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Contract awards
GB-Manchester: ACE 738 GCA - Risk and Planning Management Software
Location: North West
Awarded contractContract ends 10 Oct, 202935 monthsValue £207.71kSource Contracts FinderACE 738 GCA - Risk and Planning Management Software Procured via Government Commercial Agency G Cloud 14 framework. Verto 365 Project Management Software Solution Additional information: Initial term 11/10/26 - 10/10/28, option to extend for 12 months until 10/10/29
Awarded to TMI Systems Limited
Evaluation of Cultural Development Fund
Location: North West
Awarded contractContract ends 31 Mar, 202929 monthsValue £69.05kSource Find a TenderArts Council England is seeking a Contractor to deliver a rolling programme evaluation of the Cultural Development Fund (CDF). The core aim of the evaluation is to deliver a proportionate, theory-based rolling evaluation that consolidates and builds on existing evidence across all rounds of CDF and strengthens ongoing
Awarded to Steer Davies & Gleave Limited
Digital Development Partner
Location: North West
Awarded contractContract ends 28 Sept, 202935 monthsValue £5.00mSource Find a TenderArts Council England is progressing a significant digital and data transformation programme and requires specialist external support to accelerate delivery, strengthen engineering and governance standards, and build sustainable internal capability, therefore, it was decided to run a competitive tender to choose the mos
Awarded to Mphasis UK Limited
Digital Development Partner
Location: North West
Awarded contractContract ends 28 Sept, 202935 monthsValue £5.00bnSource Find a TenderArts Council England is progressing a significant digital and data transformation programme and requires specialist external support to accelerate delivery, strengthen engineering and governance standards, and build sustainable internal capability, therefore, it was decided to run a competitive tender to choose the mos
Awarded to Mphasis UK Limited
Digital Development Partner
Location: North West
Awarded contractContract ends 28 Sept, 202935 monthsValue £5.00mSource Find a TenderArts Council England is progressing a significant digital and data transformation programme and requires specialist external support to accelerate delivery, strengthen engineering and governance standards, and build sustainable internal capability, therefore, it was decided to run a competitive tender to choose the mos
Awarded to Mphasis UK Limited
Provision of Offsite Backup for Critical data centre servers
Location: North West
Awarded contractContract ends 30 Jun, 20278 monthsValue £42.08kSource Find a TenderProvision of Offsite Backup for critical Arts Council data centre servers
Awarded to NG-IT Limited
Data Centre support and maintenance contract
Location: North West
Awarded contractContract ends 23 Jun, 20278 monthsValue £26.30kSource Find a TenderTechnical and break fix support for Arts Council's HPE data centre storage
Awarded to NG-IT Limited
GB-Manchester: ACE 734 CCS - Interim Estates Manager
Location: North West
Awarded contractContract ends 31 Dec, 202656 daysValue £58.22kSource Contracts FinderSupply of Interim Head of Estates under GCA Framework RM6277
Awarded to Catch 22
GB-Manchester: ACE 737 CCS Provision of Specialist Property Consultancy advice
Location: North West
Awarded contractContract ends 6 Nov, 20261 dayValue £25.97kSource Contracts FinderAppointment of specialist consultancy services to provide pre-application advice to applicants for non-listed/designated buildings to decide whether their project is sufficiently advanced to meet the MEND grant funding eligibility and assessment criteria outlined in the published guidance. Appointment of consultant und
Awarded to Buttress Architects Ltd
GB-Manchester: ACE 739 NFP - Project Management Services for Coventry Storage facility fit-out
Location: North West
Awarded contractContract ends 31 Dec, 202714 monthsValue £93.10kSource Contracts FinderProvision of Project Management Services in respect of the fit-out of the Coventry storage facility
Awarded to Jones Lang Lasalle Limited
Payroll Bureau Services
Location: North West
Awarded contractContract ends 28 Sept, 202823 monthsValue £94.04kSource Find a TenderPayroll Bureau managed service using third party payroll solution.
Awarded to The Access Group
HR & Payroll SaaS system
Location: North West
Awarded contractContract ends 28 Sept, 202823 monthsValue £99.99kSource Find a TenderSubscription for SaaS HR, recruitment, time and attendance and payroll solution
Awarded to The Access Group
Project Management Consultancy Services
Location: North West
Awarded contractContract ends 31 May, 202819 monthsValue £24.93kSource Find a TenderProvide support to Arts Council England’s monitoring of a capital grant. The supplier will support our Capital Team to ensure that the project is actively monitored against baseline information and financially managed to support the achievement of the fund's aims and outcomes.
Awarded to Jackson Coles LLP
GB-Manchester: ACE 662 CCS Tax Advisory Services
Location: North West
Awarded contractContract ends 31 Mar, 202929 monthsValue £22.30kSource Contracts FinderProvision of Tax Advisory Services
Awarded to RSM Tax and Advisory Services LLP
English Libraries Insight platform - data transfer services
Location: North West
Awarded contractContract ends 31 Mar, 20275 monthsValue £20.00kSource Find a TenderAutomated collation and bulk transfer of of data via each library services’ Spydus Library Management System (LMS) into the English Libraries Insights platform. Spydus LMS is a Civica owned product and therefore the data transfer services can only be set up and undertaken by Civica.
Awarded to Civica UK Ltd
GB-Manchester: ACE 694 CCS - Relocation and Recycling of furniture from Brighton Office
Location: North West
Awarded contractPublished 19 May, 2026Value £10.39kSource Contracts FinderRelocation and Recycling of furniture from Brighton Office
Awarded to Johnsons 1871 Limited
GB-Manchester: ACE 719 CCS - Legal Advice
Location: North West
Awarded contractPublished 19 May, 2026Value £13.85kSource Contracts FinderProvision of expert legal advice in relation to data protection provisions and documentations Additional information: Awarded under CCS Framework RM6360
Awarded to Burges Salmon LLP
GB-Manchester: ACE 720 CCS - Purchase of Surface Pros and Laptops
Location: North West
Awarded contractPublished 19 May, 2026Value £199.96kSource Contracts FinderPurchase of Surface Pros and Laptops Additional information: Purchased under CCS Framework RM6098
Awarded to Ballicom Limited
GB-Manchester: ACE 1065 CCS - Interim Cyber Security Lead
Location: North West
Awarded contractPublished 7 May, 2026Value £44.85kSource Contracts FinderSupply of Interim Cyber Security Manager for 3 months
Awarded to Michael Page International Recruitment Limited
GB-Manchester: ACE 716 DAC Business Central
Location: North West
Awarded contractContract ends 15 May, 202818 monthsValue £80.61kSource Contracts FinderMicrosoft Dynamics 365 Business Central Managed Services and Support
Awarded to Total Enterprise Solutions T/A ForGood.Tech
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| Mphasis UK Limited | £5.01bn |
| Alexander Mann | £1.40m |
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| Goldsmiths | £696.30k |
| Granicus-Firmstep Limited | £675.00k |
| CTI DIGITAL LIMITED | £495.60k |
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