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ACE 614 ITT - Framework Of Financial Advisors For Arts And Culture Repayable Finance

Authority: Arts Council England

Open procedure
CPV: Accounting services (79211000)
Published framework value£166,667Agreement value, exc. VAT; may be a ceiling, not a single purchase
Contract ends 23 Feb 2027
Contract starts 24 Feb 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Arts Council England are conducting a Procurement for a Framework of Financial Advisors to support with the administration of the Cultural Recovery Fund loans programme.

As part of the government's response to the Covid 19 crisis, the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) made 37 loans to arts and culture organisations, investing £250 million. DCMS are the Lender for the loans, and Arts Council acts as their loan agent. A dedicated repayable finance team manages the day-to-day responsibility of the loan book management, monitoring, and reporting. From time to time, ACE requires an independent and impartial review of a borrower organisation and its financial model to support our decisions regarding their loans - referred to as Financial Advisors.

Published procurement details

Procedure
Open procedure
Buyer reference
BIP931466015
Category
Services
Tender status
Complete
Award status
Active
Suitable for SMEs
Yes
Suitable for voluntary, community and social enterprises
Yes
Tender deadline
Procurement method
Open
Item 1: Delivery locations as published
British Oversea Territories; Channel Islands; Europe; Isle of Man; Rest of the World; United Kingdom

Key dates

Published dates
  1. Award decision
    20 Feb 2025
  2. Contract starts
    24 Feb 2025
  3. Notice published
    5 Mar 2025
  4. Contract ends
    23 Feb 2027

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

  • Arts Council EnglandContracting authority The Hive, 49 Lever Street, Manchester, M1 1FN, UKContact email, phone

Suppliers named on the notice

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Source record

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Notice language
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Release reference
ocds-b5fd17-ac1527b1-c534-45dc-b100-33a08baa1efa-2025-03-05T15:10:07Z
Published
5 Mar 2025
Latest update
5 Mar 2025
Procedure reference
ocds-b5fd17-ac1527b1-c534-45dc-b100-33a08baa1efa
Contract reference
ocds-b5fd17-ac1527b1-c534-45dc-b100-33a08baa1efa-1