Published date: 9 March 2020

Last edited date: 13 March 2020

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 10 March 2020

Contract summary

Industry

  • Research and development services and related consultancy services - 73000000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£25,000 to £50,000

Procurement reference

BIP479165034

Published date

9 March 2020

Closing date

10 March 2020

Contract start date

27 April 2020

Contract end date

30 November 2020

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

NOTE: This notice was updated on 13 March 2020 for the following reason: Deadline date has been changed to the 03/04/2020.(A key ambition of the Arts Council's new strategy for 2020-30, Let's Create, is to help develop a cultural sector which is world-leading, outward-looking and globally connected. This was already an important part of the Arts Council's work - between 2015 and 2018 £18 million was invested in this area through programmes such as Artists' International Development Fund (AIDF) and the International Showcasing fund - and it will continue to play a prominent role over the next ten years.

In particular, it is crucial to demonstrate England's status as a world centre for cultural excellence, ensuring that more artists, arts organisations and museums based in England are exporting work internationally and that visitors cite the arts and culture as the reason they visited England. The Arts Council also aims to support cultural exchange, so that the best of international arts and culture is being enjoyed regularly by the public in this country and the best of our arts and culture finds new audiences overseas. The role that arts, culture and the creative industries can have in facilitating investment, creating new markets and providing influence is already well-documented, while it will also be important to understand what impact the Future Relationship to the EU will have on international working.

In 2015 Trends Business Research (TBR) were commissioned to conduct a piece of research to help the Arts Council understand the scale and impact of the international activity of its National Portfolio Organisations (NPOs). Bigger, more established NPOs have major programmes of international activity, often focused on particular markets or geographies, but it is also crucial to understand if small- and medium-sized NPOs are working internationally. The research found that 65% of NPOs surveyed had undertaken international work in the previous three years and that experience, placing their work in a global context and showcasing opportunities were the strongest motivators for undertaking this work. Conversely, the generation of additional income was not considered as important a motivating factor but was frequently cited; suggesting that, while it is rarely the main reason for undertaking international work, it can be an important pre-condition or consideration.

The intention of this new piece of research is to develop this same level of understanding among the most recent cohort of NPOs, receiving funding between 2018 and 2022, and establish a study which can be repeated over the course of the lifecycle of Let's Create.)

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The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.

About the buyer

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Procurement

Address

Bloomsbury St, Bloomsbury,
London
WC1B 3HF
UK

Telephone

01619344317

Email

procurement.services@artscouncil.org.uk