The Arts Council: public contracts and tenders
The Arts Council awarded 24 public contracts worth €5.4M where a value is stated since 2024-09-05. Source: Arcadium Data, data as of .
Awarded value = the award values the notices state (EUR at the notice date), 23 of 24 awards; framework agreements (a ceiling, not spend) and implausible values are left out.
Buyer
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | The Arts Council |
| Country | Ireland |
| Buyer type | Body governed by public law (central government) |
| City | Dublin |
| Sources | EU TED |
Top suppliers
| Supplier | Registry number | Website | Awards | Value won alone |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aboutface Consulting Ltd. | 1 | €13,000 | ||
| Alan Mee Architects Ltd. | 1 | €119k | ||
| Bid and Tender Management Services Limited (trading as Public Procurement Services) | 1 | n/a | ||
| Culture Works Limited | 1 | €20,000 | ||
| Duroc Partners Ltd | 1 | €318k | ||
| Howden Insurance Ireland | 1 | €158k | ||
| Keystone Procurement Ltd | 1 | €230k | ||
| LynchDSL | 1 | €192k | ||
| Morrow Communications | 1 | €1.4M | ||
| S3 Solutions | 1 | €23,700 | ||
| Sara Keating Theatre ServiceS | 1 | €308k |
Suppliers named on The Arts Council's award notices; registry number and website where the supplier is linked to its register entry. Winners that could be a private person are withheld.
Contracts ending in the next 18 months
| Ends | Contract | Current holder | Value | End date basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2028-02-09 | Circus, Street Arts and Spectacle Assessment and Advisory Services | €138k | signed + duration | |
| 2028-03-15 | LITERATURE (ENGLISH LANGUAGE) ASSESSMENT AND ADVISORY SERVICES (V2) | €231k | signed + duration |
End dates checked against the official notice: 99% right (n=100, 95% CI 94%-100%, 2026-10-26; method).
Award notices of The Arts Council whose contract period ends in the next 18 months: the end date the notice states, else its start or signature date plus the stated duration. 2 contracts; a framework's value is a ceiling and is not shown.
Open calls for tender
No open call for tender from The Arts Council today.
Spend by sector (CPV divisions)
| Sector | CPV | Awards | Awarded value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recreational, cultural and sporting services | 92 | 7 | €994k |
| Business services | 79 | 3 | €1.6M |
| Financial and insurance services | 66 | 1 | €158k |
Award notices with a named winner, by the main CPV code; value = the total the notices state, in EUR at the notice date; framework agreements (a ceiling, not spend) and implausible values are left out.
Recent awards
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Sources: EU TED, read through their open-data feeds without logging in. Buyer = contracting authority as named on the notice; notices are grouped by the normalised name and country.
Source: Arcadium Data tenders database, 3,811,022 official public procurement notices from EU TED, UK Find a Tender, UK Contracts Finder and national procurement boards, read through their open-data services (no logins). Winners that could be a private person (sole traders) are withheld; buyers are public bodies. Data as of 2026-10-27.
Questions
How many public contracts has The Arts Council awarded?
The Arts Council published 24 contract award notices between 2024-09-05 and 2026-10-21; the 23 that state a value add up to €5.4M (official notices, as of 2026-10-27).
Who are The Arts Council's biggest suppliers?
By contract awards: Aboutface Consulting Ltd. (1), Alan Mee Architects Ltd. (1) and Bid and Tender Management Services Limited (trading as Public Procurement Services) (1) (as of 2026-10-27). Winners that could be a private person are not named.
Does The Arts Council have open tenders now?
No call for tender from The Arts Council is open today in the official notices we read (as of 2026-10-27). Its 37 earlier calls are counted on this page.
What does The Arts Council buy?
Most of The Arts Council's awards are in Recreational, cultural and sporting services (CPV 92) (7), Business services (CPV 79) (3) and Financial and insurance services (CPV 66) (1) (as of 2026-10-27).
Cite as: Arcadium Data, "The Arts Council tenders and contracts: 24 awards, suppliers, contracts ending", https://arcadiumdata.io/tenders/buyers/the-arts-council-ie/, data as of 2026-10-27.