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    ContractsBooks Alive! Interactive Art Trail - Southport Town Centre
    Awarded contract

    Books Alive! Interactive Art Trail - Southport Town Centre

    Awarded
    £85k
    Published 8 Jun 2026

    Join the artistic consortium leading the Books Alive interactive art trail, bringing specialist artists and creatives together to design and deliver engaging installations across Southport Town Centre.

    🇬🇧United Kingdom· EnglandPublished 8 Jun 2026· 2 months agoviaFind a Tender
    Awarded
    £85k
    Published 8 Jun 2026

    Decision brief

    4 fields
    • Contract value
      £85,000
      Pounds sterling
    • Closing date
      Rolling
      No closing date published
    • Sector
      Other
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    • Location
      🇬🇧United Kingdom
      England

    Suppliers

    1 supplier
    • MC
      Make CIC
    Lead contractor

    Lifecycle

    Awarded

    Contract awarded. Originally published 2 months ago.

    8 June 2026
    Awarded — no open tender advertised

    Brief

    Make CIC is seeking to lead an artistic consortium for the Books Alive project, a cultural events programme creating an interactive art installation trail in Southport Town Centre, Liverpool City Region. The project requires coordination of specialist artists, makers, and creatives to develop, fabricate, and deliver a series of engaging public art installations. Participating creatives will work collaboratively to design and implement interactive art pieces that bring the Books Alive theme to life, transforming the town centre into an immersive cultural experience. This is an opportunity for established artists and makers with proven expertise in their respective fields to contribute to a high-profile regional cultural initiative.

    Track record

    1 award · 1 winner
    Thin record

    Only 1 prior award here — too little to read.

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    Publisher
    UK Cabinet Office
    Licence
    OGL v3.0
    Source
    find-tender.service.gov.uk
    Record ID
    ocds-h6vhtk-06afac
    SC
    Buyer
    SEFTON COUNCIL
    Sector
    Other