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    ContractsFreelance Evaluator - Storytellers NPO Cultural Programme
    Awarded contract

    Freelance Evaluator - Storytellers NPO Cultural Programme

    Awarded
    £17k
    Published 17 Jun 2026

    Evaluate a diverse cultural programme combining festivals, public art, workshops, and community projects designed to boost participation, wellbeing, and artistic development across towns and rural communities.

    🇬🇧United Kingdom· EnglandPublished 17 Jun 2026· 2 months agoviaFind a Tender
    Awarded
    £17k
    Published 17 Jun 2026

    Decision brief

    4 fields
    • Contract value
      £16,950
      Pounds sterling
    • Closing date
      Rolling
      No closing date published
    • Sector
      Other
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    • Location
      🇬🇧United Kingdom
      England

    Suppliers

    1 supplier
    • AA
      THE AUDIENCE AGENCY
    Lead contractor

    Lifecycle

    Awarded

    Contract awarded. Originally published 2 months ago.

    17 June 2026
    Awarded — no open tender advertised

    Brief

    Storytellers NPO seeks a freelance evaluator to assess a comprehensive cultural programme running until 31 March 2027 (with potential extension to 2028, subject to funding). The programme encompasses light festivals and illuminated events, outdoor arts activities, public art commissions, community co-creation projects, participation workshops, and cross-artform creative engagement in towns and rural communities. The evaluator will measure impact across key objectives: increasing cultural participation, strengthening community pride in place, supporting artist development, improving wellbeing, and engaging diverse audiences. This is a fixed-price contract from sign-off until 31 March 2027, with potential for one-year extension if additional funding is secured.

    Track record

    6 awards · 6 winners
    Open field

    No single supplier dominates the field.

    In this category, East Lindsey District Council has awarded 6 contracts to 6 suppliers.

    Who wins here
    1. PARADIGM ARTS LIMITED1× · 17%
    2. SDNA LTD1× · 17%
    3. SQUIDSOUP LIMITED1× · 17%
    4. THE SESSIONS HOUSE CIC1× · 17%
    5. TAPPIN' IN LTD1× · 17%
    6. THE AUDIENCE AGENCY1× · 17%

    Across this category, the most active winners are MAGNA VITAE, WILLMOTT DIXON CONSTRUCTION LIMITED, TRIGGER PRODUCTIONS LTD — the field to beat, or your route in as a partner.

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    Publisher
    UK Cabinet Office
    Licence
    OGL v3.0
    Source
    find-tender.service.gov.uk
    Record ID
    ocds-h6vhtk-06b759
    EL
    Buyer
    East Lindsey District Council
    Sector
    Other