% of the time to respond has gone.
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Key findings
- 28 days
is how long the typical arts workshops tender is open, from publication to deadline.
Median of 48 UK arts workshops tenders published in the last 24 months. - 2
new arts workshops tenders are published across the UK in a typical month.
51 in the last 24 months. - 58%
of the money is in the 10 biggest arts workshops contracts.
Of 61 contracts with a published value. - 72%
of arts workshops contracts are won by SMEs.
As recorded by the buyer, on 39 award notices. - 41%
of arts workshops contracts are awarded in March and May.
28 of 68 contracts.
Questions
How many arts workshops contracts does the UK public sector award?
68 in the 24 months to 12 October 2026, from 38 public buyers.
How long are arts workshops tenders open for?
The median arts workshops tender is open for 28 days from publication to deadline.
How much is a typical public sector arts workshops contract worth?
The median is £30k, and 98% are worth less than £250k.
Which buyers award the most arts workshops contracts?
Councils award 75% of them.
What is included
Artists and arts organisations running workshops, residencies and creative projects that involve residents, young people and communities in making work, including arts-for-wellbeing activity.
- Community arts projects
- Youth creative programmes and Arts Award
- Artist and writing residencies
- Creative engagement for schools and communities
- Carnival arts and community parades
- Participatory photography and drama
What is not included
- Commissioned artworks (mkt.arts.public-art-commissions)
- Producing the parade or carnival event itself (mkt.events.outdoor-event-and-festival-production)
- Curriculum-linked arts, cultural and heritage learning for schools (another industry: edu.enrich.arts-cultural-and-heritage-learning)
- Music education hubs and instrumental tuition (another industry: edu.enrich.music-education-and-instrumental-tuition)
- Social prescribing link services (another industry: soc.prev.social-prescribing)
- Art therapy by registered therapists (another industry: healthcare)