Cultural strategy tenders and contracts
UK public sector, covering 600+ buyer sites
509 cultural strategy tenders and contracts, 86 this year.
Updated 4 November 2026 · compiled by BidSkim Limited · How we count
- Awarded a month£100k
- Contracts a month2.2
- Won by SMEs68%
- Frameworks and DPSs2
- Live now3See them →
Cultural strategy contracts
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52 contracts across the UK, of any size
Live now
3 cultural strategy opportunities are open now
- OpenCloses in 3 weeksActivity Plan Consultant for Leading Lights Project (National Historic Ships UK)National Historic Ships UK · LondonEst.£25k
- OpenCloses in 12 daysInterpretation Plan for Loch Lomond & the Trossachs Landscape ConnectionsLoch Lomond & The Trossachs National Park Authority · ScotlandEst.£25k
- Pre-market22 Sep 2026Visit Newquay Destination and Events StrategyNewquay Town Council · South WestEst.£6k
- Awarded26 Oct 2026Wrexham Library and Information Service Feasibility Study (Proc-26-128)Wrexham County Borough Council · WalesWon by Purcell£69k
- Awarded13 Oct 2026Services for Entertainment Venue Preliminary Market Engagement and Business PlanningSwindon Borough Council · South WestWon by In Partnership With£106k
- Awarded13 Oct 2026Consultant Brief: Hospitality Redevelopment ConsultantCelynen Collieries Institute and Memorial Hall Limited · WalesWon by Malda Advisory Ltd£17k
- Awarded13 Oct 2026Feasibility Study and Business Plan for the Former Eastgate HostelInverness City Heritage Trust · ScotlandWon by Groves-Raines Architects Studios
- Awarded1 Oct 2026Business Planning Consultancy for Darlington Unity Community TrustDarlington Borough Council · North EastWon by Clive Owen£10k
- Awarded30 Sep 2026Assessment of the Implications and Resource Requirements of Emerging UNESCO World Heritage Site Bids in Armagh, Northern IrelandArmagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council · Northern IrelandWon by Chris Blandford Associates£36k
- Awarded1 Sep 2026Mount Edgcumbe Country Park - Conservation Management PlanCornwall Council · South WestWon by Purcell£60k
- Awarded20 Jul 2026NLHF Consultant For Edward Pease HouseDarlington Borough Council · North EastWon by Tourism UK Limited£19k
- Awarded29 Jun 2026Specialist Arts Centre Business PlannerAshford Borough Council · South EastWon by Blue Horizon Ventures£37k
- Awarded29 Jun 2026Invitation to Tender : engagement, feasibility, and business planning consultant to support the St Ives Huers Hut project.St Ives Town Council · South WestWon by Connect the Dots - Jenifer Macindoe£7k
- Awarded24 Jun 2026Licolnshire Wolds Visitor EconomyEast Lindsey District Council · East MidlandsWon by Colliers International Property Consultants Limited£45k
- Awarded10 Jun 2026Centre for ExcellenceNorth East Combined Authority · North EastWon by Simply Coastal Trading Ltd
- Awarded4 Jun 2026NDC0082-26 - Cultural Assets Commission ConsultantsNorth Devon District Council · South WestWon by always possible£57k
- Awarded25 May 2026Services of a consultant to produce a Business Plan for the Marble Creative Hub Project, PortsoyNorth East Scotland Preservation Trust · ScotlandWon by Delfinity Ltd£10k
- Awarded5 May 2026TVCA-PROC-0759 - Tees Valley DMP RefreshTees Valley Combined Authority · North EastWon by Coral and Crown Ltd£45k
- Awarded1 May 2026IA3948 Completion of the Reinventing Chasewater feasibility and master planning projectStaffordshire County Council · West MidlandsWon by Barker Langham£108k
- Awarded2 Apr 2026Consultancy support in developing the East Centre business planNorthumberland County Council · North EastWon by New Skills Consulting£18k
- Awarded3 Mar 2026Martello Tower 'P': Business Plan and Outline Audience Development and Activity Plan ConsultancyEast Suffolk Council · East of EnglandWon by The Visitor Business£42k
- Awarded16 Feb 2026Battersea Park, SW11 - Strategic Management and Maintenance Plan - retenderLondon Borough of Wandsworth · LondonWon by Gutteridge Haskins & Davey Ltd£63k
- Awarded12 Feb 2026Review of Cultural Infrastructure in WalesLlywodraeth Cymru / Welsh Government · WalesWon by Miller Research£94k
- Awarded3 Feb 2026PROC-6305 Business AnalysisHigh Peak Borough Council · East MidlandsWon by Amion Consulting£25k
- Awarded21 Jan 2026Pitcairn Marine Coastal Walkway Feasibility ResearchMarine Management Organisation · LondonWon by Resilio Limited£38k
- Awarded12 Jan 2026Tŷ Pawb Phase 2 Capital Development, Wrexham – Feasibility Study and Business PlanWrexham County Borough Council · WalesWon by De Matos Ryan£68k
- Awarded1 Jan 2026IA3858 COMPLETION OF FEASIBILITY STUDY, CANNOCK CHASE NATIONAL LANDSCAPEStaffordshire County Council · West MidlandsWon by Arkwood Ltd£59k
- Awarded17 Dec 2025ITT (BT) - UID 111/NP 388 Supply of Heritage AttractionsHistoric England · South WestWon by Urban Foresight Ltd£34k
- Awarded24 Nov 2025Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Visitor Economy - Destination Management PlanCambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority · East of EnglandWon by G C Insight and 1 more£47k
- Awarded18 Nov 2025Elsecar Heritage Centre MasterplanningBarnsley Metropolitan Borough Council · Yorkshire and the HumberWon by Purcell£48k
- Awarded10 Oct 2025Menter y Tŵr - NLHF Cynllun Dehongli / Interpretation PlanMenter y Tŵr · WalesWon by Minerva Heritage Limited
- Awarded1 Oct 2025East Midlands Visitor Economy Accommodation ReviewNottinghamshire County Council · East MidlandsWon by Reed Talent Solutions£30k
- Awarded5 Aug 2025Llwyd Mansion - Interpretation Consultant BriefOswestry Town Council · West MidlandsWon by Sarah Lee Consultancy£25k
Where to bid
Where cultural strategy tenders are run
In-Tend3 25%
Kent Business Portal2 17%
Atamis1 8%
Delta eSourcing1 8%
MultiQuote1 8%- Other portals (4)4 33%
Tenders published in the last year that name the bid portal they run on.
Purcell won the most cultural strategy contracts
Southern Green Limited won the most by value. Each dot is one contract, coloured by who bought it.
CouncilsCentral governmentOther buyers
| Rank | Contractor | Contracts won, by buyer | Contracts | Value won | Buyers | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Purcell Yorkshire and the Humber · SME · See every contract | 3 | £177k | 3 | ||
| 2joint | In Partnership With Yorkshire and the Humber · SME · See every contract | 2 | £121k | 2 | ||
| 2joint | G C Insight North East · SME · See every contract | 2 | £79k | 2 | ||
| 2joint | Blue Horizon Ventures North East · SME · See every contract | 2 | £65k | 2 | ||
| 5joint | Southern Green Limited East of England · SME · See every contract | 1 | £230k | 1 | ||
| 5joint | Barker Langham West Midlands · SME · See every contract | 1 | £108k | 1 | ||
| 5joint | Miller Research Wales · SME · See every contract | 1 | £94k | 1 | ||
| 5joint | Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council West Midlands · See every contract | 1 | £75k | 1 | ||
| 5joint | De Matos Ryan Wales · SME · See every contract | 1 | £68k | 1 | ||
| 5joint | We Made That LLP West Midlands · SME · See every contract | 1 | £66k | 1 |
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Who buys
Councils award 83% of cultural strategy contracts
Contracts with a published value in the last 2 years, from the type of buyer to the size of the contract.
8 buyers bought cultural strategy more than once in the last 2 years
Each dot is a buyer, by how many cultural strategy contracts it awarded in the last 2 years.
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Few and big, or many and small
Each dot is a buyer: how many cultural strategy contracts it awarded against what they were worth. The busiest and biggest are named.
CouncilsCentral governmentOther buyers
Top buyers by contracts awarded
| Rank | Buyer | Contracts | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tees Valley Combined Authority | 3 | £174k |
| 2 | Staffordshire County Council | 2 | £167k |
| 3 | Wrexham County Borough Council | 2 | £137k |
| 4 | Middlesbrough Council | 2 | £77k |
| 5 | Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council | 2 | £58k |
| 6 | Oswestry Town Council | 2 | £35k |
| 7 | Darlington Borough Council | 2 | £29k |
| 8 | Menter y Tŵr | 2 | Not published |
| 9 | Norwich City Council | 1 | £230k |
| 10 | Swindon Borough Council | 1 | £106k |
174 cultural strategy contracts awarded since 2021
- 152021
- 312022
- 422023
- 392024
- 232025
- 242026 so far
Prices
Half of cultural strategy contracts are worth less than £39k
CouncilsCentral governmentOther buyers
The 10 biggest cultural strategy contracts
- Norwich City CouncilSouthern Green Limited · 12 Feb 2025
- Staffordshire County CouncilBarker Langham · 1 May 2026
- Swindon Borough CouncilIn Partnership With · 13 Oct 2026
- Llywodraeth Cymru / Welsh GovernmentMiller Research · 12 Feb 2026
- Tees Valley Combined AuthorityG C Insight · 31 Jul 2025
- Walsall CouncilSolihull Metropolitan Borough Council · 21 Jul 2025
- Wrexham County Borough CouncilPurcell · 26 Oct 2026
- Wrexham County Borough CouncilDe Matos Ryan · 12 Jan 2026
- West Midlands Combined AuthorityWe Made That LLP · 22 Jan 2025
- London Borough of WandsworthGutteridge Haskins & Davey Ltd · 16 Feb 2026
Renewing contracts
No cultural strategy contracts come up for renewal in the next 12 months
The 20 cultural strategy contracts ending are one-off work, which is not re-let as it was.
Where and when
The North East awards the most cultural strategy contracts
Contracts by region and by month awarded. Click a region to filter the page.
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The regions as a table
| Region | Open now | Contracts | Value | Typical contract | Won the most | Bought the most | Renewing in 12 months |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North East | 0 | 10 | £298k | £36k | – | Tees Valley Combined Authority (3) | 0 |
| Wales | 0 | 8 | £294k | £48k | – | Wrexham County Borough Council and Menter y Tŵr (2 each) | 0 |
| West Midlands | 0 | 7 | £391k | £59k | – | Staffordshire County Council and Oswestry Town Council (2 each) | 0 |
| South West | 1 | 7 | £306k | £50k | – | – | 0 |
| East of England | 0 | 4 | £349k | £45k | – | – | 0 |
| Scotland | 1 | 4 | £42k | £12k | – | – | 0 |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | 0 | 3 | £73k | £15k | – | Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council (2) | 0 |
| East Midlands | 0 | 3 | £100k | £30k | – | – | 0 |
| London | 1 | 3 | £141k | £40k | – | – | 0 |
| North West | 0 | 1 | £32k | – | – | – | 0 |
| South East | 0 | 1 | £37k | – | – | – | 0 |
| Northern Ireland | 0 | 1 | £36k | – | – | – | 0 |
Often bought with cultural strategy
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Key findings
- £100k a month
of cultural strategy contracts awarded.
Typical contract £45k x 2.3 contracts a month, last 12 months. - 2.2
cultural strategy contracts are awarded in a typical month.
52 contracts in the last 2 years. - 2
frameworks and DPSs are running for cultural strategy work.
0 open to join now. - 68%
of cultural strategy contracts are won by SMEs.
As recorded by the buyer, on 38 award notices.
How many cultural strategy tenders and contracts are there?
| Since November 2021 | Last 12 months | |
|---|---|---|
| Notices published | 509 | 86 |
| Contracts awarded | 162 | 27 |
28 cultural strategy contracts and frameworks end in the next 12 months, 1 of them recurring services. In the last two years, 43 buyers awarded cultural strategy contracts to 50 suppliers.
Source: Find a Tender, Contracts Finder, Public Contracts Scotland, Sell2Wales and eTendersNI, to 4 November 2026. By Seamus White. How we count
Questions
How many cultural strategy contracts does the UK public sector award?
52 in the 2 years to 4 November 2026, from 43 public buyers.
How long are cultural strategy tenders open for?
The median cultural strategy tender is open for 25 days from publication to deadline.
How much is a typical public sector cultural strategy contract worth?
The median is £39k, and 100% are worth less than £250k.
Who wins the most public sector cultural strategy contracts?
Purcell won the most (3). Southern Green Limited won the most by value (£230k).
Which buyers award the most cultural strategy contracts?
Councils award 83% of them.
Which part of the UK awards the most cultural strategy contracts?
The North East: 10 of 52 in the 2 years to 4 November 2026, then Wales (8) and the West Midlands (7).
What is included
Visitor economy studies, interpretation and heritage site strategies, and feasibility, business and investment plans for cultural venues, heritage attractions and outdoor recreation and adventure tourism.
- Visitor attraction supply and demand studies
- Heritage site strategic plans to guide funding and service delivery
- Heritage and place interpretation strategies
- Cultural and multi-purpose venue feasibility and business plans
- Outdoor recreation and adventure tourism feasibility
What is not included
- Heritage planning advice and conservation area work (see Heritage consultancy)
- Playing pitch and sports facility strategies (see Open space, play and playing pitch strategies)
- Sport and leisure centre strategies, options, business cases and operator procurement (see Sport and leisure facility strategy, options and operator procurement advice)
- Tourism economic forecasts (see Cost benefit analysis)
- Architectural design of venues (see Architectural design)
- Destination marketing and campaigns (see Marketing & Creative)