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# Arts Council Of Wales · UK Public Procurement Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/arts-council-of-wales-gov-ot731). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Authority Summary:** Arts Council Of Wales is a Local authority based in Wales (Cymru). Tracked in the Tenderline open procurement catalogue across 7 published procedures, with 0 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Information
- **Contracting Authority:** Arts Council Of Wales
- **Classification:** Local authority
- **Delivery Region:** Wales (Cymru)
- **Authority ID:** `GB-PPON-PLCD-3446-ZCPD` (Official UK PPON)
- **Live Open Tenders:** 0
- **Total Published Procedures:** 7
- **Published Award Value (24 months):** £263k (median award: £43k) across 5 of 5 eligible published values (VAT excluded; not actual spend)
- **Official Registers:** govuk-organisations (Arts Council of Wales)
- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/arts-council-of-wales-gov-ot731

## Competition & Bidding Profile
- **Typical Bids per Lot:** 8 bids (median of 2 published per-lot bid counts on contested contract notices)
- **Single-Bid Lots:** 0% of lots drew only 1 bidder
- **Median Price Movement:** at the published estimate (median of 2 comparable awards)

## Procurement Vehicles & Sourcing Routes
- **Commercial Tools (24m):** Contract: 5 (100%)
- **Sourcing Procedures (24m):** Direct award: 3 (60%), Open: 2 (40%)

## Primary Procurement Sectors (CPV)
1. **[Research and development services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/research-development-r-d-73000000) (CPV 73):** 2 notices, last 24 months (40% of this period)
2. **[Business services: law, marketing, consulting](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/business-services-consultancy-79000000) (CPV 79):** 1 notices, last 24 months (20% of this period)

## Key Awarded Suppliers
1. **[THE ORCHARD MEDIA & EVENTS GROUP LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/the-orchard-media-events-group-limited-coh-07214357):** 1 procedures
2. **[Counterculture Partnership LLP](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/counterculture-partnership-llp-coh-oc370322):** 1 procedures
3. **[RECORDPOINT SOFTWARE (EMEA) LTD](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/recordpoint-software-emea-ltd-coh-08741359):** 1 procedures
4. **[Art Events SRL](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/art-events-srl-GB-PPON-PMJL-2811-DJWL):** 1 procedures
5. **[ButCH](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/butch-GB-PPON-PWLL-5315-HYQH):** 1 procedures

## Largest Public Contract Awards
Top public contracts awarded by this authority:
1. **[Art Events SRL](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/art-events-srl-GB-PPON-PMJL-2811-DJWL):** £113k · [Exhibition Services - Wales in Venice 2026](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/exhibition-services-wales-in-venice-2026-ocds-h6vhtk-05d2dc)
2. **[THE ORCHARD MEDIA & EVENTS GROUP LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/the-orchard-media-events-group-limited-coh-07214357):** £61k · [UEFA 2025 cultural wrap around programme](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/uefa-2025-cultural-wrap-around-programme-ocds-h6vhtk-0689e8)
3. **[RECORDPOINT SOFTWARE (EMEA) LTD](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/recordpoint-software-emea-ltd-coh-08741359):** £43k · [RecordPoint - Records365 licensing contract 36 months](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/recordpoint-records365-licensing-contract-36-months-ocds-h6vhtk-0660d1)
4. **[Counterculture Partnership LLP](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/counterculture-partnership-llp-coh-oc370322):** £30k · [Research into the Business and Operational Needs of the Arts Sector in Wales](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/contract-award-notice-research-into-the-business-and-operational-needs-of-the-arts-sector--ocds-h6vhtk-069eb1) · Awarded: 14 Jul 2026
5. **[ButCH](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/butch-GB-PPON-PWLL-5315-HYQH):** £16k · [Climate Justice and Nature Connection Consortium - Scoping Exercise](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/climate-justice-and-nature-connection-consortium-scoping-exercise-ocds-h6vhtk-05584c) · Awarded: 13 Aug 2025

## Retender Radar & Upcoming Expiries
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 6 Months:** 2
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 18 Months:** 2
- **Catalogue Retender Radar:** [Track upcoming UK contract expiries](https://tenderline.uk/retenders)

## Award Values & Counterparties
> **Complete Contracting Authority Dossier:** Published award values over 24 months, supplier rosters, contract expiry dates, and direct award breakdowns are available in the interactive dossier on Tenderline:
> [Explore full Arts Council Of Wales intelligence dossier on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/arts-council-of-wales-gov-ot731#spend-analytics)

## Provenance and Open Data
- **Data Source:** Official notices published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- **Canonical Profile:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/arts-council-of-wales-gov-ot731
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt