Notice Information
Notice Title
ACE 614 ITT - Framework Of Financial Advisors For Arts And Culture Repayable Finance
Notice Description
Arts Council England are conducting a Procurement for a Framework of Financial Advisors to support with the administration of the Cultural Recovery Fund loans programme. As part of the government's response to the Covid 19 crisis, the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) made 37 loans to arts and culture organisations, investing PS250 million. DCMS are the Lender for the loans, and Arts Council acts as their loan agent. A dedicated repayable finance team manages the day-to-day responsibility of the loan book management, monitoring, and reporting. From time to time, ACE requires an independent and impartial review of a borrower organisation and its financial model to support our decisions regarding their loans - referred to as Financial Advisors.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-b5fd17-ac1527b1-c534-45dc-b100-33a08baa1efa
- Publication Source
- Contracts Finder
- Latest Notice
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4eba889b-5e1c-42da-827d-c6322f8747b6
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
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- CPV Codes
79211000 - Accounting services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £166,666 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £166,666 £100K-£500K
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 5 Mar 202511 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 20 Feb 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 20 Feb 20251 years ago
- Contract Period
- 24 Feb 2025 - 23 Feb 2027 1-2 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Not Specified
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- ARTS COUNCIL ENGLAND
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- MANCHESTER
- Postcode
- M1 1FN
- Post Town
- Manchester
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLD North West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLD3 Greater Manchester
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLD33 Manchester
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Manchester
- Electoral Ward
- Piccadilly
- Westminster Constituency
- Manchester Central
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4eba889b-5e1c-42da-827d-c6322f8747b6
5th March 2025 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder -
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/respondToList.html?noticeId=931466015
Please follow this link to view the notice.
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