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Together for Families Evaluation

The National Lottery Community Fund · Local or regional public body

In brief

The National Lottery Community Fund is looking for suppliers for consultancy work (UK-wide).

The estimated value is £1,433,300 excluding VAT.

The contract runs for 28 months, up to 52 months with extensions, starting 16 November 2026.

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

Bids close at 11:59pm, Sunday 4 October 2026.

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

Can I win this?

Key dates

Questions by: 11:55pm, Monday 21 September 2026
Bids by: 11:59pm, Sunday 4 October 2026

How bids are scored

Technical · Commerical

Competition

Usually high: a median of 11.5 bids per contract for this buyer (from 10 awards in the last 12 months).

What the notice says

The Fund is seeking to procure a suitable supplier (an individual organisation or a consortium with a lead supplier) to deliver an evaluation of the Together for Families programme, a £59.2m partnership programme with the Northern Ireland Department of Health (DoH). The appointed supplier will be expected to play a lead role in coordinating, synthesising and communicating learning and evidence from across the programme, ensuring that insights are brought together in a coherent and meaningful way. Concurrently, we are also procuring the ‘C0150 Together for Families Support Contract’. Bidders may submit a tender for this contract, the C0150 Together for Families Support Contract, or both. The appointed supplier will be expected to work collaboratively with the Support Supplier, where different suppliers are appointed, to align learning, share relevant insights and evidence, and coordinate the programme-wide synthesis of evidence, learning and emerging findings.

Should I bid?

Tick what applies to you. Nothing is saved.

Can you prepare a good bid in 6 days?That is tight, especially for a first bid with this buyer.
Is a contract of about £1,433,300 a size you can deliver?Buyers often check that your turnover is comfortably larger than the yearly contract value.
Can you deliver in locations across the UK?Check the delivery locations in the tender documents.
Are you registered on the Central Digital Platform?You need to be registered to take part under the Procurement Act 2023.
The buyer says this suits small businesses.A good sign if you are an SME, but check the requirements.

How to bid

Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
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.
Submit your bid through the buyer's e-tendering portal: uk.eu-supply.com.
Send clarification questions before 11:55pm, Monday 21 September 2026.
Make sure your bid arrives before 11:59pm, Sunday 4 October 2026. Late bids are usually rejected.

Timeline

7 September 2026Tender notice · UK4, notice 084561-2026

Last time this was bought

Thematic Evaluation - Community Connection

Won by: Sheffield Hallam University
Awarded: 26 August 2026
Value: £199,535
Bids: 21

Matched on The National Lottery Community Fund, the type of work and the title; it may be a related contract rather than the same one. Check the notice to be sure.

About the buyer

The National Lottery Community FundLast 12 months

Procurements

Awards

Suppliers it has used most for consultancy

Beat Media Group Limited1 contract
Echo Research Limited1 contract
GOLIN LIMITED t/a Golin Ketchum1 contract
Ipsos (market research) Limited1 contract
John Doe Group Limited1 contract

All tenders and awards from The National Lottery Community Fund

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From notice 084561-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 7 September 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.