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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 .
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
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | The Arts Council of England |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Buyer type | Central government authority |
| City | Manchester |
| Sources | UK Contracts Finder, UK Find a Tender |
Top suppliers
| Supplier | Registry number | Website | Awards | Value won alone |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flexiform Business Furniture Ltd | 3 | €124k | ||
| Magellan Point Limited | 3 | €182k | ||
| Mphasis UK Limited | 3 | €11.7M | ||
| TPX impact Ltd | 3 | €270k | ||
| The Access Group | 2 | €227k | ||
| NLA Media Access Ltd | 2 | €144k | ||
| Southbank Centre Limited | 2 | €217k | ||
| Acanthurus Limited | 1 | n/a | ||
| Access Intelligence Media and Communications Limited Trading As | 1 | €267k | ||
| Access Systems (UK) Limited | 1 | €11,932 | ||
| Action Learning Associates | 1 | €91,745 | ||
| AMION Consulting Limited | 1 | €56,525 | ||
| ASSURE SECURITY (WM) LIMITED | 1 | €19,086 | ||
| The Audience Agency | 1 | €97,284 | ||
| Azeus UK Limited | 1 | €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
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
| Deadline | Call for tender | Published | Estimated value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-16 | ACE 1122 ITQ - 'Artsmark 25 Young People Commissioners' Project Partner | 2026-10-23 | €17,906 |
Calls with a deadline of 2026-10-27 or later (not awarded yet).
Spend by sector (CPV divisions)
| Sector | CPV | Awards | Awarded value |
|---|---|---|---|
| IT services | 72 | 23 | €12.8M |
| Business services | 79 | 17 | €724k |
| Software packages and information systems | 48 | 9 | €1.2M |
| Research and development | 73 | 9 | €2.5M |
| Architecture and engineering services | 71 | 5 | €286k |
| Waste, cleaning and environmental services | 90 | 4 | €169k |
| Furniture and cleaning products | 39 | 3 | €124k |
| Financial and insurance services | 66 | 2 | €34,820 |
| Education and training | 80 | 2 | €113k |
| Office and computing equipment | 30 | 1 | €231k |
| Radio, TV and telecom equipment | 32 | 1 | €48,888 |
| Construction work | 45 | 1 | €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
| Published | Contract | Winners | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-01 | GB-Manchester: ACE 733 GCA - Community Voice Engagement Exercise | Thinks Insight and Strategy (Britain Thinks) Limited | €1.0M |
| 2026-09-11 | Evaluation of Cultural Development Fund | Steer Davies & Gleave Limited | €80,471 |
| 2026-09-02 | Digital Development Partner | Mphasis UK Limited | €5.8M |
| 2026-09-02 | Digital Development Partner | Mphasis UK Limited | n/a |
| 2026-09-02 | Digital Development Partner | Mphasis UK Limited | €5.8M |
| 2026-08-27 | Data Centre support and maintenance contract | NG-IT Limited | €30,725 |
| 2026-08-27 | Provision of Offsite Backup for Critical data centre servers | NG-IT Limited | €49,160 |
| 2026-08-26 | GB-Manchester: ACE 737 CCS Provision of Specialist Property Consultancy advice | Buttress Architects Ltd | €30,331 |
| 2026-08-26 | GB-Manchester: ACE 739 NFP - Project Management Services for Coventry Storage facility fit-out | Jones Lang Lasalle Limited | €109k |
| 2026-08-26 | HR & Payroll SaaS system | The 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.