--- title: "Ambition for Excellence Evaluation" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-1979bbf0-4f85-46ec-ba46-b479132ec8f0" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-1979bbf0-4f85-46ec-ba46-b479132ec8f0" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-1979bbf0-4f85-46ec-ba46-b479132ec8f0.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-1979bbf0-4f85-46ec-ba46-b479132ec8f0.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "THE ARTS COUNCIL ENGLAND" published: "2020-01-22" --- # Ambition for Excellence Evaluation Buyer: THE ARTS COUNCIL ENGLAND Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-1979bbf0-4f85-46ec-ba46-b479132ec8f0 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-1979bbf0-4f85-46ec-ba46-b479132ec8f0) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-1979bbf0-4f85-46ec-ba46-b479132ec8f0.json) ## Summary The Arts Council England is conducting a tender process titled "Ambition for Excellence Evaluation," which aims to assess the impact and legacy of a programme designed to enhance the arts sector in England. The procurement falls under the category of research and development services, with a value of £41,666. The tender period concludes on 14th February 2020, and the resulting contract is expected to extend from 2nd March 2020 until 30th October 2020. This open procurement process is focused on services and aims to attract a wide range of participants from various locations, including the UK and other territories. This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses involved in research, evaluation, and consultancy, particularly those with expertise in the arts sector. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) are particularly suited to compete, as the contracting authority is keen to encourage diverse submissions. By participating in this evaluation, businesses can not only contribute to the cultural landscape but also position themselves for future collaborations and contracts within the arts sector, aligning with the Arts Council's long-term strategies. ## Notice Ambition for Excellence focuses on stimulating and supporting significant ambition and excellence across the arts sector in England. The fund opened in May 2015 and Arts Council invested PS36m into the programme funding 68 projects. The last awards were made at the end of February 2018 and projects run for no longer than 3-years in length with all activity due to end no later than April 2021. The Ambition for Excellence programme aims to: - contribute to the development of strong cultural places - grow and develop talent and leadership in the regions and across artforms - give an international dimension to excellent work - create the highest quality new work, including for outdoor and festival contexts Ambition for Excellence focuses on funding large scale practice(s) and/or projects for creative and artistic development opportunities that will support a step change in practice within and beyond the organisations funded. Arts Council England requires a programme-level evaluation of Ambition for Excellence to understand the impact, legacy successes and challenges for the programme. The evaluation should bring together secondary and primary research providing a programme-level evidence of the programme's contribution and impact against the over-arching programme aims. We would like the evaluation to highlight key findings and learnings that can be shared more widely within the sector and inform future investment funds relating to this area of work and review the delivery of the programme by Arts Council. The evaluation should additionally, bear in mind what contribution, nuance and understanding these learnings can provide for ACE into its next 10 Year Strategy. Please note: to access the tender documentation and to bid for the opportunity you must log-in to the e-Sourcing portal. Additional information: If you are interested in this opportunity, the procurement documents are available, free of charge, at: https://public.bravosolution.co.uk/artscouncil/web/login.html ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a9a85209-b68b-426e-9c50-3c5aed85dc21 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure (below threshold) | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 22 Jan 2020 | | Submission deadline | 14 Feb 2020 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 2 Mar 2020 - 30 Oct 2020 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £41,666 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | 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 | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services ### Codes - 73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services ## Release History - 22 Jan 2020 at 13:46 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a9a85209-b68b-426e-9c50-3c5aed85dc21 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a9a85209-b68b-426e-9c50-3c5aed85dc21 22nd January 2020 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://public.bravosolution.co.uk Link to eSourcing Portal ## Notice URLs - http://www.artscouncil.org.uk - https://public.bravosolution.co.uk/artscouncil/web/login.html ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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