Award

ACE 1003 ITT - Touring Research 2025/26

  • Arts Council England

UK6: Contract award notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-041069

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-05248e (view related notices)

Published 17 July 2025, 4:05pm

Scope

Reference

ACE 1003 ITT

Description

ACE 1003 ITT - Touring Research 2025/26 ACE is seeking to gain a deeper understanding of the current landscape of the theatre, dance, music and combined arts touring sectors and ecologies, and how these have evolved since the Covid-19 pandemic. The specific focus of this study is the Touring of theatre, dance, music, and combined arts activities to indoor venues with a capacity of 150 or below, rural, outdoor work, site specific work and touring to community spaces, as well as by geography and artform, including genre.

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Contract 1

Supplier

Contract value

  • £46,500 excluding VAT
  • £55,800 including VAT

Below the relevant threshold

Award decision date

17 July 2025

Earliest date the contract will be signed

10 September 2025

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 15 September 2025 to 30 April 2026
  • 7 months, 16 days

Main procurement category

Services

CPV classifications

  • 73110000 - Research services

Contract locations

  • UK - United Kingdom

Information about tenders

  • 6 tenders received
  • 6 tenders assessed in the final stage:
    • 6 submitted by small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
    • 0 submitted by voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)
  • 1 supplier awarded contracts
  • 5 suppliers unsuccessful (details included for contracts over £5 million)

Procedure

Procedure type

Below threshold - open competition

Supplier

World Pencil Ltd

Lennox House, 3 Pierrepont Street

Bath

BA1 1LB

United Kingdom

Contact name: Ben Sandbrook

Email: ben.sandbrook@worldpencil.net

Region: UKK12 - Bath and North East Somerset, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire

Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): Yes

Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No

Contract 1

Contracting authority

Arts Council England

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PBGY-4385-GQGP

The Hive, 2nd Floor 47 Lever Street

Manchester

M1 1FN

United Kingdom

Telephone: 01619344317

Email: procurement.services@artscouncil.org.uk

Region: UKD33 - Manchester

Organisation type: Public authority - central government