ACE 1003 ITT - Touring Research 2025/26

Opportunity overview

ACE 1003 ITT - Touring Research 2025/26 ACE is seeking to gain a deeper understanding of the current landscape of the theatre, dance, music and combined arts touring sectors and ecologies, and how these have evolved since the Covid-19 pandemic. The specific focus of this study is the Touring of theatre, dance, music, and combined arts activities to indoor venues with a capacity of 150 or below, rural, outdoor work, site specific work and touring to community spaces, as well as by geography and artform, including genre. To view this notice, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=994292149

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

World Pencil Ltd

Match pending…

Published award value: £46.5k
Awarded: 16 Jul 2025
Award ID: 1
Status: active
Location: Bath, UKK12, BA1 1LB, United Kingdom

Classification

CPV73110000 — Research services

Lots

Lot 1£50k

Documents and notices

Contract details notice on Find a TenderOpen source ↗
Contract award notice on Find a TenderOpen source ↗
Tender notice on Find a TenderOpen source ↗
biddingDocumentsOpen source ↗

Published notice details

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Scope, procedure and submissions

Id: ACE 1003 ITT
Status: complete
Above Threshold: No
Procurement Method: open
Main Procurement Category: services
How to submit: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/W6JU847KX8 ↗
Procurement Method Details: Below threshold - open competition

Legal basis

Id: 2023/54
Uri: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents ↗
Scheme: UKPGA

Tender Period

Ends: 18 Jun 2025, 12:00

Enquiry period

Ends: 5 Jun 2025, 12:00

Submission terms

Electronic Submission Policy: allowed

Lots and requirements

Entry 1

Id: 1
Status: complete

Value

Amount: 50,000
Currency: GBP
Including VAT: 60,000

Suitability

Sme: Yes
Vcse: Yes

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1

Name: Quality
Type: quality

Numbers

Entry 1

Number: 80
Weight: percentageExact

Criterion 2

Name: Price
Type: price

Numbers

Entry 1

Number: 20
Weight: percentageExact

Contract period

Ends: 1 May 2026, 00:59
Starts: 15 Sept 2025, 01:00

Items and delivery

Item 1

Id: 1
Related Lot: 1

Delivery locations

Entry 1

Region: UK
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1

Id: 73110000
Scheme: CPV
Description: Research services

Published documents

Entry 1

Id: L-952818011
Url: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/W6JU847KX8 ↗
Document Type: biddingDocuments

Entry 2

Id: 026978-2025
Url: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/026978-2025 ↗
Format: text/html
Notice Type: UK4
Description: Tender notice on Find a Tender
Document Type: tenderNotice
Published: 23 May 2025, 16:43

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1

Id: GB-PPON-PBGY-4385-GQGP
Name: Arts Council England

Roles

buyer

Address

Region: UKD33
Country: GB
Locality: Manchester
Postal Code: M1 1FN
Country Name: United Kingdom
Street Address: The Hive, 2nd Floor 47 Lever Street

Details

Classifications

Entry 1

Id: publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Scheme: UK_CA_TYPE
Description: Public authority - central government

Identifier

Id: PBGY-4385-GQGP
Scheme: GB-PPON

Contact

Email: procurement.services@artscouncil.org.uk
Telephone: 01619344317

Organisation 2

Id: GB-FTS-154957
Name: World Pencil Ltd

Roles

supplier

Address

Region: UKK12
Country: GB
Locality: Bath
Postal Code: BA1 1LB
Country Name: United Kingdom
Street Address: Lennox House, 3 Pierrepont Street

Details

Vcse: No
Scale: sme

Contact

Name: Ben Sandbrook
Email: ben.sandbrook@worldpencil.net

Award information

Award 1

Id: 1
Date: 17 Jul 2025, 00:00
Status: active
Above Threshold: No
Main Procurement Category: services

Items

Item 1

Id: 1
Related Lot: 1

Delivery locations

Entry 1

Region: UK
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom

Entry 2

Region: UK
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1

Id: 73110000
Scheme: CPV
Description: Research services

Value

Amount: 46,500
Currency: GBP
Including VAT: 55,800

Documents

Entry 1

Id: 041069-2025
Url: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/041069-2025 ↗
Format: text/html
Notice Type: UK6
Description: Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Document Type: awardNotice
Published: 17 Jul 2025, 16:05

Suppliers

Supplier 1

Id: GB-FTS-154957
Name: World Pencil Ltd

Milestones

Entry 1

Id: 1
Type: futureSignatureDate
Status: scheduled
Due: 10 Sept 2025, 23:59

Related lots

Contract period

Ends: 30 Apr 2026, 23:59
Starts: 15 Sept 2025, 00:00

Contracts and changes

Entry 1

Id: 1
Status: active
Award ID: 1
Date Signed: 10 Sept 2025, 00:00
Above Threshold: No

Value

Amount: 46,500
Currency: GBP
Including VAT: 55,800

Period

Ends: 30 Apr 2026, 23:59
Starts: 15 Sept 2025, 00:00

Documents

Entry 1

Id: 073759-2025
Url: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/073759-2025 ↗
Format: text/html
Notice Type: UK7
Description: Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Document Type: contractNotice
Published: 13 Nov 2025, 19:05

Recorded locations

Buyer location · Manchester · UKD33 · M1 1FN · United Kingdom
Delivery location · UK · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

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