Buyer profile · Local or regional public body

The National Lottery Community Fund tenders and contracts

West MidlandsBirminghamWebsite

Tenders published: 13; About one every 28 days
Contracts awarded: 20; To 20 different suppliers
Value awarded: £4.77m; 15 contracts, frameworks excluded
Typical contract: £149k; Median value awarded
Open now: 2; 2 contracts end in 90 days

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

Open tenders

Closes 4Oct
Together for Families Support Programme
UK-wideResearch and development
Closing soon5 days leftSuitable for SMEs
£583kestimated
Closes 4Oct
Together for Families Evaluation
UK-wideManagement consultancy
Closing soon5 days leftSuitable for SMEs
£1.43mestimated

Coming up

Pipeline, market engagement and planned procurement notices: early warning of tenders to come.

Published 22Sept
C0186 - Evaluation & Impact
UK-wideResearch and development
UpcomingSuitable for SMEs
£1.15mestimated
Published 22Sept
C0185 Scotland Governance and Finance
West MidlandsResearch and development
UpcomingSuitable for SMEs
£1.5mestimated

When it goes to market

Tender notices published each month. Active in 7 of 12 months.

What it buys

Procurements in the last 12 months, by trade.

Who it buys from

Suppliers awarded contracts in the last 12 months, by value awarded (frameworks excluded).

Centre for Effective Services£1.19m
1 contract
The Young FoundationSME£794k
1 contract
John Doe Group LimitedSME£624k
1 contract
Freud Communications LimitedSME£562k
1 contract
Run Communications LimitedSME£456k
1 contract
1ST Look LtdSME£300k
1 contract
Beat Media Group LimitedSME£166k
1 contract
London Economics LimitedSME£166k
1 contract

How it buys

How much of its work was open to any supplier.

Advertised openly (any supplier could bid)61%
Invited quotes (the buyer chose whom to ask)4%
Direct award (no competition)35%

Based on 23 procurements.

Scorecard

How we score

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

Time to bid: 27 days; Shorter than 74% of other public bodies; Based on 13 advertised tenders
Advertised openly: 61%; Lower than 53% of other public bodies; Based on 23 procurements
Won by small firms: 80%; Higher than 80% of other public bodies; Based on 20 winning suppliers
Bids per contract: 11.5; More than 86% of other public bodies; Based on 10 awards
Split into lots: 0%; Lower than 73% of other public bodies; Based on 13 advertised tenders
Direct awards: 35%; Higher than 65% of other public bodies; Based on 23 procurements
Cancelled: 0%; About the same as most other public bodies; Based on 13 tenders

Compared with other other public bodies

Time to bid, 145 other public bodies

This buyer: 27 days

Show as a table

Range	Buyers
0–5 days	1
5–10 days	0
10–15 days	1
15–20 days	4
20–25 days	12
25–30 days	48
30–35 days	51
35–40 days	16
40–45 days	8
45–50 days	2
50–55 days	1
55–60 days	0
60+ days	1

Bids per contract, 156 other public bodies

This buyer: 11.5

Show as a table

Range	Buyers
0–2 bids	6
2–4 bids	39
4–6 bids	38
6–8 bids	19
8–10 bids	23
10–12 bids	9
12–14 bids	3
14–16 bids	5
16–18 bids	3
18–20 bids	2
20+ bids	9

Advertised openly, 311 other public bodies

This buyer: 61%

Show as a table

Range	Buyers
0–10%	24
10–20%	27
20–30%	20
30–40%	18
40–50%	14
50–60%	35
60–70%	25
70–80%	16
80–90%	29
90–100%	103

Won by small firms, 286 other public bodies

This buyer: 80%

Show as a table

Range	Buyers
0–10%	9
10–20%	10
20–30%	22
30–40%	26
40–50%	34
50–60%	50
60–70%	43
70–80%	35
80–90%	28
90–100%	29

Each column is a group of other public bodies with similar figures. The coloured column holds The National Lottery Community 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.

Contract	Current supplier	Value	Ends
C0158 - Athlete & Team Engagement - Glasgow Commonwealth Games 2026 & European Athletics Championships Birmingham 2026	Beat Media Group Limited	£166k	30 Sept 2026
C0153 - Glasgow Commonwealth Games PR Support	Run Communications Limited	£456k	31 Oct 2026

2 more contracts end in the next 12 months.

Recent contract awards

Contract	Won by	Value	Awarded
Ukp organisational development	The Young Foundation	£794k	28 Sept 2026
C0151:Solidarity Fund Scoping Contract (Learning,Development, Evaluation, and Monitoring Framework)	The Social Investment Consultancy Limited	£292k	18 Sept 2026
C0138 - UK Fund Monitoring Evaluation & Learning	Ipsos (market research) Limited	£2.8m	17 Sept 2026
C0189 - Hivebrite	Hivebrite UK Limiited	—	17 Sept 2026
National Lottery Open Week	John Doe Group Limited	£625k	9 Sept 2026
NLPU Cross Distributor Campaign	GOLIN LIMITED t/a Golin Ketchum	£2.07m	4 Sept 2026
Thematic Evaluation - Community Connection	Sheffield Hallam University	£200k	26 Aug 2026
PR Campaign Evaluation	Echo Research Limited	£40k	25 Aug 2026
Political Monitoring	Vuelio	—	31 Jul 2026
Grant Management System (GMS) Support	Gauri Ltd	—	31 Jul 2026