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GB-Manchester: ACE 733 GCA - Community Voice Engagement Exercise

Authority: Arts Council England

Not specified
CPV: Research services (73110000)
Published contract value£845,101Exc. VAT
Contract ends 31 Mar 2027
Contract starts 24 Sept 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

ACE 733 GCA - Community Voice Engagement Exercise

ACE has established a contract to design, deliver and manage an online community engagement exercise in England. The participants will be adults (aged 18+) and young people (aged 16-17 years old). The Contractor will be required to deliver and manage the online community engagement on behalf of ACE and present the insights in clear, useable formats suitable for publication. The engagement exercise will provide an opportunity for adults (aged 18+) and young people (aged 16 to 17), across England to express their views on the needs and interests for culture in their community. Insights gathered will be shared publicly, providing a valuable evidence base to support communities and the cultural sector to better understand, engage with communities and shape local cultural provision so that it is relevant to them.

Additional information: Further competition via Government Commercial Agency Research and Insights DPS RM6126

Published procurement details

Procedure
Not specified
Buyer reference
BIP1066640633
Category
Services
Tender status
Complete
Award status
Active
Suitable for SMEs
No
Suitable for voluntary, community and social enterprises
Yes
Tender deadline
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
    13 Aug 2026
  2. Contract starts
    24 Sept 2026
  3. Notice published
    1 Oct 2026
  4. Contract ends
    31 Mar 2027

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

  • Arts Council EnglandContracting authority The Hive, 2nd Floor 47 Lever Street, Manchester, M1 1FN, UKContact name, 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-b72c43a5-a6fd-4956-8f3c-1260eccd5d84-2026-10-01T14:10:04+01:00
Published
1 Oct 2026
Latest update
1 Oct 2026
Procedure reference
ocds-b5fd17-b72c43a5-a6fd-4956-8f3c-1260eccd5d84
Contract reference
ocds-b5fd17-b72c43a5-a6fd-4956-8f3c-1260eccd5d84-1