Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13bf1-c66d-7385-9609-702492dbc44a/cultural-destinations-evaluation closed GB open procedure Suitable for SMEs # Cultural Destinations Evaluation [The Arts Council England](https://tendernation.io/buyers/the-arts-council-england) Estimated value £45,000 to £49,000 Published 3 Mar 2015 Deadline Closed 17 Mar 2015 ## Who can bid - Buyer says suitable for SMEs The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid. - Buyer says suitable for VCSEs The buyer ticked “suitable for voluntary, community and social enterprises” on the notice. - Small contract value Valued under £135,018 including VAT, the lowest Procurement Act threshold for goods and services. - Open procedure Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage. [More contracts for small businesses and VCSEs](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/for-small-businesses) ## About this tender In 2014 the Arts Council invested £3 million into a new Cultural Destinations programme. Cultural Destinations is an initiative which forms part of the three-year partnership between Arts Council England and VisitEngland, the national tourist board. The aim of Cultural Destinations is to enable arts and culture organisations working in partnership with destination organisations to increase their reach, engagement and resilience through working with the tourism sector. Closer working between the two sectors will contribute to the economic growth of the cultural and tourism visitor economies. The ten funded projects run from March 2014 for a maximum of three years, ending no later than March 2017. We are seeking a service provider to support a programme-level evaluation of the Cultural Destinations programme. The service provider will be required to: - Develop a programme-level evaluation framework based on evaluation plans and outputs of the Cultural Destinations areas, and the programme aims - Provide advice and guidance to grant holders that ensures local evaluation is aligned with the programme-level framework. The service provider will work alongside local evaluators and project leads in the Cultural Destinations areas. - Design standardised data collection tools for use across the ten destinations, as required - for example, visitor survey, box office data requirements. The nature of these tools will be informed by consultation with Cultural Destinations areas about their needs. - Undertake primary research across the cohort of Cultural Destinations and their stakeholders to identify change in their local organisations, or to plug any additional identified gaps in the evidence. - Synthesise evidence from across the streams of work into an interim report at the end of year 1, and an end of programme report for Arts Council England and Visit England. The reports should adhere to the Arts Council’s accessibility and formatting guidance. Further information about our requirements is available in the ITT. Read full description ## CPV classification Social research services Source Contracts Finder (UK) [View official notice](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/39b097aa-adc8-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b) Never miss a tender like this again Get AI summaries, deadline alerts and a bid pipeline for tenders matched to your business. Free to start. 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