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The Arts Council of England: public contracts and tenders

The Arts Council of England awarded 93 public contracts worth €21.1M where a value is stated since 2025-03-05; the architecture and engineering services contract held by Buttress Architects Ltd ends on 2026-11-06 (end date stated). Source: Arcadium Data, data as of .

Contract awards93
Awarded value (stated)€21.1M
Suppliers named69
Ending in 18 months14
Open calls now1
Calls for tender7
First award2025-03-05
Latest award2026-10-01

Awarded value = the award values the notices state (EUR at the notice date), 90 of 93 awards; framework agreements (a ceiling, not spend) and implausible values are left out.

Buyer

FieldValue
NameThe Arts Council of England
CountryUnited Kingdom
Buyer typeCentral government authority
CityManchester
SourcesUK Contracts Finder, UK Find a Tender

Top suppliers

SupplierRegistry numberWebsiteAwardsValue won alone
Flexiform Business Furniture Ltd3€124k
Magellan Point Limited3€182k
Mphasis UK Limited3€11.7M
TPX impact Ltd3€270k
The Access Group2€227k
NLA Media Access Ltd2€144k
Southbank Centre Limited2€217k
Acanthurus Limited1n/a
Access Intelligence Media and Communications Limited Trading As1€267k
Access Systems (UK) Limited1€11,932
Action Learning Associates1€91,745
AMION Consulting Limited1€56,525
ASSURE SECURITY (WM) LIMITED1€19,086
The Audience Agency1€97,284
Azeus UK Limited1€14,296

Suppliers named on The Arts Council of England's award notices (the top 15 of 69); 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

EndsContractCurrent holderValueEnd date basis
2026-11-06GB-Manchester: ACE 737 CCS Provision of Specialist Property Consultancy adviceButtress Architects Ltd€30,331end date stated
2026-12-31GB-Manchester: ACE 734 CCS - Interim Estates Manager€68,007end date stated
2027-03-31GB-Manchester: ACE 733 GCA - Community Voice Engagement ExerciseThinks Insight and Strategy (Britain Thinks) Limited€1.0Mend date stated
2027-03-31GB-Manchester: ACE 703 CCS - Cognos Health Checks and OptimisationSempre Analytics Limited€34,630end date stated
2027-03-31English Libraries Insight platform - data transfer servicesCivica UK Ltd€23,156end date stated
2027-05-31ACE 1094 DAC - Media Copyright LicenceNLA Media Access Ltd€72,905end date stated
2027-06-18Provision of a Digital Social listening platformRuntime Collective Ltd€25,888end date stated
2027-06-23Data Centre support and maintenance contractNG-IT Limited€30,725end date stated
2027-06-30Provision of Offsite Backup for Critical data centre serversNG-IT Limited€49,160end date stated
2027-10-29GB-Manchester: ACE 1067 ITQ - Surveyor for Victory HouseStiles Harold Williams Partnership LLP€32,973end date stated
2027-12-31GB-Manchester: ACE 739 NFP - Project Management Services for Coventry Storage facility fit-outJones Lang Lasalle Limited€109kend date stated
2028-03-31GB-Manchester: ACE 655 ITT - Service Design and Digital Transformation supportPublic Digital Limited€996kend date stated
2028-03-31GB-Manchester: ACE 701 CCS Venue and Conferencing booking€46,173end date stated
2028-03-31GB-Manchester: ACE 715 CCS Bacs servicesBottomline Technologies Limited€22,888end date stated

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 of England 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. 14 contracts; a framework's value is a ceiling and is not shown.

Open calls for tender

DeadlineCall for tenderPublishedEstimated value
2026-11-16ACE 1122 ITQ - 'Artsmark 25 Young People Commissioners' Project Partner2026-10-23€17,906

Calls with a deadline of 2026-10-27 or later (not awarded yet).

Spend by sector (CPV divisions)

SectorCPVAwardsAwarded value
IT services7223€12.8M
Business services7917€724k
Software packages and information systems489€1.2M
Research and development739€2.5M
Architecture and engineering services715€286k
Waste, cleaning and environmental services904€169k
Furniture and cleaning products393€124k
Financial and insurance services662€34,820
Education and training802€113k
Office and computing equipment301€231k
Radio, TV and telecom equipment321€48,888
Construction work451€20,245

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

PublishedContractWinnersValue
2026-10-01GB-Manchester: ACE 733 GCA - Community Voice Engagement ExerciseThinks Insight and Strategy (Britain Thinks) Limited€1.0M
2026-09-11Evaluation of Cultural Development FundSteer Davies & Gleave Limited€80,471
2026-09-02Digital Development PartnerMphasis UK Limited€5.8M
2026-09-02Digital Development PartnerMphasis UK Limitedn/a
2026-09-02Digital Development PartnerMphasis UK Limited€5.8M
2026-08-27Data Centre support and maintenance contractNG-IT Limited€30,725
2026-08-27Provision of Offsite Backup for Critical data centre serversNG-IT Limited€49,160
2026-08-26GB-Manchester: ACE 737 CCS Provision of Specialist Property Consultancy adviceButtress Architects Ltd€30,331
2026-08-26GB-Manchester: ACE 739 NFP - Project Management Services for Coventry Storage facility fit-outJones Lang Lasalle Limited€109k
2026-08-26HR & Payroll SaaS systemThe Access Group€117k

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Sources: UK Contracts Finder, UK Find a Tender, 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 of England awarded?

The Arts Council of England published 93 contract award notices between 2025-03-05 and 2026-10-01; the 90 that state a value add up to €21.1M (official notices, as of 2026-10-27).

Who are The Arts Council of England's biggest suppliers?

By contract awards: Flexiform Business Furniture Ltd (3), Magellan Point Limited (3) and Mphasis UK Limited (3) (as of 2026-10-27). Winners that could be a private person are not named.

Which The Arts Council of England contracts end soon?

14 contracts awarded by The Arts Council of England end in the next 18 months. The soonest with a named holder is the architecture and engineering services contract held by Buttress Architects Ltd, ending on 2026-11-06 (end date stated) (as of 2026-10-27).

Does The Arts Council of England have open tenders now?

Yes: 1 calls for tender from The Arts Council of England are open today (deadline 2026-10-27 or later) (as of 2026-10-27).

What does The Arts Council of England buy?

Most of The Arts Council of England's awards are in IT services (CPV 72) (23), Business services (CPV 79) (17) and Software packages and information systems (CPV 48) (9) (as of 2026-10-27).

Cite as: Arcadium Data, "The Arts Council of England tenders and contracts: 93 awards, suppliers, contracts ending", https://arcadiumdata.io/tenders/buyers/the-arts-council-of-england-gb/, data as of 2026-10-27.