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National Lottery Heritage Fund tenders and contracts

LondonLondon

Official name on notices: Heritage Fund

Tenders published
8
About one every 46 days
Contracts awarded
12
To 15 different suppliers
Value awarded
£891k
4 contracts, frameworks excluded
Typical contract
£40k
Median value awarded
Open now
1
2 contracts end in 90 days

Figures cover in the last 12 months, from notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.

Open tenders

  1. Social Media Listening & Management Tool

    LondonIT services and software

    Open16 days leftSmall contract

    £80kestimated

When it goes to market

Tender notices published each month. Active in 6 of 12 months.

What it buys

Procurements in the last 12 months, by trade.

  1. Management consultancy11
  2. IT services and software5
  3. Leisure, culture and events2
  4. Healthcare services2

What its tenders ask for

Accreditations and conditions its notices mention in the last 12 months. Always check the tender documents.

  1. Social value questions14%
    In 3 of 21 notices

Who it buys from

Suppliers awarded contracts in the last 12 months.

  1. Urban Foresight LimitedSME2 contracts
    £42k awarded
  2. 3Adapt Ltd2 contracts
    £37k awarded
  3. Nature Positive LtdSME2 contracts
    £31k awarded
  4. Salesforce UK Limited1 contract
    £781k awarded
  5. A McBroomSME1 contract
  6. Brandstencil LtdSME1 contract
  7. Jon RaittSME1 contract
  8. Nova Studios LtdSME1 contract

How it buys

How much of its work was open to any supplier.

  • Advertised openly (any supplier could bid)47%
  • Invited quotes (the buyer chose whom to ask)35%
  • Direct award (no competition)18%
Based on 17 procurements.

Scorecard

How we score

How National Lottery Heritage Fund has bought over the last 12 months, compared with similar buyers.

Time to bid
29 days
Shorter than 70% of central government buyers
Based on 8 advertised tenders
Advertised openly
47%
Higher than 61% of central government buyers
Based on 17 procurements
Won by small firms
72%
Higher than 80% of central government buyers
Based on 18 winning suppliers
Bids per contract
11
More than 94% of central government buyers
Based on 6 awards
Split into lots
0%
Lower than 67% of central government buyers
Based on 8 advertised tenders
Direct awards
18%
Lower than 74% of central government buyers
Based on 17 procurements
Cancelled
0%
About the same as most central government buyers
Based on 8 tenders

Compared with other central government buyers

Time to bid, 74 central government buyers
Show as a table
RangeBuyers
0–5 days0
5–10 days0
10–15 days0
15–20 days0
20–25 days4
25–30 days29
30–35 days30
35–40 days7
40–45 days4
45–50 days0
50–55 days0
55–60 days0
60+ days0
Bids per contract, 68 central government buyers
Show as a table
RangeBuyers
0–2 bids4
2–4 bids30
4–6 bids18
6–8 bids6
8–10 bids4
10–12 bids3
12–14 bids0
14–16 bids0
16–18 bids2
18–20 bids0
20+ bids1
Advertised openly, 141 central government buyers
Show as a table
RangeBuyers
0–10%26
10–20%24
20–30%16
30–40%11
40–50%11
50–60%8
60–70%2
70–80%10
80–90%14
90–100%19
Won by small firms, 133 central government buyers
Show as a table
RangeBuyers
0–10%2
10–20%7
20–30%12
30–40%17
40–50%20
50–60%24
60–70%19
70–80%17
80–90%10
90–100%5

Each column is a group of central government buyers with similar figures. The coloured column holds National Lottery Heritage Fund.See the full scoreboard

Contracts ending in the next 90 days

Contracts like these are often re-tendered. Knowing early gives you time to prepare.

ContractCurrent supplierValueEnds
Capital Investment ResearchUrban Foresight Limited£42k30 Sept 2026
Carbon Footprint Measurement Project3Adapt Ltd£37k30 Nov 2026

Recent contract awards

ContractWon byValueAwarded
Health & Wellbeing AssessmentsRandox Laboratories Limited£53k10 Aug 2026
Digital Asset Management SystemBrandstencil Ltd£46k7 Aug 2026
Carbon Footprint Measurement Project3Adapt Ltd—24 Jul 2026
Carbon Footprint Measurement Project3Adapt Ltd£34k7 Jul 2026
Salesforce RenewalSalesforce UK Limited£781k18 May 2026
Capital Investment ResearchUrban Foresight Limited—6 Mar 2026
Capital Investment ResearchUrban Foresight Limited£42k23 Feb 2026
Supply Chain Social Value ConsultancyNature Positive Ltd—14 Jan 2026
Film Maker FrameworkVerri Media Limited, Ocean City Media, Paul Wyatt and 4 more£90k2 Jan 2026
Supply Chain Social Value ConsultancyNature Positive Ltd£32k15 Dec 2025