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C0151:Solidarity Fund Scoping Contract (Learning,Development, Evaluation, and Monitoring Framework)

THE NATIONAL LOTTERY COMMUNITY FUND

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02 Jun 2026 at 11:02

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Summary of the contracting process

The procurement process initiated by The National Lottery Community Fund, located in Birmingham, England, involves a tender titled "C0151: Solidarity Fund Scoping Contract (Learning, Development, Evaluation, and Monitoring Framework)" under the industry category of research consultancy services. This active tender, conducted through an open procedure, seeks a suitable contractor to design a monitoring framework and support the procurement of subsequent contracts for the Solidarity Fund programme. The tender stage is currently active, with the inquiry period ending on 16 June 2026 and the tender period concluding on 7 July 2026. The contract award is expected by 10 September 2026, with work commencing on 28 September 2026. The allocated contract value is £399,999.60, and it caters to the UK region.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses focused on research consultancy and those adept in developing frameworks and evaluation approaches. Organisations, particularly SMEs and VCSEs, that have experience in systems change, community empowerment, and addressing inequality would find the scope particularly suitable. The project aims to back charitable organisations fighting inequity through substantial fund grants, aligning perfectly with firms keen on extending their social impact portfolio. It provides an excellent opportunity for a consortium of businesses, with the lead supplier collaborating to achieve comprehensive goals benefiting communities tackling poverty and discrimination.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

C0151:Solidarity Fund Scoping Contract (Learning,Development, Evaluation, and Monitoring Framework)

Notice Description

A Solidarity Fund feasibility and design contract to support the procurement of two subsequent contracts and develop a monitoring framework. The three key outputs are: 1. An impact evaluation approach for the Solidarity Fund 2. A learning and support contract scope for the Solidarity Fund 3. To develop a monitoring framework for The Solidarity Fund that can provide publishable data about the programme for key stakeholders. The National Lottery Community Fund (the 'Fund') is seeking to procure a suitable contractor (an individual organisation or a consortium with a lead supplier) to scope two separate contracts to support the organisations and grantholders we fund through our Solidarity Fund programme and develop a monitoring framework. The Solidary Fund is a PS250m multi-year fund for charitable organisations tackling the root causes of inequality. The Fund's Solidarity Fund will offer grants of between PS1m and PS5m, to be spent over 5 to 10 years to support this aim. The Fund has committed to awarding approximately 12 grants each year from 2025 to 2030 and anticipate the portfolio to grow to approximately 60 projects by March 2030. Grants range from 5 to 10 year duration so delivery may continue up to 2040. From 2026/2027 the Fund also plan to introduce development grants which will be lower value and shorter in length for some applications. The Solidarity Fund will support community organisations in England that are already working towards making big and lasting changes to the root causes of poverty, disadvantage and discrimination. (Systems Change). The programme aims to change the way organisations or sectors work together (Solidarity), and bring people together to deal with the root causes of these problems, by supporting people to work on this across different issues and communities (Build Power/Organise). Organisations must be led by, and accountable to, people with lived experience of the issues they are tackling (Lived Experience) and create, share and use learning from people that experience inequality (Learning). This may be to help people have a say, and be heard or to support people to take action and make things better by: influencing decision making and changes to systems, helping people that are trying to reduce inequality, understand what has worked elsewhere, or change public understanding of inequality by sharing people's experiences. Further information is available in the tender documents.

Lot Information

Lot LOT-0000

Renewal: The extension option is only for additional time for the completion of services, at the discretion of the Contracting Authority, and no additional cost will be applied.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06ab53
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/051826-2026
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK4 - Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

CPV Codes

73210000 - Research consultancy services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£333,333 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
£333,333 £100K-£500K
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
2 Jun 20262 days ago
Submission Deadline
7 Jul 20262 months to go
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
28 Sep 2026 - 28 May 2027 6-12 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
THE NATIONAL LOTTERY COMMUNITY FUND
Contact Name
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Contact Email
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
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

Further Information

Notice Documents

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