Official UK procurement notice
ACE 1011 ITT - Private Dance Schools Research 2025/26
Authority: The Arts Council of England (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionACE 1011 ITT - Private Dance Schools Research 2025/26
ACE is seeking a contractor to conduct research that will help ACE to better understand the current role of Private Dance Schools / studios throughout England (in terms how they fit into local cultural infrastructure, particularly in relation to geographical and socio-economic differences). ACE also seeks to understand how Private Dance Schools/studios contribute to 1) professional pathways and workforce development, and 2) promotion of under-represented and culturally diverse dance forms.
Please note this tender is being evaluated on the basis of the scope of requirements and budget available for the initial term only (6th Oct 2025 - 31st Mar 2026, £40,000 including VAT). Subject to satisfactory contract performance and further budget approval for the project’s continuation, there is the option to extend the contract to December 2026. The next stage of the project will utilise the mapping completed in this study to determine the opportunities for diversification and talent development across the private dance schools sector. The further budget for the project’s continuation if approved, is likely be in the region of £48,000 including VAT.
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CPV: Research services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1RenewalPublished value£73,333
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How this buyer will score bids.
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How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Total Quality: 80%
- Total Price: 20%
Published award criteria (2)
- Total Price
- Total Quality
- Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 11 Jul 2025, 16:05 BST
- Last source update
- 11 Jul 2025, 16:05 BST
- Authority reference
ACE 1011 ITT- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-039393- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-055defFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 8 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 30 Jul 2025, 16:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Timeline
11 Jul 2025 → 6 Oct 2025 · 4 dates- Tender notice published11 Jul 2025, 16:05 BST
- Clarification questions by30 Jul 2025, 16:00 BST
- Submission deadline8 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
- Contract starts390 days ago6 Oct 2025, 00:00 BST
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published11 Jul 2025, 16:05 BSTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender