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

Arts Council England · Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

Tender information last checkedLast checked 1 Oct 2026, 15:21.

Opportunity overview

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

Awarded to

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Classification

  • CPV73110000 — Research services

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
BIP1066640633
Status
complete
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Main Procurement Category
services

Classification

Scheme
CPV
Id
73110000
Description
Research services

Tender Period

Ends
13 Jul 2026, 00:00

Contract period

Starts
24 Sept 2026, 00:00
Ends
31 Mar 2027, 23:59

Suitability

Sme
No
Vcse
Yes

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Country Name
British Oversea Territories
Entry 2
Country Name
Channel Islands
Entry 3
Country Name
Europe
Entry 4
Country Name
Isle of Man
Entry 5
Country Name
Rest of the World
Entry 6
Country Name
United Kingdom

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-CFS-306115
Name
Arts Council England

Identifier

Legal Name
Arts Council England

Address

Street Address
The Hive, 2nd Floor 47 Lever Street
Locality
Manchester
Postal Code
M1 1FN
Country Name
UK

Contact

Name
Procurement Services
Telephone
01619344317

Roles

buyer
Organisation 2
Id
GB-CFS-338872
Name
Thinks Insight and Strategy (Britain Thinks) Limited

Identifier

Legal Name
Thinks Insight and Strategy (Britain Thinks) Limited

Address

Street Address
Metherell Gard, Morval, Looe Cornwall PL13 1PN

Details

Scale
large

Roles

supplier

Award information

Award 1
Id
ocds-b5fd17-b72c43a5-a6fd-4956-8f3c-1260eccd5d84-1
Status
active
Date
13 Aug 2026, 00:00
Published
1 Oct 2026, 14:10

Value

Amount
845,101.2
Currency
GBP

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-CFS-338872
Name
Thinks Insight and Strategy (Britain Thinks) Limited

Contract period

Starts
24 Sept 2026, 00:00
Ends
31 Mar 2027, 23:59

Documents

Entry 1
Id
1
Document Type
awardNotice
Description
Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
Published
1 Oct 2026, 14:10
Format
text/html
Language
en
Entry 2
Id
2
Document Type
tenderNotice
Description
Please follow this link to view the notice.

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Manchester · M1 1FN · UK
  • Delivery location · British Oversea Territories
  • Delivery location · Channel Islands
  • Delivery location · Europe
  • Delivery location · Isle of Man
  • Delivery location · Rest of the World
  • Delivery location · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 4ffbd140-3733-4fe4-8271-c11ccf03bab3-916243Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder ·