Tender

Improving Environment Data

THE NATIONAL LOTTERY COMMUNITY FUND

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Tender

07 Aug 2025 at 20:30

Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The National Lottery Community Fund has initiated an open procurement process for a project titled "Improving Environment Data." The project, under the industry category of research and development services and related consultancy services, aims to enhance the data quality concerning environmental projects supported by the fund. The procurement is open for proposals until 8th September 2025, with a contract period running from 6th October 2025 to 27th March 2026. The project involves a strategic collaboration with the Evidence and Impact Team in the National Lottery Community Fund and is situated in several regions, including the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories, and Europe. The buying organisation, based in Birmingham, seeks to consolidate two distinct workstreams related to environmental project typology and the Climate Action Fund programme monitoring framework into a single comprehensive initiative. The procurement stage is currently active, allowing interested parties to submit their tenders.

This tender offers substantial opportunities for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) engaged in data analysis, environmental consultancy, and software development. Companies equipped with expertise in machine learning and typology development can significantly benefit from participating, as the project requires creating a proof of concept for classifying environmental work. The ideal contenders would possess a thorough understanding of environmental impact assessments and data monitoring frameworks, paving the way for innovation in environmental data collection and analysis. This tender not only supports business growth by offering exposure to a high-profile project but also enables companies to contribute to sustainable and environmental initiatives on a national and international scale.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Improving Environment Data

Notice Description

The National Lottery Community Fund want to better understand and communicate the wide range of activities that community organisations undertake that benefit the environment. This project will establish a sound foundation from which we can generate quality data about the environment projects we fund. An external supplier (possibly a partnership of specialist expertise) is being procured to work with our Evidence and Impact Team and others in the Fund. It will combine two related (but distinct) workstreams into one project for efficiency and synergies: A. Environment Projects Typology - This will establish a common Proof of Concept (PoC) typology for the types of environmental projects that we fund. This work will: review, further develop, and test our typology(s) of environmental projects using machine learning (AI) that classifies the nature of the work we receive applications for and support, and proposes a sound typology for the future, including considerations on how we use and improve it in the short and medium terms. B. Improve Climate Action Fund (CAF) programme monitoring data - This will create a Monitoring Framework that works for the current CAF funded projects as well as future environmental funding in our UK Portfolio. This work will review current monitoring requirements and identify future requirements; assess options for approaches for data capture, analysis and reporting; refine and test existing survey tool; create implementation plan; and complete report on what is known about CAF to date.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
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Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ef59a4ae-e1c4-4193-9e96-7ee964ba4f0a
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

CPV Codes

73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
7 Aug 20254 months ago
Submission Deadline
8 Sep 2025Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
5 Oct 2025 - 27 Mar 2026 1-6 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Active
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
THE NATIONAL LOTTERY COMMUNITY FUND
Contact Name
Leanne Davies
Contact Email
procurement@tnlcommunityfund.org.uk
Contact Phone
+44 3454102030

Buyer Location

Locality
BIRMINGHAM
Postcode
B15 1TR
Post Town
Birmingham
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLG West Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLG3 West Midlands
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLG31 Birmingham
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Birmingham
Electoral Ward
Edgbaston
Westminster Constituency
Birmingham Edgbaston

Further Information

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