Brief your market
Who could bid the next time The Arts Council of England tenders for research & development — from published contract awards, not directories. A tender that reaches more proven suppliers gets more bids; more bids is the evidence of value for money.
Ring 1
Proven with you
Suppliers already holding a published The Arts Council of England award in this category.
- Samantha Cairns1 award · latest Nov 2024
GB-Manchester: ACE 649 STA Artsmark Impact Evaluation
- SQW1 award · latest Sept 2021
GB-London: Emergency Response Fund (ERF) Evaluation
- Bill Lucas Partnership1 award · latest Apr 2021
GB-London: Creativity Exchange
- Shared Intelligence Limited1 award · latest Dec 2020
GB-London: Meta-evaluation of ACE place-based funding programmes
- MTM1 award · latest Aug 2017
Provision of Live to Digital Research Part II
- Dr David Parker1 award · latest Mar 2016
Cultural Education Challenge evaluation - baseline research
- Curee Limited1 award · latest Feb 2016
Artsmark Evaluation Contract
- Trends Business Research Limited1 award · latest Jan 2016
Museum Development Impact Evaluation
- Equality Works Ltd (ttrading as The EW Group)1 award · latest Dec 2015
Culture Change - A practical guide to employing, promoting and supporting diversity in the arts and cultural workforce, from entry to board level
- Communicate Research Limited1 award · latest Nov 2015
Research Contract: Dialogue about the future of Arts Council England's funding of the arts and cultural sector
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Ring 2
Proven with buyers like you
Suppliers who have won this category with other Local Authority buyers — ranked by how many different buyers they've won with. This is the shortlist that widens your field.
- Aecom13 awards · 9 buyers · latest May 2026
GMCA 1265.5 Local Net Zero Accelerator - GSENZH
- Ove Arup & Partners Ltd8 awards · 8 buyers · latest Aug 2022
The Provision of Services to deliver 'A Path to a Net Zero Waltham Forest'
- AECOM Limited8 awards · 7 buyers · latest Feb 2026
Green Belt Review for North East Derbyshire District and Chesterfield Borough Council Areas - AWARD
- Gartner UK Limited7 awards · 7 buyers · latest Jul 2025
Subscription Based Research Services
- Opinion Research Services7 awards · 7 buyers · latest Jan 2024
Demographic commentary report
- Campbell Tickell Ltd7 awards · 7 buyers · latest Jan 2026
The provision of Temporary Accommodation and Procurement Strategy
- Knight, Kavanagh & Page7 awards · 7 buyers · latest Oct 2024
APPOINTMENT OF A CONSULTANT TO CARRY OUT A PLAYING PITCH STRATEGY ASSESSMENT FOR CENTRAL LANCASHIRE
- SQW Limited12 awards · 6 buyers · latest Dec 2024
GMCA 1312 Individual Placement and Support in Primary Care (IPSPC) Evaluation Partner
- JBA Consulting7 awards · 6 buyers · latest Jun 2024
Water Cycle Study
- BMG research7 awards · 6 buyers · latest Aug 2021
Provision of Public Attitude on Covid Survey
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Ring 3
Proven in the field
Suppliers winning this category anywhere in UK public procurement (excluding those already listed above).
- Deloitte Llp66 awards · 44 buyers · latest Mar 2026
SE1218 - Climate Change Impact on Sport & Physical Activity
- Ipsos Mori133 awards · 34 buyers · latest Jul 2026
Tax Education Segmentation Research
- National centre for Social Research84 awards · 33 buyers · latest May 2026
Provision of Evidence Reviews and Secondary Data Analysis
- Iff Research118 awards · 31 buyers · latest Jul 2026
Employer Skills Survey 2026/2028 (con_31795)
- YouGov plc42 awards · 30 buyers · latest Mar 2025
EHRC 2425-30 Understanding EHRC Compliance Products
- ipsos (Market Research) Ltd52 awards · 27 buyers · latest Jul 2026
Provision of Evaluation Research Support - Lot 2
- Ove Arup & Partners Limited110 awards · 26 buyers · latest Jun 2026
S30128 Asset delivery asset maintenance (GM701) & inspection (GS801) update
- Pricewaterhousecoopers Llp46 awards · 26 buyers · latest Apr 2026
Dormant Assets Scheme Quantum Review
- Kpmg Llp39 awards · 26 buyers · latest Mar 2026
GMCA 1812 Phase 4: Alignment and scoping of full Place Based Appraisal (PBA) model build
- Behavioural Insights Ltd36 awards · 25 buyers · latest Dec 2025
Understanding and Overcoming Barriers to Officer Uptake and Lifetime Use of Technology in Operational Environments
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The full list — for members
All 1,349 Local Authority suppliers in ring 2 (capped at 400, widest-proven first), copyable as a spreadsheet — so every proven supplier can hear about your next tender, not just the usual three.
Sources: published UK contract award notices in the rfp.quest corpus. “Proven” means a citable award — nothing here is inferred or scraped from directories. Award values are not summed because framework ceilings would inflate them.