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title: "Local Cultural Education Partnership"
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# Local Cultural Education Partnership

Buyer: THE ARTS COUNCIL ENGLAND  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-50b8d590-1b4a-48a8-a0d7-4671750804fd

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## Summary

The Arts Council England has recently awarded a contract for the Local Cultural Education Partnership, which is a vital initiative aimed at fostering cultural education across English communities. The procurement process began with an open tender methodology, and the award was officially announced on 11th March 2020. The contract, valued at £25,000, encompasses the development of Local Cultural Education Partnerships (LCEPs) that address the diverse challenges and opportunities within local contexts, with a specified contract period starting from 25th November 2019 to 2nd January 2020.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in educational consultancy and cultural development, particularly those with a focus on collaborative partnership building and leadership training. Firms that are adept at addressing governance, sustainability, and community engagement would be particularly well-suited to compete. The active role of cultural providers and their collaboration with schools enhances the potential for business growth, especially for small to medium enterprises (SMEs) looking to make a meaningful impact in the arts and education sectors.

## Notice

Awarded Contract. The Local Cultural Education Partnerships (LCEP) is Arts Council England's (ACE) key priority to meet the Cultural Education Challenge. The 97 active LCEPs are currently operating in a fluid space. There is a great deal of difference between and within local contexts, and a range of challenges and opportunities linked to national, regional and local policy and funding. Partnerships between cultural providers, schools, and a broad range of other service providers for young people will be central to achieving a co-ordinated cultural offer to all children and young people across English communities. ACE is looking for a supplier to provide a catalyst for the development of LCEPs, helping fast track success through sharing learning, leadership development and profile raising. The programme will be based on well evidenced interventions with the potential to create change. - Help a cohort of cultural education leaders to develop the confidence, knowledge and skills to accelerate the work of their partnership. - Support the cohort to identify and address common challenges, for example governance, sustainability, national brand and identity of the movement. - Embed a culture of reciprocal learning and a strong, sustainable network of leaders that will share their learning with colleagues. - Identify and scope future development work that will support local cultural education partnerships to expand their reach and impact. - Complement the LCEP peer learning support programme provided by Bridge organisations as well as cross-regional Bridge support. The proposal should include/demonstrate how it will deliver the following: - An open, collaborative approach, problem-solving based on mutual trust, responsibility and generosity. Enquiry mindset - aim to reinvent practice and share professional growth through reflection. - Situated learning based in real life experience and critical discussion. - An understanding that this proposal is complementary to other quality development and has a focus on the Leaders of LCEPs and the strategic challenges associated with that leadership (for example strategy, partnership, funding diversity, governance). - A programme structure that supports rural, coastal and urban LCEPs, and is able to respond to their specific needs. - Enabling a peer learning Leadership network in such a way that it becomes self-organising around the key challenges of LCEP leadership. - Consideration of barriers to participation and plans to remove those barriers - which may include, for example, time, geography, cost, ensuring access for disabled people, the need for tailored access support, supporting caring responsibilities, and addressing lack of support from managers. - How the work will be evaluated.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9181d8bf-e321-4e2a-96a8-4c50631f30a2 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure (below threshold) |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 11 Mar 2020 |
| Submission deadline | 2 Sep 2019 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 1 Nov 2019 |
| Contract period | 25 Nov 2019 - 2 Jan 2020 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £25,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £25,000 |
| 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 | PEOPLE MAKE IT WORK |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

### Codes

- 73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

## Release History

- 11 Mar 2020 at 14:34 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9181d8bf-e321-4e2a-96a8-4c50631f30a2

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9181d8bf-e321-4e2a-96a8-4c50631f30a2
  11th March 2020 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

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

## Provenance

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