The British Council Mexico's Creative Leadership Programme aims to support the development of cultural and creative leaders by building professional skills and approaches to governance. 

We invite proposals from UK-based suppliers to curate, coordinate and deliver five online sessions and a one-week residency programme in the UK focused on cultural governance and creative leadership. This initiative is scheduled to take place between August to October 2024. It aims to empower 10 Mexican creative leaders to develop innovative governance proposals through engaging talks, workshops, and discussions on cultural leadership and governance. 

The participating 10 Mexican cultural leaders will be recruited through an open call run by the British Council Mexico, and this one-week residency programme will run from late October to November 2024. The core objectives are to support the selected Mexican leaders to:

  • Enhance participants' understanding of effective governance principles within creative organizations.
  • Apply principles or/and models of cultural governance to their own projects or organisations, improving the resilience and sustainability of the institutions they lead.
  • Identify and strengthen their cultural leadership skills.
  • Analyse real cases of the participants considering the context of Mexican organisations. 
  • Provide access to a global network consisting of UK and Mexican creative and cultural practitioners.

Opportunity details

The chosen UK supplier will lead on programming, coordination and execution of the 5 online sessions and the one-week residency in the UK, managing a budget of £73,000 GBP (including VAT and the supplier’s fee). Responsibilities include:

  • Managing £73,000 budget which should cover all costs of the programme.
  • Present a proposal for an intensive residency programme that should include 3-4 activities per day which could be conferences, workshops, meetings, studio visits, board visits, etc. 
  • Present a proposal for 5 online sessions before the residency that should include 5 topics with theoretical content related to leadership and governance in the cultural sector such as fundraising, sustainability, budget management, EDI, etc
  • Production, and coordination of the totality of activities, sessions, and visits to cultural organisations. 
  • Manage and coordinate  the selected 10 Mexican participants including:
  1. Their accommodation in a nearby area where the residency will happen.
  2. Their flights from Mexico- UK -Mexico.
  3. Their per diems or provide for breakfast, lunch, dinner. 
  4. Their basic travel insurance during travel dates.
  • Monitoring and Evaluation of the participants after the programme ends, 6 months later and a year later with the support of the British Council.

While the British Council Mexico has an established programme structure (see Invitations to Tender section), the UK supplier will not be responsible for the overall programme design, the British Council nonetheless welcomes suggestions for any improvements, changes or augmentations to the existing programme outline.

Invitations to Tender (ITT)

To submit a proposal please go to our British Council electronic tendering process webpage to register and to read the instructions and further context included in the ITT pack, which includes specifications, deliverables, proposal guidance, and additional application annexes. We welcome applications from diverse organisations, ranging from SMEs to large institutions, and proposals must include a pricing approach.

Proposal submission deadline: August 19th, 2024, 23:59 GMT.

For inquiries regarding the platform, please contact Cyntia.sales@britishcouncil.org.

Additional information for accessing the ITT on the website

Name: Creation, coordination, and implementation of The Creative Leadership Programme Sixth edition 

Reference: BC/03550

Link: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/britishcouncil/aspx/ProjectManage/3550 

Link to the tender: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/britishcouncil/aspx/Home
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