Notice Information
Notice Title
ACE 1003 ITT - Touring Research 2025/26
Notice 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. To view this notice, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=994292149
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05248e
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/073759-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK7 - Contract Details Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Below threshold - open competition
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
-
- CPV Codes
73110000 - Research services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £50,000 Under £100K
- Lots Value
- £50,000 Under £100K
- Awards Value
- £46,500 Under £100K
- Contracts Value
- £46,500 Under £100K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 13 Nov 20253 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 18 Jun 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 16 Jul 20257 months ago
- Contract Period
- 14 Sep 2025 - 30 Apr 2026 6-12 months
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- ARTS COUNCIL ENGLAND
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- procurement.services@artscouncil.org.uk
- Contact Phone
- 01619344317
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.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/073759-2025
13th November 2025 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/041069-2025
17th July 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/026978-2025
23rd May 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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