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Durham Book Festival 25/26- Programming & Delivery

Durham County Council

Buyer Contact Info

Buyer Name: Durham County Council

Buyer Address: County Hall, Durham, Durham, DH1 5UQ, United Kingdom

Contact Name: Zoe Embleton

Contact Email: Zoe.Embleton@durham.gov.uk

Contact Telephone: +44 0

Status
complete
Procedure
limited
Value
130000.0 GBP
Published
24 Jun 2025, 07:31
Deadline
01 Sep 2024, 22:59
Contract Start
01 Jan 2025, 00:00
Contract End
31 Dec 2026, 23:59
Category
services
CPV
79950000 - Exhibition, fair and congress organisation services
Region
n/a
Awarded To
New Writing North
Official Source
Open Contracts Finder

Description

Durham Book Festival (DBF) is a Durham County Council event produced by New Writing North with support from Durham University and Arts Council England (ACE). Alongside Brass and Lumiere, DBF forms a key part of DCC's status as an NPO with ACE. To maintain continuity and consistency we are seeking to extend the existing 2 year contract with New Writing North by 2 years to cover the festivals in 2025 and 2026, which will take us to the end of the existing NPO period with ACE. We feel that New Writing North stands alone as the best delivery vehicle for the festival and have delivered to consistently high standards.

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