Official UK procurement notice
ACE 1012 ITQ - Cultural Education Network One-to-One Evaluation
Authority: The Arts Council of England (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionArts Council England are seeking a suitably qualified Supplier to evaluate the Cultural Education Network’s free offer of one-to-one support from its launch in March 2025, to present day. This new programme offers mentoring, coaching, and signposting through free, online one-to-ones for teachers, freelance teaching artists and staff at creative and cultural organisations across England to improve children and young people’s access to learning in, with and through arts and culture. The supplier will provide a clear, evidence-based picture of how the Cultural Education Network’s one-to-ones have impacted the professional practice of teachers and cultural educators, by capturing and evaluating qualitative data and providing insight and actionable suggestions for next steps as we further develop this programme.
CPV: Evaluation consultancy services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Published value£15,000
What it takes to wini
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).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
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)
- Quality: 80%
- Total Price: 20%
Published award criteria (2)
- Total Price
- 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
- 3 Sept 2026, 17:09 BST
- Last source update
- 3 Sept 2026, 17:09 BST
- Authority reference
ACE 1012 ITQ- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-083662- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f1b2Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 21 Sept 2026, 10:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 17 Sept 2026, 10:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
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Timeline
3 Sept 2026 → 2 Nov 2026 · 4 dates- Tender notice published53 days ago3 Sept 2026, 17:09 BST
- Clarification questions by39 days ago17 Sept 2026, 10:00 BST
- Submission deadline35 days ago21 Sept 2026, 10:00 BST
- Today26 Oct 2026
- Contract startsin 7 days2 Nov 2026
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published3 Sept 2026, 17:09 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