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UK_1498- Arts Content Agency

British Council

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Award

05 Oct 2026 at 08:58

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Tender

27 Aug 2026 at 11:11

UK4 - Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The British Council has appointed an agency to produce video content for its Arts Marketing team. The work supports digital marketing campaigns and editorial content aimed at business and government audiences, promoting awareness, engagement with and advocacy for the Council’s arts programmes and offers. It covers video production across projects of varying scale. This is a single-supplier service for the British Council, based in London, with delivery listed in the United Kingdom. The requirement sits within advertising and marketing services, but the core deliverable is video content for arts marketing rather than a general advertising service.

The procurement is complete and CultureShock Media Limited was selected as the supplier. The award was made on 5 October 2026 for £207,000 gross. The contract is scheduled to start on 19 October 2026 and run to 18 October 2027, with renewal options described as 1+1+1 and a maximum extent date of 18 October 2030. The buyer used an open procedure. The tender attracted 19 bids, all of which reached the final stage; all 19 were from SMEs. The award criteria are described as quality, with the detailed criteria set out in the procurement documentation. The tender submission deadline was 21 September 2026 and the enquiry deadline was 3 September 2026.

For agencies competing for this buyer’s future arts video work, the strongest fit is a team able to produce video content across projects of different scales and support an ongoing programme of digital campaigns and editorial content. The material must serve business and government audiences and help communicate arts programmes in a way that builds awareness, engagement and advocacy. A supplier should be able to show relevant video production capability and work that can support communications across digital channels. The award went to an SME, and all final-stage bidders were SMEs, indicating that smaller suppliers competed for this requirement. Credibility will depend on demonstrating quality against the buyer’s criteria and the capacity to deliver a varied, continuing stream of content for the British Council Arts Marketing team. The contract structure also favours a supplier able to sustain service over multiple potential renewal periods.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

UK_1498- Arts Content Agency

Notice Description

The British Council Arts Marketing team is responsible for communicating and telling the story of the British Council's Arts offers and programmes through digital marketing campaigns and editorial content designed for B2B and B2G audiences, with the aim of improving awareness of, engagement with and advocacy for the British Council's Arts offers amongst key audiences and stakeholders. The appointed agency will be required to deliver video content production across a range of projects and at various scales to support the output of the British Council Arts Marketing team, with an annual budget of approximately 100k over a period of four years. This is a single supplier contract. Examples of our recent video work can be found on the British Council Arts website and YouTube channel, as well as our social media channels across Instagram, Facebook and X.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06ed5c
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/093603-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK6 - Contract 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

CPV Codes

79340000 - Advertising and marketing services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£207,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
£207,000 £100K-£500K
Awards Value
£207,000 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
5 Oct 20263 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
21 Sep 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
5 Oct 20263 weeks ago
Contract Period
19 Oct 2026 - 18 Oct 2027 6-12 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Pending
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
British Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
E20 1JQ
Postcode Area
East London
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI4 Inner London - East
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI41 Hackney and Newham
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Newham
Electoral Ward
Stratford Olympic Park
Westminster Constituency
Stratford and Bow

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

CULTURESHOCK MEDIA LIMITED

Further Information

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