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Evaluation of the Transform Programme

Published 15 Jan 2026
15 Jan 2026
Closed 12 Feb 2026

Primary CPV
79311400 *
Economic research services
Location
🇬🇧 Manchester, North West
Value
£50,000
Contract
6 months Duration
16/03/2026 14/09/2026
Contract Types
79 *Business services: law, marketing, consu...
Full CPV Breakdown
SME suitable
Not stated

Publisher Address

The Hive, 47 Lever Street, Manchester, M1 1FN, United Kingdom · UKD33

Contact

Award Criteria

  • Understanding the Brief (10%)
  • Project Management (25%)
  • Expertise and Capacity of the Team (20%)
  • Risk Management (10%)
  • Price (35%)

Reference: ACE 1058 ITT
Arts Council England is seeking to commission a supplier to conduct an evaluation of the Transform funding programme. Transform was launched in response to current National Portfolio Organisations (NPOs) who received a conditional offer of a reduction in the 2023-2026 Investment Programme. Arts Council aimed to support these organisations to adapt to these changes in a measured and sustainable to enable them to continue to bring creativity and culture to visitors and audiences. Transform focused on facilitating organisations to implement significant changes to their business model over three years, enabling them to improve their financial resilience and operate sustainability at reduced levels of Arts Council investment. Arts Council England is now seeking a Contractor to deliver an independent programme level evaluation of Transform. The main aim of the evaluation is to capture learning from Transform to help us understand how we delivered the programme and demonstrate the effectiveness of the programme in meeting its original aims and the needs of the funded organisations. The evaluation is an opportunity to gather internal learnings about the design and delivery of the programme; the level of support provided to organisations and to inform Arts Council’s approach to supporting organisational and business development in the future. For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Manchester:-Economic-research-services./HG4YSK4GJ9 To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/HG4YSK4GJ9

Full CPV breakdown

  • 79311400 — Economic research services (primary)

Notice details

Buyer type
Central government
Competition
Open competition (any supplier can bid)
Contract type
Services
Procurement method
Below threshold - open competition
Main category
Services
Above threshold
No
Legal basis
UKPGA 2023/54
Notice status
Active
Renewal
Option to extend contract time frame.
Submission method
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/
Enquiries close
12 Feb 2026
Language
EN
Published
15 Jan 2026 14:05
Deadline
12 Feb 2026 12:00
OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0606bd
Notice ID
ACE 1058 ITT

Everything the publisher included in this notice, organised by section.

Organisations

Name Arts Council England
Address › Street The Hive, 47 Lever Street
Address › Town / city Manchester
Address › Postcode M1 1FN
Address › Country GB
Address › Country United Kingdom
Address › Region (NUTS) UKD33
Contact › Name Ben Lane
Contact › Email procurement@artscouncil.org.uk
Role buyer
Classification › Description Public authority - central government

Buyer

Name Arts Council England

Tender

Title Evaluation of the Transform Programme
Status active
Item › CPV › Description Economic research services
Item › Delivery › Region (NUTS) UK
Item › Delivery › Country GB
Item › Delivery › Country United Kingdom
Value › Value incl. VAT £60,000
Value › Value £50,000
Value › Currency GBP
Procedure type open
Procedure Below threshold - open competition
Category services
Above threshold No
How to submit https://www.delta-esourcing.com/
Submission Terms › Electronic submission allowed
Bidding period › End 12 Feb 2026
Questions period › End 12 Feb 2026
Lot › Status active
Lot › Value › Value incl. VAT £60,000
Lot › Value › Value £50,000
Lot › Value › Currency GBP
Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Type quality
Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Name Understanding the Brief
Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Weighting › Weight 10
Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Weighting › Weight type Percentage exact
Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Type quality
Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Name Project Management
Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Weighting › Weight 25
Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Weighting › Weight type Percentage exact
Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 3 › Type quality
Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 3 › Name Expertise and Capacity of the Team
Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 3 › Weighting › Weight 20
Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 3 › Weighting › Weight type Percentage exact
Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 4 › Type quality
Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 4 › Name Risk Management
Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 4 › Weighting › Weight 10
Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 4 › Weighting › Weight type Percentage exact
Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 5 › Type price
Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 5 › Name Price
Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 5 › Weighting › Weight 35
Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 5 › Weighting › Weight type Percentage exact
Lot › Suitable for › SMEs Yes
Lot › Suitable for › VCSEs Yes
Lot › Contract period › Start 16 Mar 2026
Lot › Contract period › End 14 Sep 2026
Lot › Contract period › Can be extended to 16 Mar 2027
Lot › Can be renewed Yes
Lot › Renewal › Description Option to extend contract time frame.
Document › Document type Tender notice
Document › Description Tender notice on Find a Tender
Document › Link https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/003521-2026
Document › Published 15 Jan 2026
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