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The Arts Council has published 152 contract awards on eTenders and TED, naming 126 distinct suppliers. The latest award is dated 7 October 2026.
Calculated from published award records; nothing is estimated.
The Arts Council published 152 contract awards in these records between 2015 and 2026.
Where the category is recorded, it buys travel and HR services most often (51% of awards), then managed services (17%).
Its tenders drew a median of 3 bids, and 87% of bids came from small and medium-sized firms.
Advertised tenders took a median of 118 days from notice to award.
4 published contract terms end in the 12 months from 12 October 2026.
Awarded value by spend category: €17.7M in one-off contracts across 154 awards with a category recorded.
Services 100%
Categories are recorded by eTenders. 23 awards have none and are not counted. Values are awarded values, not money paid, and leave out framework agreements, which publish a ceiling rather than a contract value.
How each award was competed.
| Measure | This buyer |
|---|---|
| Bids per tender (median)Awards that state how many bids were received · 145 | 3 |
| Tenders with a single bidAwards that state how many bids were received · 145 | 28% |
| Bids from SMEsShare of bids that came from small and medium-sized firms; counted in tenders · 145 | 87% |
| Awards including an SMEAwards where at least one winner is recorded as an SME · 147 | 82% |
| Notice to award (median)Advertised tenders, from the notice to the published award · 154 | 118 days |
| Time to respond (median)Advertised tenders, from the notice to the submission deadline · 151 | 27 days |
| Notices cancelledNotices cancelled before any award, of all notices · 251 | 6% |
| Judged on price aloneTenders evaluated on lowest price rather than price and quality · 29 | 21% |
Value of one-off contracts won alone · number of awards
One-off contracts with a single supplier total €14,193,205 in awarded value. 1 framework agreement is not included, as they publish a ceiling. Awarded value is not money paid.
4 awards whose published duration ends between 12 Oct 2026 and a year later.
End dates add the published duration to the award date. Contracts can be extended, ended early or renewed without a new notice, so this is a guide to when work may come back to market, not a schedule.
These suppliers are CRO companies that won at least one award from this buyer and also appear in the Register of Lobbying or a Register of Members’ Interests. Appearing in both does not mean an award was influenced. Open each company to see the records and how they were matched.
Sources: the OGP / eTenders open data file, published 7 Aug 2026, and TED contract award notices. Categories, bids, SME and timing figures come from eTenders only. About the sources
One-off contracts with a sole supplier; frameworks left out
sole supplier shared