Awarded contract

ACE 614 ITT - Framework Of Financial Advisors For Arts And Culture Repayable Finance

Details

Value
£166,666.67
Topic
Accounting services
Published
5 March 2025

Tender description

Arts Council England are conducting a Procurement for a Framework of Financial Advisors to support with the administration of the Cultural Recovery Fund loans programme. As part of the government’s response to the Covid 19 crisis, the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) made 37 loans to arts and culture organisations, investing £250 million. DCMS are the Lender for the loans, and Arts Council acts as their loan agent. A dedicated repayable finance team manages the day-to-day responsibility of the loan book management, monitoring, and reporting. From time to time, ACE requires an independent and impartial review of a borrower organisation and its financial model to support our decisions regarding their loans - referred to as Financial Advisors. Lot 1: Lot 1: will cover Level 1 borrower organisations (typically small to medium sized arts and culture organisations, with a turnover of roughly under £15 million) Lot 1: will cover Level 1 borrower organisations (typically small to medium sized arts and culture organisations, with a turnover of roughly under £15 million). Other factors such as: the nature of the lender’s (DCMS) security documentation, structure of the borrower organisation, and any other debt belonging to the borrower organisation, will all affect the complexity of the review, and classification of borrower organisations into the lots by the project team. Additional information: To respond to this opportunity please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/565EGV5477 Lot Lot 2: Lot 2: will cover Level 2 borrower organisations (typically large arts and culture organisations, with a turnover of roughly £15 million or above) Lot 2: will cover Level 2 borrower organisations (typically large arts and culture organisations, with a turnover of roughly £15 million or above). Other factors such as: the nature of the lender’s (DCMS) security documentation, structure of the borrower organisation, and any other debt belonging to the borrower organisation, will all affect the complexity of the review, and classification of borrower organisations into the lots by the project team.

Timeline

  1. Completed: Award date20 February 2025
  2. Completed: Award published5 March 2025
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About the buyer

Arts Council England is a non-departmental public body sponsored by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, and is the national development agency for arts and culture. A central procurement services team, based in Manchester, oversees buying across the organisation.

Over the past 5 years, most of Arts Council England's contract awards have been in IT services, business services and research and development.

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