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# The Arts Council of England · UK Public Procurement Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/the-arts-council-of-england-coh-rc000742). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Authority Summary:** The Arts Council of England is a Central government based in North West England. Tracked in the Tenderline open procurement catalogue across 71 published procedures, with 0 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Information
- **Contracting Authority:** The Arts Council of England
- **Classification:** Central government
- **Delivery Region:** North West England
- **Authority ID:** `GB-PPON-PBGY-4385-GQGP` (Official UK PPON)
- **Live Open Tenders:** 0
- **Total Published Procedures:** 71
- **Published Award Value (24 months):** £7.1m (median award: £34k) across 50 of 50 eligible published values (VAT excluded; not actual spend)
- **Official Registers:** companies-house (THE ARTS COUNCIL OF ENGLAND)
- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/the-arts-council-of-england-coh-rc000742

## Competition & Bidding Profile
- **Typical Bids per Lot:** 6 bids (median of 1 published per-lot bid counts on contested contract notices)
- **Single-Bid Lots:** 0% of lots drew only 1 bidder
- **Median Price Movement:** 7% below the published estimate (median of 1 comparable awards)

## Procurement Vehicles & Sourcing Routes
- **Commercial Tools (24m):** Contract: 58 (100%)
- **Sourcing Procedures (24m):** Direct award: 38 (66%), Limited / restricted: 10 (17%), Open: 6 (10%), Selective: 3 (5%), Route not published: 1 (2%)

## Primary Procurement Sectors (CPV)
1. **[Business services: law, marketing, consulting](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/business-services-consultancy-79000000) (CPV 79):** 4 notices, last 24 months (7% of this period)
2. **[Research and development services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/research-development-r-d-73000000) (CPV 73):** 2 notices, last 24 months (3% of this period)

## Key Awarded Suppliers
1. **[NG-IT Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/ng-it-limited-coh-08213861):** 4 procedures
2. **[Mphasis UK Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/mphasis-uk-limited-coh-03770564):** 3 procedures
3. **[Magellan Point Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/magellan-point-limited-coh-12429076):** 2 procedures
4. **[NLA Media Access Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/nla-media-access-limited-coh-03003569):** 2 procedures
5. **[Humsa fr](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/humsa-fr-GB-FTS-177786):** 2 procedures

## Largest Public Contract Awards
Top public contracts awarded by this authority:
1. **[Mphasis UK Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/mphasis-uk-limited-coh-03770564):** £5.0m · [Digital Development Partner](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/digital-development-partner-ocds-h6vhtk-06f026) · Awarded: 1 Sept 2026
2. **[M-hance Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/m-hance-limited-coh-01369937):** £109k · [CRM Business Continuity Resolution](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/crm-business-continuity-resolution-ocds-h6vhtk-060cd6)
3. **[Access UK Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/access-uk-ltd-coh-02343760):** £100k · [HR & Payroll SaaS system](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/hr-payroll-saas-system-ocds-h6vhtk-06eca6)
4. **[Michael Page International Recruitment Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/michael-page-international-recruitment-limited-coh-04130921):** £97k · [DDAT Architecture as a Service](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/ddat-architecture-as-a-service-ocds-h6vhtk-056669)
5. **[Michael Page International](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/michael-page-international-coh-02327468):** £94k · [ACE 1054 DAC - Recruitment - Project Management Lead](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/ace-1054-dac-recruitment-project-management-lead-ocds-h6vhtk-05e5d1)

## Retender Radar & Upcoming Expiries
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 6 Months:** 1
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 18 Months:** 6
- **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 The Arts Council of England intelligence dossier on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/the-arts-council-of-england-coh-rc000742#spend-analytics)

## Provenance and Open Data
- **Data Source:** Official notices published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- **Canonical Profile:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/the-arts-council-of-england-coh-rc000742
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt