Framework Agreement of Design, Management and Delivery of Capacity-Building and UK Artist Residency Programmes in Saudi Arabia and Bahrain

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    "description": "The British Council is seeking one supplier to support the design, planning, management and delivery of a new arts programme in Saudi Arabia and Bahrain. The supplier will work closely with British Council teams and with UK and local artists, cultural organisations and institutions to deliver activity under two core strands: \n1. Capacity-Building Programmes and \n2. UK Artist Residency Programmes. \nThe supplier will also support communications and visibility and monitoring, evaluation and learning across all activity, ensuring strong partner coordination, clear documentation and timely reporting.\nThe British Council is delivering this programme to strengthen cultural collaboration and long-term exchange between the UK and the Gulf. The British Council is committed to building trust and enduring connections between aspiring young people, professionals, and institutions in Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and the UK.\nThe supplier will be responsible for:\n\u2022 Supporting the design, management and delivery of the programmes.\n\u2022 Working with UK and local partners in Saudi Arabia and or Bahrain to plan and deliver activity, ensuring effective coordination and delivery readiness.\n\u2022 Managing delivery logistics, including venues, travel, schedules, accommodation where required, and support for participants and artists.\n\u2022 Supporting communications and visibility in line with British Council guidelines and approvals processes.\n\u2022 Leading monitoring, evaluation and learning, including proportionate data collection, learning capture and reporting.\n\u2022 Coordinating closely with British Council teams throughout delivery, including regular updates, risk management and issue escalation.\n\u2022 Providing documentation, delivery summaries and final reports as required.\nThe British Council will be responsible for:\n\u2022 Setting the overall programme direction, priorities and delivery requirements.\n\u2022 Approving programme plans, schedules, events and residency arrangements.\n\u2022 Managing and maintaining partner relationships at strategic level where required and supporting supplier access to key stakeholders.\n\u2022 Paying the agreed management fee and approved delivery costs in line with the Framework Agreement and call-off arrangements.\n\u2022 Setting safeguarding and EDI requirements and monitoring compliance.\n\u2022 Approving communications activity and outputs, including all public-facing materials.\n\u2022 Approving the monitoring, evaluation and learning approach, tools and final reporting outputs.",
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