The Arts Council of England

• Contracts awarded63
• Period covered11 Sept 2025 to 1 Oct 2026
• Distinct suppliers56
• Contract valuesMedian £57k across the 31 awards that state a value
• Suppliers named3 of 63 awards

Open to bid now

• Small-firm friendly

  ACE 1122 ITQ - 'Artsmark 25 Young People Commissioners' Project Partner

  ARTS COUNCIL ENGLAND · £15k · Closes 16 Nov 2026

  Arts Council England want someone to manage a young person-led commissioning project for Artsmark's 25th anniversary in 2026/27. The work involves recruiting young commissioners, supporting them to commission an artist, and overseeing creation of new Artsmark Award materials including a new certificate design.

What they buy

• IT, software & telecoms 25 awards
• Business & professional services 15 awards
• Research & development 8 awards
• Surveying, architecture & engineering 5 awards
• Furniture, equipment & supplies 3 awards
• Financial & insurance 2 awards

Contracts awarded

• GB-Manchester: ACE 733 GCA - Community Voice Engagement Exercise
  1 Oct 2026 · £845k · ends 31 Mar 2027
  Supplier not named in a form we publish
• Evaluation of Cultural Development Fund
  11 Sept 2026 · ends 31 Mar 2029
  Supplier not named in a form we publish
• Digital Development Partner
  2 Sept 2026 · £6.0m · ends 28 Sept 2029
  Awarded to Mphasis UK Limited
• Digital Development Partner
  2 Sept 2026 · £6000m · ends 28 Sept 2029
  Awarded to Mphasis UK Limited
• Digital Development Partner
  2 Sept 2026 · £58m · ends 28 Sept 2029
  Awarded to Mphasis UK Limited
• Provision of Offsite Backup for Critical data centre servers
  27 Aug 2026 · ends 30 Jun 2027
  Supplier not named in a form we publish
• Data Centre support and maintenance contract
  27 Aug 2026 · ends 23 Jun 2027
  Supplier not named in a form we publish
• GB-Manchester: ACE 734 CCS - Interim Estates Manager
  26 Aug 2026 · £58k · ends 31 Dec 2026
  Supplier not named in a form we publish
• GB-Manchester: ACE 737 CCS Provision of Specialist Property Consultancy advice
  26 Aug 2026 · £26k · ends 6 Nov 2026
  Supplier not named in a form we publish
• GB-Manchester: ACE 739 NFP - Project Management Services for Coventry Storage facility fit-out
  26 Aug 2026 · £93k · ends 31 Dec 2027
  Supplier not named in a form we publish
• Payroll Bureau Services
  26 Aug 2026 · ends 28 Sept 2028
  Supplier not named in a form we publish
• HR & Payroll SaaS system
  26 Aug 2026 · ends 28 Sept 2028
  Supplier not named in a form we publish
• Project Management Consultancy Services
  24 Aug 2026 · ends 31 May 2028
  Supplier not named in a form we publish
• GB-Manchester: ACE 662 CCS Tax Advisory Services
  21 Aug 2026 · £22k · ends 31 Mar 2029
  Supplier not named in a form we publish
• English Libraries Insight platform - data transfer services
  12 Jun 2026 · ends 31 Mar 2027
  Supplier not named in a form we publish
• ACE 1094 DAC - Media Copyright Licence
  2 Jun 2026 · ends 31 May 2027
  Supplier not named in a form we publish
• GB-Manchester: ACE 694 CCS - Relocation and Recycling of furniture from Brighton Office
  19 May 2026 · £10k · ends 12 Jan 2026
  Supplier not named in a form we publish
• GB-Manchester: ACE 719 CCS - Legal Advice
  19 May 2026 · £14k · ends 18 Jun 2026
  Supplier not named in a form we publish
• GB-Manchester: ACE 720 CCS - Purchase of Surface Pros and Laptops
  19 May 2026 · £200k · ends 27 Mar 2026
  Supplier not named in a form we publish
• GB-Manchester: ACE 1065 CCS - Interim Cyber Security Lead
  7 May 2026 · £45k · ends 25 Jul 2026
  Supplier not named in a form we publish
• GB-Manchester: ACE 716 DAC Business Central
  28 Apr 2026 · £81k · ends 15 May 2028
  Supplier not named in a form we publish
• GB-Manchester: ACE 715 CCS Bacs services
  28 Apr 2026 · £20k · ends 31 Mar 2028
  Supplier not named in a form we publish
• Evaluation of Museum Development Small Grant Programmes
  2 Apr 2026 · ends 30 Jun 2026
  Supplier not named in a form we publish
• GB-Manchester: ACE 706 CCS - Digital Strategy final business case
  30 Mar 2026 · £77k · ends 31 Mar 2026
  Supplier not named in a form we publish
• GB-Manchester: ACE 703 CCS - Cognos Health Checks and Optimisation
  30 Mar 2026 · £30k · ends 31 Mar 2027
  Supplier not named in a form we publish

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