Marketing and Communications Services for Culture Night

Overview

Marketing, Advertising & Social Media

Dublin, IrelandPosted 2 months agoDeadline: March 31st, 2026

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SUMMARY

Ireland seeks a vendor for a three-year contract to deliver marketing, communications, and media production services for Culture Night, including content creation, event management, and performance reporting.

KEY REQUIREMENTS

Achieve a minimum annual turnover of €150,000 for the last three financial years.
Demonstrate experience with two successfully delivered contracts of similar nature, scale, and complexity within the past five years.
Provide a company profile detailing business, personnel, organizational structure, current workforce levels, and expertise.
Possess a Health and Safety Policy and Statement.
Confirm acceptance of and agree to sign the Contracting Authority's Contract.
Confirm acceptance of and agree to sign the Data Processing Agreement.
Agree to complete the Data Protection Assessment if requested.
Agree to complete the Third-Party Supplier Information Security Assessment if requested.

BUDGET

Verified

$285,000

CONTRACT DURATION

36 months

TIMELINE

February 27, 2026: RFP issued.

March 24, 2026: Deadline for queries.

March 31, 2026: Tender submission deadline.

June 2026: Contract commencement and strategic marketing and communications strategy begins.

August 2026: Launch announcement for Culture Night.

August and September 2026: Content delivery for social channels, print, and broadcast.

September 18, 2026: Culture Night takes place.

QUESTION DEADLINE

March 24th, 2026

Issuing Agency

The Arts Council

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DESCRIPTION

The selected vendor will provide comprehensive marketing and communications services for Culture Night, with responsibilities that include delivering a launch announcement in August and planning, producing, and distributing content across social media, print, and broadcast channels during August and September. Management will extend to Culture Night-specific social media platforms, with a focus on producing bespoke and dynamic video and graphic content for use across all communication channels.

Additional tasks involve publishing Culture Night newsletters, creating promotional material suitable for TV and radio, and ideating as well as managing the pitching and positioning of stories to press and broadcast media. The contractor will also be responsible for planning and executing the national programme launch in mid-August, as well as other potential media events, and will collaborate effectively with any supplementary delivery partners. Detailed reporting on key metrics, including real-time reporting, is required throughout the three-year contract period.

All questions regarding the RFP must be submitted by March 24, 2026.

Source attribution

This Settle analysis is based on the issuing organization’s public RFP listing.