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Tenders awarded by The Arts Council of England
Live data from Contracts Finder and Find a Tender. 14 awards we have tracked from The Arts Council of England, with the suppliers winning the work and how their procurement is shifting.
14
awards tracked
£1.3m
total contract value
£95k
average award size
28.6%
awarded to SMEs
Recent awards
Latest tenders awarded by The Arts Council of England
GB-Manchester: ACE 716 DAC Business Central
Awarded to Total Enterprise Solutions T/A ForGood.Tech on 20 Apr 2026 · Computer support and consultancy services
£81k
GB-Manchester: ACE 715 CCS Bacs services
Awarded to Bottomline Technologies Limited on 18 Mar 2026 · Banking services
£20k
GB-Manchester: ACE 703 CCS - Cognos Health Checks and Optimisation
Awarded to Sempre Analytics Limited on 13 Mar 2026 · Computer support and consultancy services
£30k
GB-Manchester: ACE 700 CCS - Rapid Prototyping
Awarded to TPX impact Ltd on 17 Feb 2026 · IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
£80k
GB-Manchester: ACE 702 CCS - Azure Migration Discovery
Awarded to Kerv Digital Limited on 13 Feb 2026 · Computer support and consultancy services
£90k
GB-Manchester: ACE 706 CCS - Digital Strategy final business case
Awarded to Michael Page Consulting on 13 Feb 2026 · IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
£77k
GB-Manchester: ACE 701 CCS Venue and Conferencing booking
Awarded to Calder Conferences on 10 Feb 2026 · Hotel meeting and conference services
£40k
GB-Manchester: ACE 1067 ITQ - Surveyor for Victory House
Awarded to Stiles Harold Williams Partnership LLP on 2 Feb 2026 · Building surveying services
£29k
GB-Manchester: ACE 697 - DYCP Digital Redesign
Awarded to TPX impact Ltd on 12 Oct 2025 · Software programming and consultancy services
£84k
GB-Manchester: ACE 688 CCS - Interim Grant Management System
Awarded to Granicus Firmstep Limited on 22 Sept 2025 · Software package and information systems
£675k
GB-Manchester: ACE 695 CCS - Consultancy Support for Cultural Foundations Fund
Awarded to HERA Regeneration Limited on 25 Aug 2025 · Advisory architectural services
£15k
GB-Manchester: ACE 691 CCS - Furniture for Bristol Office
Awarded to Flexiform Business Furniture Ltd on 22 Jul 2025 · Office furniture
£33k
Spend pattern
What The Arts Council of England buys, and how the spend behaves
The Arts Council of England has issued 14 tracked awards worth £1.3m across the period we monitor. The average award sits at £95k. Spend skews towards Computer support and consultancy services, Office furniture and IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support. The largest single award we have on record went to Granicus Firmstep Limited for £675k, on a GB-Manchester: ACE 688 CCS - Interim Grant Management System notice. SMBs are taking 28.6% of recorded awards, around the typical mid-band for UK public buyers. Activity is softening versus the prior month.
Where The Arts Council of England actually spends
Biggest single award
£675k
GB-Manchester: ACE 688 CCS - Interim Grant Management System
Won by Granicus Firmstep Limited on 22 Sept 2025
Busiest month
Feb 26
5 awards published, totalling £316k.
Last 30 days vs the prior 30: softening.
Top suppliers
Who is winning the work
Flexiform Business Furniture Ltd
3 awards · £108k total
TPX impact Ltd
2 awards · £164k total
Granicus Firmstep Limited
1 award · £675k total
Kerv Digital Limited
1 award · £90k total
Total Enterprise Solutions T/A ForGood.Tech
1 award · £81k total
Michael Page Consulting
1 award · £77k total
Calder Conferences
1 award · £40k total
Sempre Analytics Limited
1 award · £30k total
Related sectors
The categories where The Arts Council of England concentrates its spend.
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