# The Arts Council England — UK public sector contract awards

> A public buyer profile built from sourced government contract award notices.

## Key facts

- Awards: 295
- Known award value: £11,263,333
- Distinct suppliers: 132
- First award: 31 January 2017
- Latest award: 12 August 2025

## Top suppliers

- [SQW LTD](/suppliers/sqw/public-sector-contract-awards) — 7 awards
- BOP Consulting — 5 awards
- Britain Thinks — 4 awards
- Espria Limited — 4 awards
- The Audience Agency — 4 awards

## Contract awards

### [GB-Manchester: ACE 636 ITT - Collections Care Adviser to Government Indemnity Scheme](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-f9c01a9e-57e1-431c-8eb9-d566eb33542f)

Arts Council England · Spencer & Fry Limited · £79,920 · 3 March 2025 · awarded

### [GB-Manchester: ACE 683 CCS - Senior Recruitment Campaign for Midlands Area Director](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-c30f2424-3b82-4524-a8da-62399ff36313)

Arts Council England · Green Park Interim and Executive Ltd · £20,000 · 4 April 2025 · awarded

### [GB-Manchester: ACE 678 STA - Evaluation for the Artsmark & Teaching for Creativity Pilot Project](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-58c7f4b6-0127-40f8-b06a-c48d71989f3a)

Arts Council England · Dr David Parker · £20,000 · 28 January 2025 · awarded

### [ACE 669 ITT - All In Member Services Hub delivery partner](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-54cdd105-c141-4820-8a81-0669e6acda14)

Arts Council England · This Named Company Ltd trading as The Card Network · £411,464 · 12 August 2025 · awarded

### [GB-Manchester: ACE 690 CCS - Subsidy Control Legal Advice in relation to CCF Capital Programme](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-c154dc67-fbc4-4aa7-a447-08a946d29972)

Arts Council England · DWF Law LLP · £12,000 · 19 May 2025 · awarded

### [GB-Manchester: ACE 674 - Framing, Packaging and Storage of Arts Council Collection ready for relocation](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-10c37ebf-2c1b-4512-a1f9-c6972d6a82cf)

Arts Council England · Southbank Centre Limited · £100,000 · 13 March 2025 · awarded

### [GB-Manchester: ACE 589 CCS Media Monitoring & Evaluation, and Media Contact Database](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-9fc38786-b9f5-4f97-9006-3e22f2328c4c)

Arts Council England · Access Intelligence Media and Communications Limited Trading As · £223,260 · 3 December 2024 · awarded

### [GB-Manchester: ACE 655 ITT - Service Design and Digital Transformation support](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-4628eb47-a192-44c8-9512-f806fbe7430a)

Arts Council England · Public Digital Limited · £833,333 · 19 December 2024 · awarded

### [ACE 614 ITT - Framework Of Financial Advisors For Arts And Culture Repayable Finance](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-ac1527b1-c534-45dc-b100-33a08baa1efa)

Arts Council England · Festivals and Events International Ltd · £166,667 · 20 February 2025 · awarded

### [ACE 669 ITT - All In Member Services Hub delivery partner](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-45daba0c-a12e-4b36-8c14-c9effdf76216)

Arts Council England · 21 February 2025 · open\_tender

### [GB-Manchester: ACE 618 ITT - Evaluation of Arts Council's bilateral partnerships with key European nations](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-1efdd2fb-7623-458c-a554-cb18d5f9bbbb)

Arts Council England · World Pencil Ltd · £47,256 · 13 January 2025 · awarded

### [GB-Manchester: ACE 627 ITT Private Investment in Culture 2025](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-b5d06eae-0a80-4971-b3e2-7180a23876dc)

Arts Council England · The Audience Agency · £77,565 · 3 February 2025 · awarded

### [GB-Manchester: ACE 663 STA - CIFAS National Fraud Database and the Insider Threat Database](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-ed079729-e941-4d3a-9332-0d2be4d7ea45)

Arts Council England · CIFAS · £20,191 · 20 December 2024 · awarded

### [GB-Manchester: ACE 566 ITT - Research into Developing Disabled Leadership in the Midlands](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-85c3f706-35de-4928-9482-2437a8117c7b)

Arts Council England · ArtReach \(Trust\) Ltd · £29,167 · 1 October 2024 · awarded

### [GB-Manchester: ACE 525 ITT - "All In" Arts Access Scheme - Development of Standards and Accreditation Plan](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-4e172f9c-422e-4789-a8fc-ca7626a132ec)

Arts Council England · Attitude is Everything · £79,900 · 17 July 2024 · awarded

### [GB-Manchester: ACE 586 ITT - Virtual School/Cultural Sector Learning Partnership Programme Evaluation \(The Midlands\)](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-e5e553f2-2db7-4ec7-9a2f-f4bc099ee247)

Arts Council England · EAP Research Consultancy Limited · £16,075 · 23 July 2024 · awarded

### [GB-Manchester: ACE 579 STA - Disability Arts Online Access to Work Guide updates](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-60e193d6-17ca-436a-9b52-e9bf06984c2d)

Arts Council England · Disability Arts Online Limited · £17,875 · 21 December 2023 · awarded

### [GB-Manchester: ACE 607 ITT - Touring Research \(Theatre, dance and combined arts\)](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-9aba0586-85ef-4be4-a724-6ead0b8b6287)

Arts Council England · The Audience Agency · £64,250 · 13 November 2024 · awarded

### [GB-Manchester: ACE 635 STA - Mobile phone SIM voice and data services](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-a74f74f4-3402-4978-bb97-24dfe5639782)

Arts Council England · Virgin Media Business Limited · £34,314 · 27 September 2024 · awarded

### [GB-Manchester: ACE 615 STA - CIFAS National Fraud Database and the Insider Threat Database](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-61fb2791-753a-430a-9d5d-2a9596c78c37)

Arts Council England · CIFAS · £32,000 · 1 June 2024 · awarded

### [GB-Manchester: ACE 624 ITT Development and Hosting of Artsmark, and associated programmes, websites](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-3ee26e53-ecaa-4e42-9fe1-276a819b206d)

Arts Council England · CACI Ltd · £300,760 · 7 November 2024 · awarded

### [GB-Manchester: ACE 319 STA Artsmark Website Support Services](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-b43ff91b-d5fc-445c-a91b-b393e8baa259)

Arts Council England · CTI Digital Ltd · £30,621 · 9 June 2023 · awarded

### [ACE 614 ITT - Framework Of Financial Advisors For Arts And Culture Repayable Finance](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-8c3035a5-9736-45bb-84e8-d953234e7f6f)

Arts Council England · 31 October 2024 · open\_tender

### [GB-Manchester: Email Distribution Platform](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-fd3cc66c-9fb8-4361-9c88-631106634bcd)

Arts Council England · Perplex Limited · £15,854 · 18 September 2024 · awarded

### [GB-Manchester: Research into AI and automated data collection in Library Services](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-39b26b02-04a3-4fc1-b9ee-1c70fec504d2)

Arts Council England · Faculty AI · £20,000 · 24 September 2024 · awarded

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