Top suppliers
Top suppliers to The Arts Council of England
Top-five suppliers hold 54% of contract value — a concentrated market.
Procurement categories
What The Arts Council of England buys
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV) breakdown of contracts awarded over the reporting period.
727948733971904530556670805085Recent contracts
Latest The Arts Council of England contracts awarded
The most recently published award notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
Project Management Consultancy Services
Jackson Coles LLP · 2026-08-12
£25K
Evaluation of Cultural Development Fund
Steer Davies & Gleave Limited · 2026-08-04
£69K
GB-Manchester: ACE 738 GCA - Risk and Planning Management Software
TMI Systems Limited · 2026-08-02
£208K
GB-Manchester: ACE 739 NFP - Project Management Services for Coventry Storage facility fit-out
Jones Lang Lasalle Limited · 2026-07-23
£93K
GB-Manchester: ACE 737 CCS Provision of Specialist Property Consultancy advice
Buttress Architects Ltd · 2026-06-16
£26K
Payroll Bureau Services
The Access Group · 2026-06-16
£94K
HR & Payroll SaaS system
The Access Group · 2026-06-08
£100K
Provision of Offsite Backup for Critical data centre servers
NG-IT Limited · 2026-06-08
£42K
Data Centre support and maintenance contract
NG-IT Limited · 2026-06-07
£26K
English Libraries Insight platform - data transfer services
Civica UK Ltd · 2026-05-26
£20K
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Market analysis
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Supplier concentration and timing patterns that shape SME bid strategy.
52%
Awards to SMEs
54%
Top-5 supplier share
0%
Framework call-offs
1
Awards to social enterprises
Around 52% of The Arts Council of 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 The Arts Council of England
How much does The Arts Council of England spend on procurement?
The Arts Council of England awarded 109 contracts totalling £10.1M between 2023-11-08 and 2026-11-08, working with 95 unique suppliers. Average contract value is £93K.
Who are The Arts Council of England's top suppliers?
The largest suppliers to The Arts Council of England by total award value are Calvium Ltd, Alexander Mann, Kantar Public UK Ltd trading as Verian Group. The top five suppliers together hold 54% of contract value.
What does The Arts Council of England buy from suppliers?
The Arts Council of England's procurement is concentrated in it services: consulting, software development, internet and support, business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security, 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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