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Project Management Consultancy Services

The Arts Council of England

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24 Aug 2026 at 09:55

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Arts Council of England procured project management consultancy services to support monitoring of a capital grant. The appointed consultancy supports the Arts Council’s Capital Team by actively monitoring the project against baseline information and managing its finances, helping to achieve the fund’s aims and outcomes. The work falls within business and management consultancy services. Delivery covers the United Kingdom, with the buying organisation based in Manchester. This is a public-sector requirement for specialist project oversight, grant monitoring and financial management rather than construction or the direct supply of goods. It is relevant to consultancies with experience supporting public bodies, capital programmes, grant-funded projects and structured performance and financial controls.

The procurement has been awarded and the tender is complete. It used a below-threshold limited competition. One lot was awarded to Jackson Coles LLP. The award is active, with an award value of £24,933 excluding VAT, or £29,919 including VAT. The contract was signed on 13 August 2026 and runs from 17 August 2026 to 31 May 2028. The buyer has reserved an optional extension, for example if the project programme slips, with a maximum contract end date of 30 November 2028. The selected supplier is Jackson Coles LLP. This outcome shows the requirement was evaluated through a restricted below-threshold competition rather than an open procedure.

For a supplier that did not win this procurement, the award provides a clear indication of the Arts Council’s demand for focused project management consultancy around capital grants. A credible competitor would need to demonstrate that it can monitor delivery against agreed baseline information, identify and manage project progress issues, and maintain robust financial oversight. Experience working with public-sector grant programmes and translating monitoring into evidence of progress towards funding aims would be relevant. The successful supplier was an SME, indicating that the requirement can be delivered by a suitably experienced specialist consultancy rather than only a large professional-services firm. Firms should be able to provide dependable Capital Team support and manage programme slippage risks.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Project Management Consultancy Services

Notice Description

Provide support to Arts Council England's monitoring of a capital grant. The supplier will support our Capital Team to ensure that the project is actively monitored against baseline information and financially managed to support the achievement of the fund's aims and outcomes.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06ea2a
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/080172-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - limited competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

CPV Codes

79410000 - Business and management consultancy services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£24,933 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
24 Aug 20262 days ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
13 Aug 20262 weeks ago
Contract Period
17 Aug 2026 - 31 May 2028 1-2 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
The Arts Council of England
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
MANCHESTER
Postcode
M1 1FN
Postcode Area
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

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Jackson Coles LLP

Further Information

Notice Documents

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