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Arts Council England tenders and contracts

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Official name on notices: The Arts Council of England

Tenders published
4
About one every 91 days
Contracts awarded
22
To 17 different suppliers
Value awarded
£845k
18 contracts, frameworks excluded
Typical contract
£37k
Median value awarded
Open now
2
0 coming up

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

Open tenders

  1. ACE 1122 ITQ - 'Artsmark 25 Young People Commissioners' Project Partner

    North East, North West, Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South WestResearch and development, Training

    Closing soon3 days leftSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

    £15kestimated
  2. ACE 1128 ITQ Youth Voice Sector Insight and Evidence

    UK-wideResearch and development, Training

    Open17 days leftSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

    £21kestimated

When it goes to market

Tender notices published each month. Active in 4 of 12 months.

What it buys

Procurements in the last 12 months, by trade.

  1. IT services and software12
  2. Research and development9
  3. Marketing and communications5
  4. Training4
  5. Management consultancy4
  6. Recruitment and staffing2

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. The Audience AgencySME£84k
    1 contract
  3. Action Learning AssociatesSME£79k
    1 contract
  4. Steer Davies & Gleave Limited£69k
    1 contract
  5. Ng-It LtdSME£68k
    2 contracts
  6. Prosci UK LimitedSME£63k
    1 contract
  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)17%
  • Framework call-off (only suppliers on the framework)8%
  • Invited quotes (the buyer chose whom to ask)14%
  • Direct award (no competition)61%
Based on 36 procurements.

Scorecard

How we score

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

Advertised openly
17%
Lower than 65% of central government buyers
Based on 36 procurements
Won by small firms
59%
Higher than 68% of central government buyers
Based on 22 winning suppliers
Direct awards
61%
Higher than 71% of central government buyers
Based on 36 procurements

Compared with other central government buyers

Advertised openly, 151 central government buyers
Show as a table
RangeBuyers
0–10%33
10–20%24
20–30%21
30–40%9
40–50%8
50–60%11
60–70%7
70–80%9
80–90%10
90–100%19
Won by small firms, 145 central government buyers
Show as a table
RangeBuyers
0–10%3
10–20%5
20–30%13
30–40%18
40–50%33
50–60%27
60–70%22
70–80%7
80–90%12
90–100%5

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.

No contracts we hold from Arts Council England end in the next 90 days.

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
ACE 733 GCA - Community Voice Engagement ExerciseThinks Insight and Strategy (Britain Thinks) Ltd£845k13 Aug 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