--- title: "Cultural Destinations Evaluation" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-768e6bac-0dfa-409f-869a-8a4f475f9877" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-768e6bac-0dfa-409f-869a-8a4f475f9877" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-768e6bac-0dfa-409f-869a-8a4f475f9877.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-768e6bac-0dfa-409f-869a-8a4f475f9877.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "THE ARTS COUNCIL ENGLAND" published: "2019-02-13" --- # Cultural Destinations Evaluation Buyer: THE ARTS COUNCIL ENGLAND Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-b5fd17-768e6bac-0dfa-409f-869a-8a4f475f9877 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-768e6bac-0dfa-409f-869a-8a4f475f9877) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-768e6bac-0dfa-409f-869a-8a4f475f9877.json) ## Summary The Arts Council England is seeking an evaluation of its Cultural Destinations Fund, launched in 2017 and aimed at enhancing the partnership between cultural organisations and the tourism sector. The procurement process is currently at the Award stage, with the contract valued at approximately £62,500. The tender, titled "Cultural Destinations Evaluation," closed on 3rd December 2018. The contract period began on 1st January 2019 and runs until 31st January 2021. The evaluation aims to assess the impact of the fund against specific outcomes related to economic growth in the cultural and tourism sectors throughout the UK. This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in research services, particularly those focused on cultural and tourism evaluations. Services from SMEs and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) are particularly encouraged, given their suitability for this project. Competitors should be equipped to deliver insightful evaluations that demonstrate the Cultural Destinations Fund's contributions to local economies and cultural visibility, ultimately paving the way for future strategic funding and partnerships in cultural tourism. ## Notice In 2017 the Arts Council invested PS3 million into round two of the Cultural Destinations fund. The Cultural Destinations fund round two (2017-2020), builds on the learnings from round one (2014-2017). Cultural Destinations is an initiative between Arts Council England and Visit England, the national tourist board. The aim of Cultural Destinations is to enable arts and culture organisations working in partnership with destination organisations to increase their reach, engagement and resilience through working with the tourism sector. Closer working between the two sectors will contribute to the economic growth of the cultural and tourism visitor economies. This programme will support the positioning of culture as a prominent part of the local visitor offer, helping to drive the growth of the visitor economy. Cultural Destinations aims to build partnership capacity in the cultural and visitor economy sectors to achieve the following outcomes: - More and different types of people experiencing the arts and culture in local destinations in a way that contributes to the growth of the local visitor economy - Increased income leading to greater sustainability and resilience for cultural organisations and tourism businesses in local destinations - Repositioning of culture as a prominent part of the visitor offer and local economic growth plans - A commitment from public and private sector partners to continue working in partnership to support the growth of the local visitor economy through cultural tourism beyond the life of this project. The Arts Council England and Visit England are commissioning an external evaluation of round two of the Cultural Destinations Fund to assess the fund against the above outcomes. Each Cultural Destinations area is required to undertake an individual evaluation of their work towards these outcomes. Our aim for the evaluation is to ensure the area evaluations can be brought together along with some primary research to provide programme-level evidence of Cultural Destinations' contribution overall to its aims. We would also like to highlight key learnings from round 2, and inform future place based strategic funds. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c4cc8054-daed-4161-9aa4-bf583d85406a | | 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 | 13 Feb 2019 | | Submission deadline | 3 Dec 2018 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 14 Dec 2018 | | Contract period | 1 Jan 2019 - 31 Jan 2021 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £62,500 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | £62,497 | | 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 - 73110000 - Research services ## Release History - 13 Feb 2019 at 10:49 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c4cc8054-daed-4161-9aa4-bf583d85406a ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c4cc8054-daed-4161-9aa4-bf583d85406a 13th February 2019 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder ## Notice URLs - http://www.artscouncil.org.uk ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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