CULTURE AND BUSINESS FUND

1. Title: CULTURE AND BUSINESS FUND2. Awarding Authority: Arts and Business Scotland, GB Email: grants@aandbscotland.org.uk.3. Contract type: Service contract4. Description: The Culture & Business Fund Scotland enables businesses and arts or heritage organisations to come together and build effective, sustainable partnerships, bringing creative projects to life.As we look for diverse sources of support and income to mitigate against these challenges, we would like to remind everyone that The Culture & Business Fund Scotland (CBFS) is still open for business and as a rolling fund we are continuing to accept creative partnership applications.The CBFS is primarily perceived as a means of additional support that enable culture organisations to extend engagement activities to benefit the public and address business needs.But it can also provide vital funding to support behind the scenes development work to adapt for new ways of working, support and future delivery.So if you are an arts or heritage organisation seeking or securing business support to enhance digital expertise, undertake website development, appoint development staff or enable other work to develop wider connections to reach potential audiences for now and the future, we’d like to hear from you to see if we can help.We’d also like to hear from you if you are a business that would like to know how the CBFS can help you to support cultural activities that can contribute to creating healthy and inspiring working environments that empower your people to innovate, contribute to your local community, or provide access to potential new market opportunities to unlock your commercial potential.Over the coming month we will be looking at ways that the CBFS can be adapted to support the sectors through a period of recovery and renewal throughout 2021 and beyond. We will then share any adaptive measures through a series of on-line webinars so you can understand and share the full potential of the fund going forward.5. CPV Code(s): 79000000, 79900000, 79990000, 98000000, 799521006. NUTS code(s): UKM, UKM7, UKM757. Main site or location of works, main place of delivery or main place of performance: Location: All Scotland8. Reference attributed by awarding authority: Not provided.9. Estimated value of requirement: Not provided.10. The deadline is 31.3.2022 (23:55).11. Address to which they must be sent: For further information regarding the above contract notice please visit: Ref=%2F%3Ffilter%3D’q%3D’type%3D1412. Other information: We have recently created a range of new Creative partnership stories that showcase how other culture organisations and businesses have worked together, and hope that you find these inspirational when thinking about developing your own projects:We hope the following links provide inspiration and hope as we go forward.The Culture & Business Fund Scotland: Application guidelines and tips: Application form process: A&BS CBFS: For further information, please contact awarding authority email or visit TKR-2021413-EX-1593075# funding opportunity