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Evaluation of the Transform Programme

Arts Council England · Central government

In brief

Arts Council England was looking for suppliers for marketing work. Bidding has closed and no award has been published yet.

The estimated value is £50,000 excluding VAT.

The contract runs for 6 months, up to 1 year with extensions, starting 16 March 2026.

The buyer says it is suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.

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What the notice says

Arts Council England is seeking to commission a supplier to conduct an evaluation of the Transform funding programme. Transform was launched in response to current National Portfolio Organisations (NPOs) who received a conditional offer of a reduction in the 2023-2026 Investment Programme. Arts Council aimed to support these organisations to adapt to these changes in a measured and sustainable to enable them to continue to bring creativity and culture to visitors and audiences. Transform focused on facilitating organisations to implement significant changes to their business model over three years, enabling them to improve their financial resilience and operate sustainability at reduced…Read the full description
Arts Council England is seeking to commission a supplier to conduct an evaluation of the Transform funding programme. Transform was launched in response to current National Portfolio Organisations (NPOs) who received a conditional offer of a reduction in the 2023-2026 Investment Programme. Arts Council aimed to support these organisations to adapt to these changes in a measured and sustainable to enable them to continue to bring creativity and culture to visitors and audiences. Transform focused on facilitating organisations to implement significant changes to their business model over three years, enabling them to improve their financial resilience and operate sustainability at reduced levels of Arts Council investment. Arts Council England is now seeking a Contractor to deliver an independent programme level evaluation of Transform. The main aim of the evaluation is to capture learning from Transform to help us understand how we delivered the programme and demonstrate the effectiveness of the programme in meeting its original aims and the needs of the funded organisations. The evaluation is an opportunity to gather internal learnings about the design and delivery of the programme; the level of support provided to organisations and to inform Arts Council’s approach to supporting organisational and business development in the future. For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Manchester:-Economic-research-services./HG4YSK4GJ9 To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/HG4YSK4GJ9

Timeline

  1. Tender notice · UK4, notice 003521-2026

Last time this was bought

Evaluation of Library Grant Programmes

Won by
DHA Communications Limited
Awarded
11 November 2025
Value
Not stated, or split across lots
Contract ends
31 March 2026

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From notice 003521-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 15 January 2026. We last checked for changes on 27 September 2026.