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title: "Digital Culture Network - Evaluation"
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# Digital Culture Network - Evaluation

Buyer: THE ARTS COUNCIL ENGLAND  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-14c180da-ba9f-4899-80ec-05b3b4aa3c8c

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## Summary

The procurement process, initiated by The Arts Council England, involves the evaluation of the Digital Culture Network (DCN) project. This project, aimed at enhancing digital skills within arts and culture organisations, is classified under research and development services. Located in London, England, the tender was conducted using an open procurement method, with a total value of £33,333. The tender period concluded on August 29, 2019, and the contract is scheduled to run from October 14, 2019, until June 30, 2021.

This tender presents an excellent opportunity for businesses specialising in evaluation and consultancy services, particularly those that are small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) or voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs). Companies with expertise in assessing arts and culture initiatives, including digital skill enhancement projects, will find this procurement relevant. Successful evaluation will enable service providers to contribute to the ongoing development of the DCN while fostering relationships within the arts sector and enhancing their market presence.

## Notice

Arts Council England launched the Digital Culture Network (DCN) in June 2019 to help arts and culture organisations develop digital skills and make the most of technology. The Network is made up of nine Tech Champions, based in each of our nine regional offices, each with a different digital specialism. The DCN delivers training events, provides one-to-one support and produce resources and tools to help organisations increase their digital maturity. The DCN is a two year initiative in which the Arts Council has invested in the region of PS1.1million. It has been in place since March 2019, formally launched on 24 June 2019 and is currently funded to be operational until March 2021. We are looking for a service provider to evaluate the DCN to help us understand how well it is performing across four key areas: - Is the DCN delivering against its core aims and objectives to help increase the digital skills and capacity of arts and cultural organisations? - How effective are the structure, systems and processes of the DCN? - How is the DCN viewed by the arts and cultural sector? - What has been the value and impact of the partnerships developed by the network? We also want to know what could be improved in the future to make the network more effective if it were to continue. Although a final report in June 2021 is a key element of this evaluation, we will also want to use findings to inform and refine operations between October 2019 and March 2021, and to inform future planning for the network which will need to take place in the first half of 2020.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8738971c-35d6-49b4-a872-d01c0ea2bc0f |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure (below threshold) |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 14 Jan 2020 |
| Submission deadline | 29 Aug 2019 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 24 Sep 2019 |
| Contract period | 13 Oct 2019 - 30 Jun 2021 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £33,333 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £33,307 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | THE ARTS COUNCIL ENGLAND |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | Central London |
| Postcode | WC1B 3HF |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West |
| ITL 3 | TLI36 Camden |
| Local authority | Camden |
| Electoral ward | Bloomsbury |
| Westminster constituency | Holborn and St Pancras |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | SQW |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

### Codes

- 73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

## Release History

- 14 Jan 2020 at 11:11 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8738971c-35d6-49b4-a872-d01c0ea2bc0f

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8738971c-35d6-49b4-a872-d01c0ea2bc0f
  14th January 2020 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- http://www.artscouncil.org.uk

## Provenance

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