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Evaluation of the Transform Programme
Published 15 Jan 2026
15 Jan 2026
Closed 12 Feb 2026
- Primary CPV
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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
Ben Lane
Award Criteria
- Understanding the Brief (10%)
- Project Management (25%)
- Expertise and Capacity of the Team (20%)
- Risk Management (10%)
- Price (35%)
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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
Full notice record
64 detailsEverything 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 |