Official UK procurement notice
Refresh of ‘Cultural Strategy in a Box’
Authority: Local Government Association
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Local Government Association (LGA) and Arts Council England (ACE) are seeking a suitably experienced consultant to support a refresh of its ‘Cultural Strategy in a Box’ guidance, to ensure it remains relevant, practical and usable for councils operating in the current local government context.
The existing resource is well regarded and provides a robust end to end methodology for developing local cultural strategies. However, it predates significant changes in the policy, governance and operating environment for local government. This commission will focus on updating, refining and strengthening the existing product, rather than rewriting it wholesale.
The refreshed guidance will support councils to use culture as a strategic, cross cutting lever across place based priorities, within conditions of financial constraint, reorganisation and multi tier governance.
CPV: Research and development services and related consultancy services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Published value£10,000
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).
Lot awarding rule: Cost 40% Quality 60% 15% Relevant skills & Experience, including references 15% Delivery Methodology 10% Ability to deliver within the set timescale 5% Quality assurance 5% Equality diversity and inclusion 5% Social value 5% Environmental
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
- Light touch regime
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 23 Mar 2026, 10:38 GMT
- Last source update
- 23 Mar 2026, 10:38 GMT
- Authority reference
ROCSB- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-026120- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-067111Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 10 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 3 Apr 2026, 17:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Timeline
23 Mar 2026 → 17 Apr 2026 · 4 dates- Tender notice published212 days ago23 Mar 2026, 10:38 GMT
- Clarification questions by201 days ago3 Apr 2026, 17:00 BST
- Submission deadline194 days ago10 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts188 days ago17 Apr 2026
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published23 Mar 2026, 10:38 GMTUK4
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