Creative Skills Programme for Young People in Rawtenstall, Waterfoot and Crawshawbooth

Rossendale Borough Council
North West
Open procedure
20 July 2026 to 31 March 2030

Design and delivery of a four-year creative skills programme for young people across three specific locations. The scope includes facilitating practical creative workshops, coordinating an annual youth-led creative event, and establishing partnerships with local schools, youth services, and creative practitioners. The provider must implement robust monitoring and evaluation frameworks to track progression into employment, training, or enterprise.

Open the official notice

Awarded value: £90k; As published
Published: 13 April 2026; Find a Tender
Awarded: 8 June 2026; The Whitaker Organisation
Contract length: 44 months; Ends 31 March 2030

What the buyer is asking for

Provision of youth-focused creative skills development programmes, including community engagement, event management, and pathways into creative industry employment.

Lifecycle

Publishedon Find a Tender
13 April 2026
Contract awardedto The Whitaker Organisation
8 June 2026
Contract starts
20 July 2026
Contract ends
31 March 2030

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How it compares

3.1× the typical arts workshops contract (£29k).

Cite this contract

Link: https://bidskim.com/tender/1097361/creative-skills-programme-for-young-people-in-rawtenstall-waterfoot-and-crawshaw
Buyer reference: PR0033
Open contracting ID: ocds-h6vhtk-0680a2
Source: Find a Tender
Last checked: 12 October 2026

Rossendale Borough Council. Creative Skills Programme for Young People in Rawtenstall, Waterfoot and Crawshawbooth. Contract award, 13 April 2026. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/1097361/creative-skills-programme-for-young-people-in-rawtenstall-waterfoot-and-crawshaw (accessed 12 October 2026).