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Durham County Council

Durham Book Festival 25/26- Programming & Delivery

Business ServicesCPV 79950000 79952000
Value£130k
Awarded1 Sept 2024
Published24 Jun 2025
RegionLondon
Outcome — awarded

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£130ktotal contract value
median £66k
this tender£0£1.6m

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The brief

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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Durham Book Festival (DBF) is a Durham

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).

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OCID
9899684f-2e6c-4c1f-bde3-356b1f7ea290
Stage
contract · Contract
Source
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Buyer ref
DCC001-DN743951-31969120
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