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Together for Families Evaluation

Big Lottery Fund

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07 Sep 2026 at 16:02

UK4 - Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The National Lottery Community Fund is seeking an organisation, or a consortium led by a lead supplier, to evaluate the Together for Families programme. The work is evaluation consultancy: coordinating, synthesising and communicating learning and evidence from across the programme, and producing a coherent programme-wide view of insights, emerging findings and outcomes. The programme is a partnership with the Northern Ireland Department of Health, so suppliers should be able to work with stakeholders and evidence relating to Northern Ireland. The appointed evaluator must collaborate with a separately appointed Together for Families Support Supplier where different organisations win the two contracts, aligning learning, sharing relevant evidence and coordinating the overall synthesis. Delivery is across the United Kingdom.

The procurement has reached tender: the buyer invited offers through an open procedure. It is a single-lot services contract with an estimated value of £1,433,300 excluding VAT, or £1,719,960 including VAT. Enquiries were due by 21 September 2026 at 22:55, and tenders were due by 4 October 2026 at 22:59. The intended contract period is 16 November 2026 to 31 March 2029, with two optional 12-month extensions potentially extending it to 31 March 2031. The award decision period was scheduled to end on 16 November 2026 at 23:59:59. Evaluation is weighted 85% technical quality and 15% commercial price. Economic and technical selection criteria apply.

This opportunity suits evaluation consultancies, research organisations and specialist learning and evidence providers with the capability to design and deliver a substantial programme evaluation. Strong technical expertise is central to the competition, alongside the ability to coordinate evidence from multiple partners, synthesise findings into clear conclusions and communicate learning meaningfully to programme stakeholders. Suppliers should be comfortable working collaboratively with another contracted provider, aligning methods and exchanging relevant evidence without losing coherence across the overall programme. The opportunity is expressly suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises and voluntary, community and social enterprises. An individual organisation can bid, or suppliers can form a consortium with a lead supplier, making it relevant to teams combining evaluation, research, facilitation and communications expertise.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Together for Families Evaluation

Notice Description

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 PS59.2m 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.

Lot Information

Lot LOT-0000

Renewal: Optional two x 12 month extension periods.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f3d2
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/084561-2026
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
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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

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

CPV Codes

79419000 - Evaluation consultancy services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£1,433,300 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
£1,433,300 £1M-£10M
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
7 Sep 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
4 Oct 20263 weeks to go
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
16 Nov 2026 - 31 Mar 2029 2-3 years
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
Big Lottery 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
Postcode Area
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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