Competitive Contract Notice

1. Title: GB-London: Meta-evaluation of Arts Council England's place-based funding programmes
2. Awarding Authority:
Arts Council England
Bloomsbury Street, Bloomsbury, London, WC1B 3HF, United Kingdom
Tel. 0161 934 4317, Email: procurement.services@artscouncil.org.uk, URL: https://www.artscouncil.org.uk/
Contact: Zobair Mehmood, Attn: Procurement
3. Contract Type: Services
Sub Type: Recreational, cultural and sporting services.

4. Description: Research and development services and related consultancy services. Arts Council is committed to continuing to build the evidence base of the role of arts and culture in driving and delivering positive economic and social outcomes in places. As we begin to deliver Let’s Create , our 10-year strategy for 2020-2030, we want to understand the impact of arts and culture in contributing to places and communities, the role place-based investment programmes within the sector have played in delivering economic and social outcomes in place, and what can be learnt from these programmes to inform policy and future programmes which support place-based development.

Arts Council is seeking an experienced researcher/evaluator to conduct an independent meta-evaluation, triangulating the overall impacts of Arts Council and wider sector place-based programme-level evaluations since 2012 and conduct further mixed-methods research with key stakeholders.

The aim of the research is to provide a strategic overview of place-based investment by Arts Council and other funders, including interpreting and consolidating the key findings, learning and considerations from their programme-level evaluations and primary research. The project should provide a fresh and objective overview of place-based development and investment since 2012.

The final report will clearly interpret and consolidate the key findings, learnings and considerations from the analysis and primary research for Arts Council and the wider sector. The final report will set out considerations, ideas and policy implications for Arts Council in supporting place-based work in the future. The research and final report will contribute to the building of our evidence base for the delivery of Let’s Create and specifically the Outcome: Cultural Communities. It will also inform the wider DCMS policy context and support Arts Council in addressing the Government’s evolving priorities such as the levelling up agenda.

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5. CPV Codes:
73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services.

6. NUTS Codes :
UK - UNITED KINGDOM

7. Main Site or Location of Works, Main Place of Delivery or Main Place of Performance: UNITED KINGDOM,
8. Reference Attributed by the Awarding Authority: ACE 281 ITT
9. Estimated Value of Requirement: Category K:10K to 25K
Currency: GBP
10. Deadline for Expression of Interest: 30/10/2020 12:00:00
11. Address to which they must be sent:
Not Provided

12. Other Information:
Other Information: 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.
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TKR-2020109-PRO-17202247
Suitable for VCO: No
Procedure Type:OPEN
Period of Work Start date: 23/11/2020
Period of Work End date: 01/12/2021
Is this a Framework Agreement?: no