Top suppliers
Top suppliers to Arts Council England
Top-five suppliers hold 59% of contract value — a concentrated market.
Procurement categories
What Arts Council England buys
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV) breakdown of contracts awarded over the reporting period.
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Latest Arts Council England contracts awarded
The most recently published award notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
GB-Manchester: ACE 733 GCA - Community Voice Engagement Exercise
Thinks Insight and Strategy (Britain Thinks) Limited · 2026-08-12
£845K
ACE 1094 DAC - Media Copyright Licence
NLA Media Access Ltd · 2026-05-12
£63K
ACE 1046 DAC - Programme Management Services - English Library Insights (ELI) Database and Discovery
Jink Management Limited · 2025-10-23
£66K
ACE 1054 DAC - Recruitment - Project Management Lead
Michael Page International · 2025-10-12
£94K
ACE 1011 ITT - Private Dance Schools Research 2025/26
University of Bedfordshire · 2025-10-02
£33K
ACE 1050 DAC - SIP Telephony Contract
Voyager Networks Limited · 2025-09-27
£43K
ACE 1014 ITT - Incentivising Touring Fund Evaluation
AMION Consulting Limited · 2025-09-23
£50K
ACE 1003 ITT - Touring Research 2025/26
World Pencil Ltd · 2025-09-09
£47K
ACE 1044 DAC - Microsoft Licences
Espria Limited · 2025-08-28
£81K
ACE 1009 DAC - Risk and Planning Management Software
TMI Systems Limited · 2025-08-27
£39K
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Market analysis
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Supplier concentration and timing patterns that shape SME bid strategy.
46%
Awards to SMEs
59%
Top-5 supplier share
0%
Framework call-offs
1
Awards to social enterprises
Around 46% of Arts Council England’s classified awards go to small and medium-sized enterprises, and 1 have gone to voluntary, community or social enterprises.
Frequently asked
Common questions about selling to Arts Council England
How much does Arts Council England spend on procurement?
Arts Council England awarded 56 contracts totalling £5.1M between 2023-11-08 and 2026-11-08, working with 49 unique suppliers. Average contract value is £93K.
Who are Arts Council England's top suppliers?
The largest suppliers to Arts Council England by total award value are Thinks Insight and Strategy (Britain Thinks) Limited, Public Digital Limited, This Named Company Ltd trading as The Card Network. The top five suppliers together hold 59% of contract value.
What does Arts Council England buy from suppliers?
Arts Council England's procurement is concentrated in business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security, research and development services and related consultancy services, software package and information systems, alongside specialist categories. See the full CPV breakdown below.
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How this profile is compiled
Analysed by ENKII · Updated 2026-11-08
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