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title: "Project Management Consultancy Services"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06ea2a"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "The Arts Council of England"
published: "2026-08-24"
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# Project Management Consultancy Services

Buyer: The Arts Council of England  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06ea2a

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## Summary

The Arts Council of England procured project management consultancy services to support monitoring of a capital grant. The appointed consultancy supports the Arts Council’s Capital Team by actively monitoring the project against baseline information and managing its finances, helping to achieve the fund’s aims and outcomes. The work falls within business and management consultancy services. Delivery covers the United Kingdom, with the buying organisation based in Manchester. This is a public-sector requirement for specialist project oversight, grant monitoring and financial management rather than construction or the direct supply of goods. It is relevant to consultancies with experience supporting public bodies, capital programmes, grant-funded projects and structured performance and financial controls.

The procurement has been awarded and the tender is complete. It used a below-threshold limited competition. One lot was awarded to Jackson Coles LLP. The award is active, with an award value of £24,933 excluding VAT, or £29,919 including VAT. The contract was signed on 13 August 2026 and runs from 17 August 2026 to 31 May 2028. The buyer has reserved an optional extension, for example if the project programme slips, with a maximum contract end date of 30 November 2028. The selected supplier is Jackson Coles LLP. This outcome shows the requirement was evaluated through a restricted below-threshold competition rather than an open procedure.

For a supplier that did not win this procurement, the award provides a clear indication of the Arts Council’s demand for focused project management consultancy around capital grants. A credible competitor would need to demonstrate that it can monitor delivery against agreed baseline information, identify and manage project progress issues, and maintain robust financial oversight. Experience working with public-sector grant programmes and translating monitoring into evidence of progress towards funding aims would be relevant. The successful supplier was an SME, indicating that the requirement can be delivered by a suitably experienced specialist consultancy rather than only a large professional-services firm. Firms should be able to provide dependable Capital Team support and manage programme slippage risks.

## Notice

Provide support to Arts Council England's monitoring of a capital grant. The supplier will support our Capital Team to ensure that the project is actively monitored against baseline information and financially managed to support the achievement of the fund's aims and outcomes.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/080172-2026 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - limited competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 24 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 13 Aug 2026 |
| Contract period | 17 Aug 2026 - 31 May 2028 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £24,933 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | The Arts Council of England |
| Locality | MANCHESTER |
| Postcode area | Manchester |
| Postcode | M1 1FN |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLD3 Greater Manchester |
| ITL 3 | TLD33 Manchester |
| Local authority | Manchester |
| Electoral ward | Piccadilly |
| Westminster constituency | Manchester Central |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Jackson Coles LLP |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

### Codes

- 79410000 - Business and management consultancy services

## Release History

- 24 Aug 2026 at 09:55 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/080172-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/080172-2026
  24th August 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

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