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DCMS Place-Based Philanthropy Plan - CoP Delivery Market Engagement

Department for Culture, Media and Sport · Central government

In brief

Department for Culture, Media and Sport has announced plans to buy consultancy and research work. This is an early notice: there is nothing to bid on yet, but it tells you a tender may follow.

The estimated value is £1,000,000 excluding VAT.

The contract runs for 32 months, up to 46 months with extensions, starting 1 August 2026.

The buyer says it is suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.

Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.

Can I win this?

Competition

Usually high: a median of 11 bids per contract for this buyer (from 7 awards in the last 12 months).

What the notice says

MARKET ENGAGEMENT ONLY All information contained and shared in this publication may be subject to change. This is not a call for competition or expressions of interest, but we would like interested suppliers to respond with any relevant feedback to these 4 documents. DCMS is planning to conduct a procurement of a delivery partner to establish and manage a national Community of Practice (CoP) for place-based organisations, as outlined in DCMS's place-based philanthropy plan, ‘Our Place to Give’. Interested suppliers should paste the link into their browser, and download a copy of each relevant document. This includes an outline of the engagement and appendix A: DCMS Statement of Requirements as well as appendix B Market Research and Appendix C: Price Response Template. Completed documents with feedback should be returned to: commercial@dcms.gov.uk by Monday 22nd June 2026, at 2.30pm referencing ‘105077 DCMS Place-Based Philanthropy Plan - CoP Delivery Market Engagement’ in the subject line. Link to supplier engagement documents: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/10HZ2w6qIJAOIpWAZ5k-5e-zGNhci2Eys?usp=sharing

How to bid

  1. Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
  2. Register your organisation on the Central Digital Platform (through Find a Tender) if you have not already. Suppliers need to be registered to take part in procurements under the Procurement Act 2023.
  3. Follow the submission instructions in the notice; it does not name an e-tendering portal.

Timeline

  1. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 053961-2026
  2. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 054096-2026
  3. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 054811-2026

About the buyer

Department for Culture, Media and SportLast 12 months

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Awards

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From notice 053961-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 8 June 2026, last updated 10 June 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.