Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13bde-2adf-7234-9162-cc115b14fcbc/orchard-street-tunnel-artwork-central-gateway-project closed GB open procedure Suitable for SMEs # Orchard Street Tunnel Artwork (Central Gateway Project) [Newcastle City Council](https://tendernation.io/buyers/newcastle-city-council) Pays 94% within 30 days Estimated value £36,000 Published 14 May 2026 Deadline Closed 10 Jun 2026 ## Who can bid - Buyer says suitable for SMEs The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid. - Buyer says suitable for VCSEs The buyer ticked “suitable for voluntary, community and social enterprises” on the notice. - Below-threshold contract Buyers cannot shortlist bidders on suitability before tenders are in, so everyone gets to submit a bid (except some larger works contracts). [Procurement Act 2023, section 85](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/section/85) - Open procedure Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage. [More contracts for small businesses and VCSEs](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/for-small-businesses) ## About this tender As part of the wider Central Gateway Project, Newcastle City Council is undertaking a 2 stage open call process to appoint an artist to design and paint artwork into the Orchard Street tunnel. The briefs will be shared Creative Central Newcastle artists networks and promoted across arts opportunity websites and portals to provide significant reach. The tender brief will be shared on platforms including: - Art Rabbit website - Arts Council - Arts Jobs website - Creative Central NCL website, and promoted social media channels - Creative Central NCL newsletter - Social media platforms such as Culture Vulture. The intention is for the artwork to enhance the public realm as part of the wider Central Gateway Project. ## CPV classification Art supplies Artistic and literary creation and interpretation services Arts-facility operation services Source Find a Tender (UK) · Notice ocds-h6vhtk-06994d-2026-05-14T18:02:01+01:00 [View official notice](https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/ocds-h6vhtk-06994d-2026-05-14T18:02:01+01:00) Never miss a tender like this again Get AI summaries, deadline alerts and a bid pipeline for tenders matched to your business. Free to start. [Track tenders free](https://tendernation.io/register) [Buyer profile Newcastle City Council: past awards and live tenders](https://tendernation.io/buyers/newcastle-city-council) [Sector More Musical, sports & leisure equipment tenders](https://tendernation.io/sectors/musical-sports-leisure-equipment) ## More tenders like this [Toys – 262075/VV/DCAMG-AO-Fourniture de jeux et jouets · Ville de Valence · 28 days left · 16 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-8ccb-713f-b789-3f3dcb8e6fd3/france-toys-262075vvdcamg-ao-fourniture-de-jeux-et-jouets) [Fitness equipments – Dostawa wyposażenia sprzętowego z podziałem na 5 części · Uniwersytet Medyczny W Białymstoku · 31 days left · 19 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-8af2-73b5-ba28-6c23b07f94e4/poland-fitness-equipments-dostawa-wyposazenia-sprzetowego-z-podzialem-na-5-c) [Playground equipment – Utworzenie trzech punktów turystycznych na terenie gminy Milanów w ramach projektu pn. "Poprawa atrakcyjności turystycznej i rozwój marki terytorialnej Doliny Zielawy · Gmina Milanów · 32 days left · 20 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-7d1d-718f-9516-38c0dc4d28ca/poland-playground-equipment-utworzenie-trzech-punktow-turystycznych-na-teren) [Ice maintenance machines – Zakup lodowiska mobilnego wraz z niezbędną infrastrukturą w Gminie Miejskiej Jarosław w ramach zadania „Fizyczna odnowa przestrzeni publicznych Gmin MOF Jarosław – Przeworsk” - 2 części · Gmina Miejska Jarosław · 4 days left · 23 Oct 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-1f7d-71eb-ac02-3a6cc452d075/poland-ice-maintenance-machines-zakup-lodowiska-mobilnego-wraz-z-niezbedna-i) [Playground equipment – Kahden uniikin leikkivälineen hankinta Lappeenrannan kaupungille · Lappeenrannan kaupunki · 42 days left · 30 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-58f3-717a-a4a8-e0cdea8cb1e7/finland-playground-equipment-kahden-uniikin-leikkivalineen-hankinta-lappeenr) [Dry suits – Aankoop van droogpakken voor loodsen · Vlaamse Overheid · 35 days left · 23 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-9762-708b-91d6-b13184a184a8/belgium-dry-suits-aankoop-van-droogpakken-voor-loodsen)