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

Arts Council England · published 1 Oct 2026. This page preserves the identifiers and current held fields for one Contracts Finder release; it is not an invoice, performance assessment or complete contract history.

Contracts Finder release ID4ffbd140-3733-4fe4-8271-c11ccf03bab3-916243
Open Contracting ID (OCID)ocds-b5fd17-b72c43a5-a6fd-4956-8f3c-1260eccd5d84
Buyer identifierGB-CFS-306115
Release typeaward
PUBLISHED COMMERCIAL FIELDS

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Award value
£845,101
award field
Tender value
£845,101
tender field
Procurement method
Not specified
Category
services
CPV
73110000
Research services
Delivery
British Oversea Territories
No postcode
PUBLISHED DESCRIPTION

What the notice says

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

Tender statuscomplete
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  1. 01Notice publishedPublication timestamp on the held release1 Oct 2026
  2. 02Tender period startsTender-period field as published23 Sept 2026
  3. 03Tender period endsTender-period field as published12 Jul 2026End precedes start · verify
  4. 04Contract startsContract-period field as published23 Sept 2026
  5. 05Contract endsContract-period field as published31 Mar 2027
SUPPLIER EVIDENCE

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Thinks Insight and Strategy (Britain Thinks) Limited

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Published 1 Oct 2026 · held through the daily award projection · Open Government Licence v3.0.

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