Award

C0100 Grant Holder Learning

THE NATIONAL LOTTERY COMMUNITY FUND

This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

Award

20 Jan 2026 at 13:09

Award

15 Oct 2025 at 15:52

Tender

04 Sep 2025 at 11:00

Summary of the contracting process

The National Lottery Community Fund has awarded a contract titled "C0100 Grant Holder Learning" in the education and research consultancy industry category. The contract commenced on 12 January 2026, following its award phase being completed. This project is located in the United Kingdom, specifically focusing on Northern Ireland, and promotes shared learning among grant holders. The procurement process adopted was an open procedure, and the contract supports a culture of knowledge exchange through peer learning and community practice. The contract's full duration extends up to 2 November 2028, with potential for further extensions until 2030.

This contract presents significant opportunities for business growth, particularly for large consultancy firms and organisations that specialise in facilitating educational programmes and community learning initiatives. Businesses that excel in creating collaborative networks and possess expertise in developing skills-sharing platforms will find this contract particularly suited to their strengths. Additionally, organisations with capabilities to engage community stakeholders in non-traditional learning environments can leverage this opportunity to expand their portfolio and impact within the public sector in the UK.

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Notice Title

C0100 Grant Holder Learning

Notice Description

NB: Contract commenced on 3 November 2025. Due to supplier office re-location, the contract was signed on 12 January 2026. This had no impact on the scope of this contract. The contract will promote a culture of shared learning between all Fund grant holders in Northern Ireland, offering a scheduled programme of support and activities for grant holders to sign up to. It will offer a tiered approach, with availability of different levels of engagement to suit grant holders' specific needs and circumstances. Grant holder focussed research has helped us identify the importance of bringing communities together to learn from each other, including peer learning, coaching, mentoring, and communities of practice as well as supporting them to share their learning and impact with a wider audience. The contract aims to be creative, exploring new ways to facilitate learning and connect grant holders. Grant holders will be given opportunities to engage with each other related to where they are located and with regards to themes related to specific learning. It will not focus on traditional classroom learning or training but focus on developing skills and knowledge through connection with others. It will also provide opportunities to share this learning with each other, communities, the wider sector and policy makers. This contract will be for the clear benefit of participating grant holders, however, learning from the contract should feed into a wider system of sharing information and evidence across the Evidence and Impact function and the Fund more widely. There will be three main aims of the learning contract, under which we expect the delivery partner(s) to define specific activities. It may be that some activities could meet more than one of these aims: 1) Engage - facilitate networks and collaboration, promoting a culture of shared learning between grant holders; 2) Enable - build grant holders' skills, knowledge, and expertise through connecting with other grant holders; and 3) Empower - support grant holders with the skills to share their learning and creating opportunities for them to do this and amplify their reach.

Lot Information

Lot LOT-0000

Renewal: Optional two x 12 month extension periods.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0593fb
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/004815-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

80 - Education and training services


CPV Codes

73200000 - Research and development consultancy services

80000000 - Education and training services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£1,200,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
£1,200,000 £1M-£10M
Awards Value
£1,190,237 £1M-£10M
Contracts Value
£1,190,237 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
20 Jan 20261 months ago
Submission Deadline
29 Sep 2025Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
14 Oct 20254 months ago
Contract Period
12 Jan 2026 - 2 Nov 2028 2-3 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
THE NATIONAL LOTTERY COMMUNITY FUND
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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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

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

CENTRE FOR EFFECTIVE SERVICES

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