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    ContractsNational Centre for Arts Education - Delivery Partner Contract
    Awarded contract

    National Centre for Arts Education - Delivery Partner Contract

    Awarded
    £24.2m
    Published 14 Sept 2026

    Contract to establish a National Centre for Arts Education that will lead efforts to revitalise arts in schools and oversee the Music Hubs network.

    🇬🇧United Kingdom· LondonPublished 14 Sept 2026· 4 weeks agoviaFind a Tender
    Awarded
    £24.2m
    Published 14 Sept 2026

    Decision brief

    4 fields
    • Contract value
      £24,225,000
      Pounds sterling
    • Closing date
      Not published
      No closing date published
    • Sector
      Education & Training
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    • Location
      🇬🇧United Kingdom
      London

    Suppliers

    1 supplier
    • EE
      Empowering Educational International Limited (Etio)
    Lead contractor

    Lifecycle

    Awarded

    Contract awarded. Originally published 4 weeks ago.

    14 September 2026
    Awarded — no open tender advertised

    Brief

    The Department for Education is seeking a delivery partner to establish and operate the National Centre for Arts Education by September 2026. The Centre will lead efforts to revitalise arts education in English schools, ensuring every child has access to high-quality arts teaching that develops creativity, confidence, and cultural understanding. The successful delivery partner will be responsible for: (1) providing strategic national leadership to mobilise partners and direct investment toward equitable access to arts education, particularly in underserved communities; (2) supporting excellent teaching through an online CPD platform and connections to existing teacher development; (3) promoting arts education to school leaders, teachers, parents, and young people; and (4) overseeing the Music Hubs network of 43 local partnerships, including performance monitoring and funding management from September 2027. The Centre will operate with transparency and accountability, convening partners from arts, culture, education, and philanthropy sectors. Implementation will be phased, commencing September 2026, with Music Hubs oversight transferring from Arts Council England in September 2027. The Centre will generate and share data to guide decision-making and target support where arts education access is most unequal. Arts Council England will provide parallel support for sector engagement and relationship development across the cultural education landscape. Future Music Hubs funding from September 2027 onwards is separate from this contract value.

    Track record

    35 awards · 31 winners
    Open field

    No single supplier dominates the field.

    In education training, DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION has awarded 35 contracts to 31 suppliers.

    Who wins here
    1. Ambition Institute3× · 9%
    2. TITUS LEARNING LTD.2× · 6%
    3. THE SCHOOL OF GOOD SERVICES LTD2× · 6%
    4. Forge Academy1× · 3%
    5. Professor Jeremy Hodgen (Individual)1× · 3%
    6. E James Consultancy Ltd1× · 3%

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    Publisher
    UK Cabinet Office
    Licence
    OGL v3.0
    Source
    find-tender.service.gov.uk
    Record ID
    ocds-h6vhtk-052863

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