Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a14062-c1df-721f-a289-37ca9ad63820/ireland-education-and-training-services-training-and-skills-development-for Open for bids IE open procedure Suitable for SMEs # Education and training services – Training and Skills Development for Festival Makers [Create (C.A.F.E. Company Limited by Guarantee)](https://tendernation.io/buyers/create-cafe-company-limited-by-guarantee) Estimated value €18,480 Published 6 Oct 2026 Deadline 4 days left 23 Oct 2026 ## Who can bid - Buyer says suitable for SMEs The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid. - Small contract value Valued under £135,018 including VAT, the lowest Procurement Act threshold for goods and services. - 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 Create, the national development agency for collaborative arts, invites individuals, organisations, or consortia with relevant skills and experience to apply for inclusion on a multi-lot framework agreement. The framework will cover the delivery of a training and skills development programme for the festival sector, with a focus on festivals in Northern Ireland and the border counties of Ireland. This is a multi-lot framework tender. The framework is divided into 5 lots, to enable different pieces of work to be delivered by contractors, suppliers, teams, or consortia expert in the field for each lot. Tenderers may apply for one lot, several lots, or all 5 lots, and should clearly state which lot(s) they are applying for in Section 1 of Part II of their submission document. ## CPV classification Education and training services Recreational, cultural and sporting services Source Tenders Electronic Daily (EU) · Notice 687196-2026 [View official notice](https://ted.europa.eu/en/notice/687196-2026) 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 Create (C.A.F.E. Company Limited by Guarantee): past awards and live tenders](https://tendernation.io/buyers/create-cafe-company-limited-by-guarantee) [Sector More Education & training tenders](https://tendernation.io/sectors/education-training) ## More tenders like this [Education and training services – Training and Skills Development for Festival Makers · Create (C.A.F.E. Company Limited by Guarantee · 4 days left · 23 Oct 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a14062-0856-725b-89e0-44b007d9a218/ireland-education-and-training-services-training-and-skills-development-for) [Education and training services – GRETB Multi Party Framework Agreement for the Supply and Delivery of Contracted Training in Eleven Lots · Galway Roscommon Education and Training Board\_92189 · 14 days left · 2 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a14062-c538-722d-9c8c-69c4712a35c5/ireland-education-and-training-services-gretb-multi-party-framework-agreemen) [Education and training services – Multi-Party Framework Agreement for the Provision of Training Services for Cork County Council on behalf of the Local Enterprise Office Cork North and West and Cork South · Cork County Council · 14 days left · 2 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a14063-e6d0-7374-ab1d-5201d825f204/ireland-education-and-training-services-multi-party-framework-agreement-for) [Training services – Provision of Training Services to the Restaurant and Hospitality Skillnet · Restaurant and Hospitality Skillnet · 1535 days left · 31 Dec 2030](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a140ab-6eda-73ef-9e87-0db534903c12/ireland-training-services-provision-of-training-services-to-the-restaurant-a) [Education and training services – 2024/37 - Readvertisement Year 3 of Panel for suitable Service Providers for the provision of Environmental and Energy Management Training Courses and Demonstration in 2 Lots · Louth and Meath Education and Training Board 1384 · 265 days left · 11 Jul 2027](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a14074-0051-73eb-ba1b-153f907aacad/ireland-education-and-training-services-202437-readvertisement-year-3-of) [Specialist training services – Request for Tender for the Provision of a Shared Island Media Fund Talent Development and Content Development Initiative for Audio Content · Coimisiún na Meán · 11 days left · 30 Oct 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a14064-83b0-71a7-a0f4-cfee62e49ac3/ireland-specialist-training-services-request-for-tender-for-the-provision-of)