Brief your market

Who could bid the next time The Arts Council 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.

Research & Development (49)Business Services (20)Software & IT Systems (4)IT Services (3)Education & Training (2)Financial & Insurance Services (2)Environment & Waste (1)Engineering & Architecture (1)

Ring 1

Proven with you

Suppliers already holding a published The Arts Council England award in this category.

SQW Limited6 awards · latest Jan 2020
Building Resilience Programme Evaluation
BOP Consulting4 awards · latest Jul 2019
Youth Performance Partnership Evaluation
Nordicity2 awards · latest May 2019
Creative Local Growth Fund Evaluation
Britain Thinks2 awards · latest Feb 2019
Durham Commission - Headteacher & Governor research
Equality Works Limited2 awards · latest Sept 2015
Research Contract: Disabled people and the arts and cultural sector workforce in England: Understanding trends, barriers and opportunities.
Cambridgeshire County Council1 award · latest Apr 2020
Research for the long-term storage and curation of archaeological archives.
Applied Market Solutions Ltd1 award · latest Apr 2020
Ambition for Excellence Evaluation
A New Direction1 award · latest Apr 2020
Transforming Leadership Evaluation Fund
CEBR1 award · latest Apr 2020
Economic contribution of the arts and culture to the national economy
Shared Intelligence1 award · latest Apr 2020
The impact of libraries on employment

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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
AECOM Limited11 awards · 9 buyers · latest Feb 2026
Green Belt Review for North East Derbyshire District and Chesterfield Borough Council Areas - AWARD
Ove Arup & Partners Ltd8 awards · 8 buyers · latest Aug 2022
The Provision of Services to deliver 'A Path to a Net Zero Waltham Forest'
Gartner UK Limited8 awards · 8 buyers · latest Jul 2025
Subscription Based Research Services
Metro Dynamics Limited9 awards · 7 buyers · latest Jan 2025
CP2591-24 Devon & Torbay Local Growth Plan
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
WSP UK Limited10 awards · 6 buyers · latest Jun 2023
England's Economic Heartland Decarbonisation Playbook - additional modelling
Deloitte Llp9 awards · 6 buyers · latest Dec 2025
GMCA 1628 Consultancy to Support the Old Trafford Regeneration (OTR) Project - Business Case Development

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Ring 3

Proven in the field

Suppliers winning this category anywhere in UK public procurement (excluding those already listed above).

Ipsos Mori133 awards · 34 buyers · latest Jul 2026
Tax Education Segmentation Research
National centre for Social Research85 awards · 33 buyers · latest May 2026
Provision of Evidence Reviews and Secondary Data Analysis
Iff Research119 awards · 31 buyers · latest Jul 2026
Employer Skills Survey 2026/2028 (con_31795)
YouGov plc43 awards · 30 buyers · latest Mar 2025
EHRC 2425-30 Understanding EHRC Compliance Products
ipsos (Market Research) Ltd55 awards · 29 buyers · latest Jul 2026
Provision of Evaluation Research Support - Lot 1
Kpmg Llp40 awards · 27 buyers · latest Mar 2026
GMCA 1812 Phase 4: Alignment and scoping of full Place Based Appraisal (PBA) model build
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
Behavioural Insights Ltd37 awards · 26 buyers · latest Dec 2025
Understanding and Overcoming Barriers to Officer Uptake and Lifetime Use of Technology in Operational Environments
BMG Research Ltd43 awards · 25 buyers · latest Mar 2026
Survey of age assurance circumvention by young people

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The full list — for members

All 1,530 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.