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Arts Council England tenders and contracts

North WestManchester

Official name on notices: The Arts Council of England

Tenders published
2
In the last 12 months
Contracts awarded
13
To 12 different suppliers
Value awarded
£530k
13 contracts, frameworks excluded
Typical contract
£33k
Median value awarded
Open now
0
1 contracts end in 90 days

Figures cover in the last 12 months, from notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.

Open tenders

Arts Council England has no tenders open right now.

When it goes to market

Tender notices published each month. Active in 2 of 12 months.

What it buys

Procurements in the last 12 months, by trade.

  1. IT services and software14
  2. Research and development7
  3. Marketing and communications5
  4. Training2
  5. Recruitment and staffing2
  6. Management consultancy2

Who it buys from

Suppliers awarded contracts in the last 12 months, by value awarded (frameworks excluded).

  1. Access UK Limited£194k
    2 contracts
  2. Michael Page International£94k
    1 contract
  3. The Audience AgencySME£84k
    1 contract
  4. Action Learning AssociatesSME£79k
    1 contract
  5. Steer Davies & Gleave Limited£69k
    1 contract
  6. Ng-It LtdSME£68k
    2 contracts
  7. Humsa frSME£45k
    2 contracts
  8. Mphasis UK LimitedNot stated
    3 contracts

How it buys

How much of its work was open to any supplier.

  • Advertised openly (any supplier could bid)18%
  • Invited quotes (the buyer chose whom to ask)18%
  • Direct award (no competition)64%
Based on 22 procurements.

Scorecard

How we score

How Arts Council England has bought over the last 12 months, compared with similar buyers.

Advertised openly
18%
Lower than 71% of central government buyers
Based on 22 procurements
Won by small firms
77%
Higher than 85% of central government buyers
Based on 13 winning suppliers
Direct awards
64%
Higher than 69% of central government buyers
Based on 22 procurements

Compared with other central government buyers

Advertised openly, 120 central government buyers
Show as a table
RangeBuyers
0–10%19
10–20%16
20–30%15
30–40%14
40–50%8
50–60%10
60–70%7
70–80%10
80–90%9
90–100%12
Won by small firms, 112 central government buyers
Show as a table
RangeBuyers
0–10%3
10–20%5
20–30%11
30–40%13
40–50%20
50–60%19
60–70%11
70–80%15
80–90%12
90–100%3

Each column is a group of central government buyers with similar figures. The coloured column holds Arts Council England.See the full scoreboard

Contracts ending in the next 90 days

Contracts like these are often re-tendered. Knowing early gives you time to prepare.

ContractCurrent supplierValueEnds
ACE 1050 DAC - SIP Telephony ContractVoyager Networks Limited£43k28 Sept 2026

4 more contracts end in the next 12 months.

Recent contract awards

ContractWon byValueAwarded
Digital Development PartnerMphasis UK Limited£5m1 Sept 2026
Digital Development PartnerMphasis UK Limited£5bn1 Sept 2026
Digital Development PartnerMphasis UK Limited£5m1 Sept 2026
Project Management Consultancy ServicesJackson Coles LLP—13 Aug 2026
Evaluation of Cultural Development FundSteer Davies & Gleave Limited—5 Aug 2026
Payroll Bureau ServicesAccess UK Limited—17 Jun 2026
HR & Payroll SaaS systemAccess UK Limited—9 Jun 2026
Provision of Offsite Backup for Critical data centre serversNg-It Ltd—9 Jun 2026
Data Centre support and maintenance contractNg-It Ltd—8 Jun 2026
English Libraries Insight platform - data transfer servicesCivica UK Limited—27 May 2026