WOVEN in Kirklees - Festival Curation and Development

Kirklees Council
Yorkshire and the Humber
Direct award
20 April 2026 to 19 April 2028

Festival curation and development for WOVEN by HATCH spanning the 2026/27 and 2027/28 financial years. Includes leadership and delivery through an organisational development period to enable the successful delivery of the full festival edition in 2027, supporting community wellbeing and skills development.

Open the official notice

Awarded value: £100k; As published
Published: 3 September 2026
Awarded: 3 September 2026; Incubating Arts CIC
Contract length: 24 months; Ends 19 April 2028

What the contract covers

Fixed Price contract

Festival curation, development, and cultural programming services for community arts and heritage events

Continuation and development of WOVEN by HATCH for the 2026/27 and 2027/28 financial years
Providing continuity of leadership and delivery through a defined period of organisational development, and enabling the successful delivery of the next full festival edition in 2027

Terms and requirements

Contract type: Fixed Price contract
Procedure: Direct award
Initial term: 24 months
Contract dates: 20 April 2026 to 19 April 2028
Certifications asked for: None stated
Lots: 1
Suitable for SMEs: Not stated
CPV codes: 79952000, 79953000

Services in this contract

Curation and cultural programmingMain service£30k typicalFestival curation and development for the WOVEN festival in Kirklees

Lifecycle

Published
3 September 2026
Contract awardedto Incubating Arts CIC
3 September 2026
Contract starts
20 April 2026
Contract ends
19 April 2028

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Kirklees Council

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Incubating Arts CIC

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Cite this contract

Link: https://bidskim.com/tender/3863665/woven-in-kirklees-festival-curation-and-development
Buyer reference: KMCCW-132
Open contracting ID: ocds-h6vhtk-06f0d9
Last checked: 5 November 2026

Kirklees Council. WOVEN in Kirklees - Festival Curation and Development. Contract award, 3 September 2026. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/3863665/woven-in-kirklees-festival-curation-and-development (accessed 5 November 2026).