Awarded contract

Evaluation of Cultural Development Fund

Details

Value
£69,054.47
Duration
3 years
Topic
Economic research services
Published
11 September 2026

Tender description

Arts Council England is seeking a Contractor to deliver a rolling programme evaluation of the Cultural Development Fund (CDF). The core aim of the evaluation is to deliver a proportionate, theory-based rolling evaluation that consolidates and builds on existing evidence across all rounds of CDF and strengthens ongoing monitoring demonstrating the extent to which the economic and social outcomes of CDF have been achieved at a programme level. This will be important to tell the story of impact to key stakeholders including DCMS, the cultural sector and wider Government department ## Contract award

Timeline

  1. Completed: Award published11 September 2026
    Current notice
  2. Completed: Award date11 September 2026
  3. Next: Contract expiry date31 March 2029in 2 years

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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