# Arts-science collaborations

> Contract award record from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Natural England](/buyers/natural-england/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: R St\. John
- Award value: £12,000
- Tender value: £48,000
- Award date: 24 June 2024
- Published: 5 August 2024
- Contract start: 16 July 2024
- Contract end: 31 December 2024
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 26f7fd57-f0e8-4d7a-a391-97b9c091656b-774060
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-0e881c51-96a0-4ca6-9d20-3d7216f35444

## Description

\[Please note that the highest or lowest value stated for the contract is for all 4 artists/creative practitioners, and that the maximum amount available for each artist/creative practitioner is therefore £12,000 without VAT \(with an expected minimum of £10,000\)\]\. This requirement is for 4 individual artists/creative practitioners, each to work with a different team in Natural England's \(NE\) Chief Scientist's Directorate to address a brief the respective team has developed on an evidence/research-related topic relevant to their area of work: inspiring collective action on the climate and nature crisis; exploring geology for nature recovery and connection; interpreting DNA research; and translating and learning from scenarios of the future\. We are looking for interested artists/creative practitioners who have the experience, skills and knowledge outlined in the evaluation criteria to apply as individuals, and will allocate the 4 successful artists as far as feasible to their preferred pilot using the process outlined in the specification\. Each artist/creative practitioner will collaborate with their science team to develop and address the brief, co-creating an artwork/piece\. We welcome submissions from any artistic practice \(visual arts, music, creative writing, performing arts etc\)\. Together these 4 arts-science collaboration pilots will produce evidence for a research project being led by the NE social science team to address the following research questions: 1\. What 'added value' does arts-based research offer to science and evidence processes within NE and beyond? 2\. What is needed for successful arts-science collaborations that would generate such 'added-value' within a context like NE? This will involve active participation in 3 workshops, a focus group and a webinar to capture and discuss learning\. Additional information: To apply for this opportunity you must submit your quotation meeting the requirements detailed in the Request for Quotation \(RFQ\) attached\. Your response must be sent to Alexia\.Coke@naturalengland\.org\.uk by 9am on 10 June 2024\. If you have any clarification questions linked to this opportunity or the procurement process please submit these via email to Alexia\.Coke@naturalengland\.org\.uk\. Please note that, unless commercially sensitive, both the question and the response will be circulated to all tenderers\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/26f7fd57-f0e8-4d7a-a391-97b9c091656b-774060)