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title: "PROCUREMENT OF A FRAMEWORK FOR BUSINESS AND FINANCIAL ADVISORS FOR ARTS AND CULTURE ORGANISATIONS."
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# PROCUREMENT OF A FRAMEWORK FOR BUSINESS AND FINANCIAL ADVISORS FOR ARTS AND CULTURE ORGANISATIONS.

Buyer: THE ARTS COUNCIL ENGLAND  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-b470c0ba-027e-488e-a41c-9526dd38f2c2

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## Summary

The Arts Council England is conducting a procurement process to establish a framework for business and financial advisors aimed at supporting arts and culture organisations. This tender, titled "PROCUREMENT OF A FRAMEWORK FOR BUSINESS AND FINANCIAL ADVISORS FOR ARTS AND CULTURE ORGANISATIONS," falls under the financial consultancy services category. The contract period is set from 1 April 2019 to 31 March 2022, with an optional extension until 31 March 2023. The tender period ended on 18 February 2019, and the total value of the contract amounts to £375,000. The procurement method employed is an open procedure, allowing a diverse range of service providers to engage in this opportunity.

This procurement offers significant growth opportunities for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) with expertise in financial analysis, organisational development, and governance models within the arts sector. Businesses that can demonstrate experience in supporting arts organisations to enhance their resilience through various strategies—such as financial analysis, business planning, or governance models—are encouraged to participate. This framework not only allows successful bidders to contribute to the arts but also positions them for future contracts and engagements with public sector clients across the UK.

## Notice

The Arts Council England is now seeking to appoint suitably qualified service providers to a new framework Agreement to provide services to Arts Council on a call off basis during the period of 1 April 2019 to 31 March 2022, with an option to extend for a further 12-month period to 31 March 2023. The Arts Council England wishes to set up a framework of suitable service providers (a maximum of 20 service providers) with expertise in a minimum of two of the following areas to support Arts Council's assessment, monitoring and decision-making across its grant programmes: - financial analysis and business plan appraisal of arts/cultural organisations - organisational change and development of arts/cultural organisations - knowledge and experience of the various governance models and structures used in the arts/cultural sector in both large and small organisations - knowledge and experience of a range of business models used in the arts/ cultural sector in both large and small organisations - knowledge and experience of specialist areas of work to support organisations to become more resilient, for example (but not limited to) retail and merchandising, HR, asset exploitation

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/fd7d72cd-2296-4d24-a0a0-66d025d12b06 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure (above threshold) |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Large, SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 12 Apr 2019 |
| Submission deadline | 18 Feb 2019 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 22 Mar 2019 |
| Contract period | 31 Mar 2019 - 31 Mar 2023 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £450,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £375,000 |
| 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 | 20 |
| Supplier names | ALCHEMY RESEARCH & CONSULTANCY; AP BENSON; APERTE; ARTREACH (CONSULTANTS; ARTS QUARTER; BONNAR KEENLYSIDE SCOTLAND; COUNTERCULTURE PARTNERSHIP; DAVID WATERFALL; DCA CONSULTANCY; FESTIVALS & EVENTS INTERANTIONAL; GOLANT MEDIA VENTURES; IANPARLANE FD; INDEPENDENT MIND; INDEPENDENT PRODUCER; JEANIE SCOTT CONSULTING; JON TREADWAY; METAVALUE; PEOPLE MAKE IT WORK; PETE O'HARA FCA, CHARTERED ACCOUNTANT; S J ROYCE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 66 - Financial and insurance services

### Codes

- 66171000 - Financial consultancy services

## Release History

- 12 Apr 2019 at 11:08 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/fd7d72cd-2296-4d24-a0a0-66d025d12b06
- 16 Jan 2019 at 16:26 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d5c9a4d5-56e7-4805-a1aa-c90d27c53afd

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/fd7d72cd-2296-4d24-a0a0-66d025d12b06
  12th April 2019 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d5c9a4d5-56e7-4805-a1aa-c90d27c53afd
  16th January 2019 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- https://public.bravosolution.co.uk/artscouncil/web/login.html
  Link to eSourcing Portal

## Notice URLs

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

## Provenance

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