Create, the national development agency for collaborative arts, invites individuals, organisations, or consortia with relevant skills and experience to apply for inclusion on a multi-lot framework agreement. The framework will cover the delivery of a Training and Skills Development programme for the festival sector, with a focus on festivals in Northern Ireland and the border counties of Ireland. This is a multi-lot framework tender. The framework is divided into 5 lots, to enable different pieces of work to be delivered by contractors, suppliers, teams, or consortia expert in the field for each lot. Tenderers may apply for one lot, several lots, or all 5 lots, and should clearly state which lot(s) they are applying for in Section 1 of Part II of their submission document.