# 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 contract winners: 132
- First award: 31 January 2017
- Latest award: 12 August 2025

## Top contract winners

- [SQW LTD](/contract-winners/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

### [Development and Delivery of Training to ACE Line Managers](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-9b386ce2-8fe3-4244-b41f-8bf91613f3cd)

Arts Council England · 13 March 2024 · open\_tender

### [GB-Manchester: ACE 581 ITT - RESEARCH CONSULTANCY SUPPORT - ARTSMARK PLACE PROJECTS](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-15a54156-27e7-455e-a3dd-1360e08eedd8)

Arts Council England · 19 February 2024 · open\_tender

### [GB-Manchester: ACE 556 STA Live Chat System](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-ae9fe40e-e918-4c16-9ad1-2867e5be97d1)

Arts Council England · LiveChat, Inc · £11,500 · 24 October 2023 · awarded

### [GB-Manchester: ACE 554 STA - Critical Friend for Inclusion Review](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-059c673e-6e41-4123-8942-58618371fa91)

Arts Council England · Reformation Health Limited · £5,000 · 2 October 2023 · awarded

### [GB-Manchester: ACE 553 STA - Legal Services - Employment](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-2246f11d-c33e-477c-bab0-503860aa5561)

Arts Council England · Gateley Legal · £55,000 · 10 January 2022 · awarded

### [GB-Manchester: ACE 552 STAC GIS Digital Transformation Project](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-73570a47-6db6-4200-93a5-416cd8d7a972)

Arts Council England · Public Digital Limited · £140,000 · 16 October 2023 · awarded

### [GB-Manchester: ACE 551 STA - Legal advice of CRF agreements](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-57c2ee92-e4a3-4cbf-9f2f-8e563370474c)

Arts Council England · DLA Piper UK LLP · £50,000 · 28 September 2023 · awarded

### [GB-Manchester: ACE 544 ITT - DATA FOR ENGLISH PUBLIC LIBRARIES- DISCOVERY PHASE](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-68372b62-c7ab-4ad7-a4f4-b905f705516c)

Arts Council England · Storm ID Ltd · £71,200 · 30 November 2023 · awarded

### [GB-Manchester: Place Based Peer Learning Programme - Podcast Series](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-6cc6ca86-f0df-4dc3-900a-1f516c934957)

Arts Council England · 7 December 2023 · open\_tender

### [GB-Manchester: ACE 541 ITT Research into Early Years Cultural Provision in the Midlands](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-355187b9-a7b1-4410-9dff-92011ca2d211)

Arts Council England · Amber Publications & Training Ltd T/A CREC · £24,845 · 14 November 2023 · awarded

### [GB-Manchester: ACE 539 ITT Keeping Safe in the Arts and Culture Sector Research Project](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-b2a5af84-4cd4-46f9-b797-05f7e85c181d)

Arts Council England · Night Time Economy Solutions Limited · £19,778 · 13 November 2023 · awarded

### [GB-Manchester: ACE 525 ITT - "All In" Arts Access Scheme - Development of Standards and Accreditation Plan](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-4d1fc9f7-a039-4bba-9fae-7dcef4799cbe)

Arts Council England · 20 November 2023 · open\_tender

### [GB-Manchester: ACE 329 ITT Project Management Solution](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-f4c10aac-76c6-4bca-a12e-b456724c89b8)

Arts Council England · TMI Systems Limited · £88,778 · 29 September 2021 · awarded

### [GB-Manchester: ACE 533 ITT - Cultural Tax Reliefs Impact Review](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-12db1550-c224-4381-95c3-70d786c5b282)

Arts Council England · Nordicity Limited · £74,820 · 26 October 2023 · awarded

### [GB-Manchester: 543 ACE STAC Property Consultancy](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-403a187a-507e-4213-8579-2638202ad8c0)

Arts Council England · GERALD EVE LLP · £41,400 · 17 July 2023 · awarded

### [GB-Manchester: ACE 542 STA Global Talent Visas - Fashion](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-63c77612-dcaf-4041-adc8-93448ea1069f)

Arts Council England · British Fashion Council · £69,898 · 20 March 2023 · awarded

### [GB-Manchester: ACE 545 STAC Records Information Management](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-d8e2ddf3-26f8-4b43-8979-a58fcd7f9cb9)

Arts Council England · Iron Mountain · £88,000 · 23 August 2023 · awarded

### [GB-Manchester: ACE 546 STA Bulk emailing service](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-8988d58d-57ee-4d54-ab89-fbd83192096d)

Arts Council England · ClickDimensions · £19,542 · 12 September 2023 · awarded

### [GB-Birmingham: ACE 550 STA Venue Hire and Catering](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-31e5d9d2-6a68-4c7a-a018-d5c983119c7d)

Arts Council England · Unique Venues Birmingham · £11,691 · 27 September 2023 · awarded

### [GB-Manchester: ACE 539 ITT Keeping Safe in the Arts and Culture Sector Research Project](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-fe137215-2f0a-4a7f-a066-9497a34d59cb)

Arts Council England · 28 September 2023 · open\_tender

### [GB-Manchester: ACE 544 ITT - DATA FOR ENGLISH PUBLIC LIBRARIES- DISCOVERY PHASE](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-9639e303-e1c7-48b2-8f95-d6ed8d36ef15)

Arts Council England · 26 September 2023 · open\_tender

### [GB-Manchester: ACE 541 ITT Research into Early Years Cultural Provision in the Midlands](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-df3aa1e8-8da3-479b-aa0e-d971dbff422f)

Arts Council England · 18 September 2023 · open\_tender

### [GB-Manchester: ACE 524 ITT Cultural Development Fund Round 3 - Phase 1 Evaluation](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-30a618f2-d902-4c62-b922-8d3ac4f5166e)

Arts Council England · Steer Davies & Gleave Ltd · £70,105 · 1 August 2023 · awarded

### [GB-Manchester: ACE 533 ITT - Cultural Tax Reliefs Impact Review](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-c80f1e6d-d3a0-4e17-a766-ac00d1b449b3)

Arts Council England · 1 September 2023 · open\_tender

### [GB-Manchester: ACE 527 Circular Economy Network research project](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-08bbe6ac-e4ce-4190-9d44-e4a8fde307de)

Arts Council England · SOCIAL, ENVIRONMENTAL & ECONOMIC SOLUTIONS \(SOENECS\) LIMITED · £33,258 · 24 August 2023 · awarded

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